D/I USA CONTRIBUTION TO SE-51 'THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NEW INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT'
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CIA-RDP79S01011A001100040002-2
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
Document Creation Date:
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
July 10, 2000
Sequence Number:
2
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Publication Date:
September 17, 1953
Content Type:
SE
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qqu~aa D, I ILSAF CONTRIBUTION TO
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C.; What is the Political Cooosit:i.on and Strength of
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1e New Government?
What is the extent of the suDoort for the new cLet~rar an L- in the
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arrlecforces and oat:
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Although the Indonesian Air Force has maintainic a ; g~ erally neutral
position in national politic:y, it is .believed. that the Chief of Staff and some
other seiior Air Force officars are favorably disposed toward the now leftist
;overnment and might have given at least tacit support to its formation, How-
ever, the majority of the Air :Force personnel are subject to tic leadership of
junior staff of f=8 cers who, strongly resisting? the laissez---faire policies of the
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Chief of Staff, oppose; Cormiunist and pro-~Comni nisi, in "i ti tion into t h
Force end advocate its or g?.xnization and r; modernization.
Thera is a possibility that these junior stir Force officers, together
with the 1117 October" reformist group in the try end possibly some Navy
elements., will succeed in or ;anizi_ag a military coup to take over the. goverrn-
nsont before the present, leftist trand develops much further
Howevar the
necessary toe level leadersh-J.p for such a coup is not yet in evidence
To what extent does th,: new government enhance +the ai ilit:y of th.e
Communists to i_n1 ~ i ~ c c a so l i c y ' 7'. is the Carnnnrtini.st str?en bh or
abili to influence 03l and action in the leadership of the
armed forces gad Etc natio?y k)ld, ce; force?
There are, and were ' zfo ?e the establishment of the new government,
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