NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY CABLE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001393499
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Case Number: F-2006-00081
• Publication Date: January 23, 1978

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 karta's major newspapers and the arrest of up to 100 student
antigovernment demonstrations and blunt open dissent.
activists over the weekend was intended to preempt planned
corruption of Suharto's wife has received considerable attention.
of a potentially explosive political trial in which the alleged
is expected to win. Closing the papers will also limit coverage
Suharto and its impact on the election in March, which Suharto
officers concerned over the growing opposition to President
The Indonesian Government's shutdown of six of Ja-
The decision to take these actions may have been
reached last Thursday in an emergency meeting of top military
a cause celebre which could win them support from the much
for the moment by the sudden crackdown, they have been handed
The government's moves may redound to its disadvan-
tage. Although students and other dissidents may be intimidated
 larger body of non-activist students. Restraints on the press
may incline the always-active Jakarta rumor mill toward more
sensational speculation damaging to the aoynrnm;~~~
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