NOMINEE FOR INDONESIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000201350008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2010
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 17, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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NEW YORK TIiC S
17 SEPTE1,3ER 1932
WASHINGTON TALK
Briefing
Nominee for Indonesia
President Reagan is reportedly
preparing to nominate Kent B.
Crane, a former Foreign Serv-
ice officer who advised a former Vice
President, Spiro T. Agnew, on foreign
affairs, as Ambassador to Indonesia.
The appointment is regarded as sig-
nificant for two reasons: It is de-
signed, on the political level, to help
dampen conservative criticism of
President Reagan for his alleged re-
luctance to make more sweeping
changes at the State Department, and
it comes on the eve of a state visit here
by President Suharto of Indonesia.
The Administration was prepared
earlier this year to send Morton I.
Abramowitz, a career Foreign Serv-
ice officer, to Jakarta, but the Indone-
sians refused to accept him as Ambas-
sador. Although no formal reason was
given, it was understood that opposi-
tion was based on a hostile memoran.
dum drafted by American conserva-
tives and circulated there.
Mr. Crane was a Foreign Service
officer from 1960 to 1967 and was as-
signed at one time to the embassy in
Jakarta. He served on the Agnew staff
from 1969 through 1971 and was later
an assistant director of the United
States Information Agency. His nomi-
nation has reportedly aroused some
opposition among State Department
officials.
Phil Gailey
Warren Weaver Jr.
STAT
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