CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST 10 NOVEMBER 1965: INDONESIA

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06747040
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December 28, 2022
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July 18, 2018
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F-2017-01285
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November 10, 1965
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Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 ta! COPY NO. 139 �C1 Na 0224/65 111 10 November 1965 � CURRENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST � SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY t. 1ARINE CORPS HISTORICAL 42.2 9' PM 17 7966 /0 /Yeti 4.5- ARCHIVES & LIBRARY OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE .118 47826 Doe18:32736763 Page 76 GROUP 1 Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassikation 3733291d/ Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECT- ING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, USC, SECTIONS 793 AND 794, THE TRANSMIS- SION OR REVELATION OF WHICH IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. This digest of significant reports has been prepared pri- marily for the internal use of the Central Intelligence Agency. It does not represent a complete coverage of all current reports received. Comments represent the im- mediate views of the Office of Current Intelligence. 181 47826 DoeId: 32736763 Page 77 Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 SECRET CONTENTS , (Information as of 1200 EST) SOUTHEAST ASIA Indonesia (Page 5) The army's drive against the Indonesian Communist Party con- tinues unabated. SECRET 'NW 47i 32736763 PagtgfikENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST Page i R Record R Record Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040 SOUTHEAST ASIA p,4. Indonesia The army's drive against the PKI continues unabated. In Djakarta on 9 November a rally--the largest in the mem- ory of the US Embassy staff-- called for the proscription of the Communists. A spokesman for Sukarno who called for calm and temperance was heckled with cries of "crush the PKI." Also on the 9th, Defense Minister Nasution issued a statement strongly critical of the PKI and Orevealed that the army has asked Sukarno that all those who"slan- dered" the army and its officers be "tried as traitors." A Moslem organization in Central Java reports that �the army there is not only weeding out suspected Communist sympa- thizers from its own ranks, but shooting suspected PKI members on sight. Some 3,700 PKI mem- bers are already reported to have been killed under this pol- � icy. While this figure may be somewhat inflated, the army is clearly acting ruthlessly in the area of greatest Communist strength. The army is also pushing the anti-PKI drive in North Sumatra. Removal of PKI members or sympathizers from responsible or influential positions con- tinues at all levels. The pos- sibility is growing that the dismissal of so many low-level PKI adherents will create a pool of desperate men which the PKI can use for terrorist activities. There are rumors that Su- karno plans to leave the country soon--possibly as early as Fri- day. If true, Sukarno is prob- ably leaving for medical reasons, but it is possible he may wish to remain abroad while the dust settles in Indonesia--a. tactic he has used before. SECRET- ' HU 47nolioef:32736763 Pagap__ nEENT INTELLIGENCE DIGEST Page 5 Approved for Release: 2018/07/16 C06747040