CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 18, 2002
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• Publication Date: January 22, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. INDONESIAN NATIONAL PARTY MAY ACCEPT
COALITION WITH COMMUNISTS
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1. INDONESIAN NATIONAL PARTY MAY ACCEPT
COALITION WITH COMMUNISTS
The Indonesian National Party
executive committee has voted 23
to 18 in favor of a coalition with
the Communist Party (PKI), the
Nahdl.a.tul Ulama (NU), and the Islamic League (PSII),
according to Prime Minister Harahap who is a member
of the Masjumi. This reported decision would make
Communist participation in the next cabinet a definite
possibility. The Nationalists have in the past thought
only in terms of Communist support in parliament.
Harahap told an American embassy
official it was not clear whether the NU and the PSII,
both of which are Moslem parties, would participate in
such a coalition, He said these two parties are "real
unknowns" in the present situation and their final stand
would be based to a large extent on the desires of Presi-
dent Sukarno.
The position of the NU, which has
stoutay opposed Communist participation in the govern-
ment., may be affected by Sukarno's public statement of
15 January endorsing co-operation among nationalist,
Marxist, and Moslem elements,
The Harahap cabinet's chances of sur-
vival have considerably decreased as a result of the with-
drawal of the NU and the small PSII from the coalition
government on 19 January. Another minor party is con-
sidering withdrawal, which would reduce the government's
majority in parliament to the point at which the usual ab-
stentions in any vote of confidence would probably give
victory to the opposition,
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