THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN INDONESIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200280001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 28, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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I (I DATE DISTR. 28 December 1948
SUBJECT The Political Situation in Indonesia 25X1A2g NO. OF PAGES 1
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1. Most of the I onesian Republic officials in Batavia have been unconditionally
released.
2. The Republicans are grateful for American action in the Security Councilp but
to effectively orevent the Dutch from developing again a tight monopolistic
system in this area, it will be necessary for the guerrillas of the Republic
to show that'they mean business. Guerrilla activities will begin in about ten
days, or perhaps sooner. Such activities could be kept up for two or three
years, partidularly would this be possible because of the offer of guns and
wnmunition from India.
3o Soekarno, Hatta and Sjahrir are believed to have been brought to Batavia and
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to be held in custody there. The Dutch are treating all Repuilican officials with
great. courtesy while they are detained.
The next political move on the part of the Dutch will be to establish
a negara. of Central Java, which will become a part of the interim government
almost immediately. The Dutch will doubtlessly make overtures to the Republican
leaders to head this negara.on Dutch terms. This effort will fail because on the
morning of December 19 at 9 o'cUoek, the cabinet of the Republic was in session
in Jogjakarta and it weds decided in the event of Dutch military action that .
the Republic would set up a government in Sumatra. This has already been carried
out by Sjafroeddin (Prawiranegara), who.is now in Sumatra.
5. The leaders of the Republic were not worried about beinvcapturad- because this
the three most important leaders together,
made them stronger politically,'and in addition it, was advantageous to have
6. Casualties are believed to be running high on both sides.
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