ATTITUDE OF CERTAIN POLITICAL FIGURES IN INDONESIA CONCERNING THE CURRENT SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200510006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 7, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION /cOrr-
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Indonesia
DATE DISTR. 7 July 1950
SUBJECT Attitude of Certain Political Figures in Indonesia NO. OF PAGES 1
Concerning the Current Situation
PLACE 25X1 A
ACQUIRE;
DATE OF
INFO.
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(LISTED DELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
25X1 X REPORT NO.
1. Hatta feels if the Indonesian Government abandons its neutral policy in respect
to the current situation that this move might easily result in shaking the faith
of the people in their Government. Because of the prevailing situation in Indo-
nesia Batts feels that deviation from a neutral policy would arouse "bad feeling"
among the illiterate population to the detriment of the Hatta/Sukarno regime.
This group feels that taking sides in the current situation would unite all
opposition groups against them.
2. Mohammed Natsir- of the Uasjumi feels that the Indonesian Government regardless
of the consequences should have the moral courage to risk everything for the
sake of democracy and publicly side with the United States. He feels that the
Government should not wait until the people and the Government fall victim to
the leftist elements. Natsir is disappointed that the Hatta/Sukarno group lacks
the quality of forceful leadership at this time.
3. Djuanda, the Minister of Economic Affairs, feels that United States polite
offers Indonesia the greater opportunity to develop in the direction of her
choice, but that unreserved acceptance of aid from the United States will
create some opposition among those who do not understand the economic situation
or global policy.
4. In general, all of the Indonesian leaders realize that their defense system
is in poor condition and that drastic steps must be taken now to instill
discipline in the army. Sjahrir is depressed by the general unrest in Java
and feels that most of it is the result of the lack of discipline of the eriW
and that there has been a lack of corrective measures taken against the
unruly members.
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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