THE INDONESIAN SITUATION (REPORT #53 -- AS OF 4:00 PM EST)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: November 6, 1965
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
6 November 1965
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
The Indonesian Situation
(Report #53 -- As of 4:00 PM EST)
1. The four-hour plenary cabinet meeting on
6 November appears to have done little to change
the power relationship between Sukarno and the army.
The president has, however, made minor concessions
to the army, and may be edging his way toward a
formal ban of the Communist Party (PKI).
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4. Oei Tdo-tat, a minister of state attached to
the cabinet presidium, and a crypto-Communist, has been
released from all cabinet responsibilities but will
retain his cabinet title, Oei Tjo-tat has been a trusted
henchman. of both Sukarno and First Deputy Prime Minister
Subandrio who is also Foreign Minister. An authorization,
conferred on Oei last June by the president, to utilize
the services of both the Central Intelligence Bureau
(which is headed by Subandrio) and the Special Affairs.
bureau of the State Secretariat was withdrawn on 4
November.
State Dept. review completed
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7. In Central Java, the army took further pro-
tective steps against elements of dubious loyalty.
It dissolved the civil defense staff headquarters
in most of the cities in three subprovincial areas
where Communist influence is strong and placed civil
defense facilities under the direct control of the
local military commanders. In most instances, these
commanders are concurrently serving as acting mayors
or district heads.
8. A battalion of marines with an artillery
support unit, which has been sent to Central Java
to assist the security effort, paraded through
Semarang on 5 November and in a formal ceremony
accepted its new assignment. It then departed for
the interior.
9. The Indonesian Foreign Office has notified
the diplomatic and consular corps in Djakarta that
"due to the internal situation at this time," neither
official nor unofficial travel by members of foreign
missions will be permitted outside Djakarta until
further notice.
10. The Peking press on 6 November gave front
page coverage to the 4 November note sent by the
Chinese government to Djakarta protesting the recent
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mob attack on the Chinese consulate in Medan, North
Sumatra. In addition, the Peking press
gave to a long roundup of events in Indonesia sincer20inence
October. Like an earlier press wrap-up, this com-
pilation laid heavy emphasis on anti-Chinese activities
in Indonesia. It accused rightwing forces, the
Indonesian army, and hooligans of repeatedly and
"grossly violating the diplomatic privilege to which
Chinese diplomatic agencies and personnel in Indonesia
are entitled."
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