I L mama BISSEM - i wx Em magma Was a cag aa a ies Th 3 The Secretary - Thraugh SIS From INR - Thoma L Hughes 1 Subject Raeant Indonesian Stataments Cancerning Atomic Weapcns Although racent Indenesiaa statemants have faracast the acquisition 0f a nuclaar napability we d9 not believa that poasessea tha facilities personaal sad r diaactivu material fer prnducing an atemie davice with any speed Her 13 it likely t9 receive aid from Cemmnniat Shina or else where that wnuld enable it to attain $uch a capability in tha nan future Nevartheless especially as long as Sakarna livas Indnneaia can he expectad ta aspire to the devalopment of nuclaar weapons whihh Sukarno viawa as the visible aigns of a natienal grea naas and tha ilitary regards as essential far military strength Eartano's Bravada Ganaral Hartano Directat Geaaral af tha In onasian Army Logistica Camman 5tate an July 28 that Indenaaia w ul explode its first atemie bemb in Novembar of this year after tha Secand AfrawAsian Canferance -Hartcn9 made similar prediatiana af an axplesiea in 1965 in November 196 an in February 1965 attens howaver is particularly given ta statamants damon strating patriotia zaal with littla regard for reality Sukarna s Announaementa Unlike Hartouojsukarno whe baa made two recent referanses to nuclear weapona set an date fer a nuclear axplasion but merely stata hia intentian that Indonesia would daveinp and gassess such weapons Speaking before a ennferance 0f Indonesian Muslims 03 July 2 Sukarno stataa thaga 1 935 51 GRGUP if Downgraded at 12 year intervals not automatically deelassified' DECLASSHHED Authority '4 I Ea anaaia wauld iner gaa its taakniaal a iilny 3a that within thraa years eaald prwduaa its awa Gad williag 1a nae agar fetura wa w ll makg an awn atami Ea sta a that Zm anasia wanla a t maka atami waagaa ta turn aarsalvasiata aggraasara hat far aha gtateetiun a an ath riaa Ea his lattar ea aha iatnrnatianal Qeafaraage again t Asamie an ydtogan Samba S kaxaa atatg that all waapaa a ul 5% gaitr ya hut tha as lang aa imgazialxsa mantinaa 29 a thraaz ta agrld th aggraasa sa ia ha tha rigat ta afaa thawaaiv s avau with amalear waapaag draw a iatin tiam atwaa th at nuelaar wmagans by Ha imyarialiat a aa thaw ta aaka wax 3 4 bring natrnati m an a naw emargiag farms whieh naaw than fat dafeading peana ma frag-3am Indanaaia a Stata The gal ma iaar ra atar 363 in aperatian in is a mmall as gagglie Triga ark II ahieh want ritiaai 133% satahe aa 1a aka Ean aaguxn$titnta airfg h a agy far is t e praduaw tia aad training A 3 ean raaetar a aviat twa megayatt vaai aypa zaactar aaiag uraniuma ia aa gs at a z Java and is uniik ly ta ha canpl ta until late 1965 A Sawimt sagglia u meritical assembly ha haan uaa fat savaral y ara fa traini g taahn eians but has enn inantiva gi ea lata 19$ tha Saviat niaa has at uupplie aaca$aary nal Indentsia haw faw gnrsaanal trniaa in analaar an an evalape af ra ieaatiV$ mgtariala Tha Instituta af Ataxia Enargy aatahiishe in 1959 aima ax avareaming m anaaia s sharteamingg awn a span ntasa 7 - 3 Tha-Instituta is entrant andueting traiaing courses in handling radiaacti e isatapas eperating nuclaat raactars and praviding prataetian against radiatian It 13 $159 aan ueting a aurvay 9f nualear raw materials in Indanasia The In enasia Sugrema Gamman Karl has Shawn emasiaerabla incarns in nuclear a alapaema and an Juaa 2% Be msa Miniatry estabiiahad i speeial buraau ta deal with nuclear hialmgieal aad ehamiaal affaira utsi a Ala The Seviet Union ha$ ahewn little enthusiasm ever the paat we years in furthering In maaia s nuclaar mammal ma has praerastinamd in ful illing its aontractual ahligatians fer the Sarp ng and the sub eritieai rnnatar In early 19 5 as tag rasult ap axantly a aanvaraatiana batwaen lawwleval Indeaasiaa aa Cam vnist Chinaae affieials fiva In a esian and anginaera wera sent ta cmmunisz China fer training in tha avalogmant at fissianabla matgrials Caamuniat China has hawevar ahnwn no inaarast in extan ing any aid beyand tha limita training it has already pravide SECRETIHG DISSEH