THE INDONESIAN SITUATION (REPORT # 63 -- AS OF 4:00 P. M. EST)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00472A001500040062-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: November 16, 1965
• Content Type: IM

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OCI No. 3021
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Current Intelligence
16 November 1965
INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
The Indonesian Situation
~Repor;" EST)
1.. In a presidential order broadcast over Radio
Djakarta today;, Sukarno called for the removal of all
civilian government employees directly or indirectly
involved in the 30 September movement.
2. The announcement0 which specifically cited
members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and
its mass affiliates, was in essence identical.to Defense
Minister Nasutioncs call yesterday for a purge of-all
doubtful elements within the armed forces,
3. The army has already undertaken a sweeping
purge of government departments} but Sukarno's formal
approval of the action represents a psychological
victory for the military.
4? The fact that the order was signed by army
commander Suharto on behalf of Sukarno indicates the
degree of army pressure Sukarno is under.
leadership can now be expected to strop l The army
y
to permanently ban the PKI. Sukarno''s rea
ctionstouthiso
pressure may be revealed at his 20 November meeting
with military regional commanders.
5,, As part of the continuing army Sukarno another large anti-Communist rallyeinuDjakarta
has been scheduled for tomorrow
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