THE INDONESIAN SITUATION (REPORT #14 AS OF 11:00 A. M. EDT)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: October 5, 1965
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OCI No. 2801/65
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
5 October ,1965.
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
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The Indonesian Situation
(Report - As'of 11:00 A.M. EDT)
1. The US Embassy in Djakarta estimates that the
Indonesian Army must now act quickly if it is to exploit its
opportunity to move against the PKI. While Sukarno has not
regained full control of the situation, his limited public
statements indicate his desire to save the PKI and its Air
Force allies. The Army is now strongly pressing its case
against the Communists. Its ability to stand fast, however,
in the face of Sukarno's attempts to mesmerize it, as in the
past, is in doubt. Sukarno remains in his palace at Bogor,
meeting periodically with Army leaders.
2. The major pressure for a crackdown on the PKI appears
to be coming from West Java military commander Maj. Gen
Adjie.
3. The US Consulate in Surabaya reports that the central
Java city of Jogjakarta, earlier in rebel hands is now
controlled by the Army. Rebel strength throughout central Java
is apparently dwindling rapidly.
4. A funeral service for the six assassinated generals
was held today in Djakarta. General Nasution, in his first
public appearance since the coup attempt, delivered a rather
low-keyed funeral oration.
State Dept. review completed
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