THE INDONESIAN SITUATION (CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS OF THE INDONESIAN COUP ATTEMPT 4:00 AM ON 1 OCT TO 22:00 PM ON 4 OCT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00472A000600020011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 4, 1965
• Content Type: IM

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
4 October 1965
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
1 Oct.
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The Indonesian Situation
(Chronology of_ Major Events of the
Indonesian Coup Attempt
4:00 AM on 1 Oct to 22:00 PM on 4 Oct)
US Embassy's external telephone line was cut.
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The Djakarta radio announced that a military
move took place on 30 September led by
Lt. Col. Untung and directed against army
generals.
1315 Brig. Gen. Sabur, Commander of the President's
bodyguard, announced that Sukarno was in good
health and remained in leadership of the
nation.
1400 Djakarta radio announced Decree #1, which
established the Revolution Council as a
supreme authority and named 45 members
including Air Force Chief of Staff General
Dani. The decree dissolved the cabinet
and instructed the present ministers to
discharge their responsibilities until a
new council of ministers is formed.
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After-
noon An announcement by AF Chief of Staff
General Dani in afternoon issue of WARTA
BHAKTI daily described 30 September
movement as formed to safeguard the
Indonesian revolution and ordered all
members of the AF to remain alert to
"crush any attempt to endanger the
revolution."
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1800
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Radio Indonesia abruptly went off the air.
Radio Indonesia resumed broadcasting with music.
Radio Indonesia announced that the Army
Strategic Command now controls the situation
including the radio station and tele-
communications building and that the army,
navy and police have united to crush the
"30 September Movement."
Tanks were moved to the vicinity of the
palace and established several roadblocks.
There were reports of sporadic firing.
2 Oct
early
AM Numbers of truckloads of West Java Siliwangi
troops entered Djakarta.
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Radio Indonesia. announced that Lt. Col.
Untung and Col. Suherman, commander of
a unit of Diponegoro Division, were
dishonarably discharged.
Brig. Gen. Umar, Chief of the Greater
Djakarta Command announced that the
city was under a "state of war," --
martial law--and imposed an 1800 to 0600
curfew.
0600 Heavy concentration of troops and 40mm
AA guns around palace.
1000 Unsuccessful attempt made by Lt. Col.
Untung's troops to recapture telegraph
office. Heavy concentration of armor
closed main thoroughfare.
1500 Sukarno met at Bogor, south of Djakarta,
with his top subordinates, including the
Acting Army Chief of Staff Major General
Pranoto, Major General Suharto, and Air
Marshal Dani.
2300 Radio Indonesia went off the air.
Embassy reports curfew in full effect.
3 Oct.
0130 Sukarno spoke over Radio Indonesia on
tape, assumed command of the army,
appointed General Pranoto to "discharge
the daily tasks of the army" and General
Suharto to "implement restoration of
security."
General Suharto followed by stating that
the army leadership was now directly in
the hands of Sukarno.
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The Radio made an announcement reportedly
from General Dani which appeared to place
the air force in sympathy with the 30 Sep-
tember Movement and followed it by an
announcement dated 2 Oct. stating that the
air force will stand aside from the affairs
of other services and that it had not joined
the 1130 September Movement . "
Morning Subandrio reportedly returned from Medan
to Djakarta.
1000 Djakarta Police Commander Sawarno announced
that all civilians issued arms must turn
them in within 72 hours.
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Radio Indonesia carried an announcement
that the Commanding General of the Diponegoro
Division, and other Central Java officials
disavowed the 30 September Movement.
1600 Army announced that 5 October Armed Forces
Day parade would be held.
2400 Sukarno made a second statement over Radio
Indonesia absolving the Air Force of
involvement in the 30 September Movement
and revealed that he had gone to Halim
Air Base on the morning of 1 October of
his own,
4 Oct.
Morning Djakarta remains calm with General Suharto's
forces in firm control. The only newspapers
apearing in Djakarta were two Army papers
that branded the Communists as enemies of
the Indonesian revolution.
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1000 Armed Forces Day scheduled for 5 October
postponed to 10 November.
1200 Radio Indonesia announced that six kidnapped
generals, including General Yani, have been
found dead. Sukarno ordered seven days
mourning for the generals.
2200 Radio Indonesia announced that Sukarno has
ordered a meeting of the Indonesian cabinet
on 1000 6 October at the presidential
palace at Bogor.
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