CIA WAS ACCUSED IN 1958 INDONESIAN REVOLT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100650001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 11, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

THE PATRIOT LEDGER
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(Editor's Note - Seven years ago, in;, "a" to most other nations because of
1'158, Indonesian President Sukarno faced' little-known but significant series of events .. Three weeks before 'his' capture, Presi-'
Indonesian rebellion in 1958. dent Dwight D. Eisenhower denied Indo-
mrolhcr rebellion from within his govern- 1 during the nesian charges that the U.S. was support
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Intelligence Agency. Like Singapore's ,American arms sales to his nation and to At a press conference on April 30, 1958,
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tempted to seize power and fore- Pope, 29,,a veteran military pilot who had odd things began to happen between i.
stall'another coup he said rounded out a successful career by Washington and Jakarta:
- dropping supplies lo.the French forces at -
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b. subversive generals in.league 1 Dienbicnphu, Viet Nam, while flying for a
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