A STATEMENT OF THE SITUATION IN INDONESIA BY AN INFLUENTIAL OFFICIAL OF THE INDONESIAN

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: December 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL IN LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
411 i O RATION REPORT
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SUBJECT A Statement of the Situation in Indonesia
an Influential Official of the Indonesian
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2. Unfortunately this has cost lives. ?oeso's PKI, the gangsters and mercenaries,
used as tools in the occupation of and withdrawal from Madioen, beastially
murdered many administrators, policemen, and other officials and I'asjoemi
leaders. We were luckily able to restrain the revengeful feelings of our you;h
and the f'asjoer.-i, but when radioen was retaken, they were not -orevented in tine
from applying "summary justice". It was evidently necessary.
3. The exact figures of the victims of Noeso's PKI are still unavailable. but it
may presently be estir..ated.at 1500, including the nissing.. Fatalities were
limited chiefly to the Madioen Verder (Farther Vadioe") Residency, with a
small number in the Paerwodadi and 11onogiri Residencies.
441, The number executed through "snmr^ary military trials" is presently estirated
? 600 to 700. This is still going on.
cn t he military police action was and is being carried out according to four
darned chases:
0 H ?. Phase I: The arrest of PKI and Front Demokrat Ral-jat (FM) leaders and other
V_ undercover operatives in the areas outside t'.adioen simultaneously with the
isolation of the I"adioen Residency.
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o ~ Phase II: Thrusts to Yadioen from the east and west for the nurpose of re-
I ,) capturing; I'adioen City, as the headquarters of the r'oeso-Republic, Down as
O .~ the "Iteooeblik Front Nasional".
a ~' a Phase III: The clearing of the ?adioen Residency and the pursuit of the Voest?:
A 0 Barmy ("military justice").
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1. The military rolice dragnet to disarm the gangs employed as units of force by
toeso's Par tat Komunis Indonesia (PKI) and to arrest the PKI leavers is gradu-
ally completing its work. Moeso's PKI is being eliminated gradual."y. since
the army has automatically justified a course of action which the :SoeN,arno-
Hatta government proper was loathe to institute.
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Phase IT: The recapture of the northern residencies, Semarang, Pati and
Bodjonegoro.
6. This procedure is fully in accordance with the current police action. Practically
all the leaders have nabs been either Lrremted or executed in the field.
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7. The number of persons arrested throughout the residencies is certainly not
small. It. is estimated at 6,000 to 7.000. The motto now is: better to arrest
ten extra than one too few. After the bitter experience of a humane, super-
democratic government, we are not taking any more chances. If a messenger
crosses the status quo line he mmmust be searched, as required by no. This is
logical, for the Moeso-Asir Sjsrifoedin plan covers occupied territory too,
judging by documents we found.
8. In case mass. confusion sooner or later 'breaks out in occupied territory, such
outbreaks would occur in our territory too. We must be careful that no more
PRI leaders are free to circulate in society,'and the fighting forces
(Angkatang Perang), the police and various authorities should see to it.
Unfortunately, there are also some hard-headed democrats and so-called "super-
hammane" men who have never agreed with this group and who would just as soon
bring about the immediate release of many acknowledged PSI and FDR members.
To this group of "super-democrats", alias idiots, generally belong the men and
authorities who have not the faintest idea of administering a country, but
imagine they know it all. aowever, we are keeping a firm hand, 'on what we have.
10. The northern residencies are easily coming, over to our side. In.the beginning
the rebel brigade commander, Soediarto, delayed a few days before surrendering,
and now the four remaining cities, Patio loedoes, - Djoevono'and Rembeng, are
occupied and have come over to us. Whenever the surrender and transfer of
authority is troublesome, the.Republiean government settles the natter, leaving
it to police action and technical administration to restore order, stabilize
the political and economic situation, and to prepare for an eventual break-
through.
11. We are not allowed to lose eight of the last. The Dutch are now busy, with a
press and radio campaign asserting that the Republic cannot remain master of
the situation. They exaggerate the destruction an& acceptance of Communism.
The Dutch radio at Soerak ta,omn 19 October 1948, became so fanatic as to make
the mistake of saying: "The Republic pretends to have eliminated the PHI-
Moeso, but is now faced with the Masjoemi and the Partai.Nasional Indonesia (P11),
which are the same as the PUI."- The Dutch commentator evidently does not know
that these two are white-hot right wing politically, and 100 per cent behind the
government. In the meantime, the Dutch clearly blame the Republic for the
confusion in the occupied territory and Radio Batavia made it known on 20 October
1948 that the Dutch will protest to the good Offices Committee (GOC) against
infiltration by armed troops of the Republic. This is all very naive. The
confusion is in their own territory and the Republic is blamed and held responsi-
ble% The unrest in the occupied territory is indeed such that no Dutchman dares
to wander from the cities alone and unarmed. The Indonesian administrative
officials working with the Dutch mast all travel with an armed escort. Many
could commute to their homes, but choose to live in the city. Places where
such conditions exist are Garoet, Tjiamis, and Tasik. The plantations are
far from secure.
These are good barorae ,,ors by which to z asuro the peaco, order
and security in the occupied territory.
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13. There are factors which point to a new police action: a) the resignation of
'ran Moak, followed by that of Abdnel Nadir (Widjojoatmodjo) and van Mook's
secretarial staff; b) the non-acceptance of Cochran's proposal; and c) the
radio and press campaigns. The Americans mast now realize that an eventual
breakthrough would mean a war for all concerned - the Indonesians, the Dutch,
and the interested powers, including the Americans.
9.4. Our government flirts with no country, and that is a fact; it desires no object
from any other country. That is the reason fat our delegation's answer to the
Cochran proposal which was radically amended by the Dutch, who are obstinate and
constricting. We will accept only the Da Bole proposal.
15. Yesterday (20 October 1948) evening a report, which has not been traced or
confirmed so far, announced that Amir Sjartfoedin, Wikann, Abdoel Rachman (of
the PKI's Magian Y) and Setiadjit have been apprehended in the neighborhood of
Madfoen. Since this report mast be reliable, only Moeso remains at large; but
that is a question of time.
16. The Madioen police mast be completely replaced. The shake-up is in progress.
The number of dead and missing police in the Madioen area is approximately
150. In the Pati, Semarang, Bodjonegoro. and Solo areas the. highest figure is
ten. The half-buried bodies we find are difficult to identify.
17. It appears that we expect a second crisis, unless the outside world Intervenes.
We will tackle it, however, and we must come through.
18v. Our hope is founded on obtaining foreign materiel such as transport, weapons,
clothing, etc., for this means not only a relief for us, but a breach in the
Dutch blockade. The latter is of especial interest to us.
19. Theban and Sempoe (near Patjiten) will be open and safe for any ship, beginning
next month.
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