INDONESIA TO USE EAST GERMAN RADIOBROADCASTING TRANSMITTERS IN ITS EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL PROPAGANDA EFFORT

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INTELLIGENCE BRIEF
INDONESIA TO USE
EAST GERMAN RADIOBROADCASTING TRANSMITTERS
IN ITS EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL PROPAGANDA EFFORT
DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
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INDONESIA TO USE
EAST GERMAN RADIOBROADCASTING TRANSMITTERS
IN ITS EXPANDING INTERNATIONAL PROPAGANDA EFFORT
The international radiobroadcasting capability of Indonesia will be
increased by as much as 800 percent by the construction of a new inter-
national radiobroadcasting complex near Djakarta. The new complex
in
is to be built by East Germany cntra tf terms of a
agreement otof May signed
1964
October 1964. This new
between Indonesia and the Philips Company of the Netherlands for seven
powerful transmitters and brings Indonesia of 19648commitment of funds
for radiobroadcasting equipment to a tot
these transmitters become operational in late 1968, the tremendous
increase in transmission capability that they represent will herald the
emergence of Indonesia as one of the major international radiobroad-
casters of the world. Their completion also will mark the onset of an
intensified worldwide propaganda effort aimed at furthering Indonesia's
aspirations to Afro-Asian leadership,
1. Background
In the 15 years since Indonesia gained its independence, the deteri-
orated and loosely organized domestic radiobroadcasting facilities
inherited from the Dutch have been expanded, modernized, and con-
solidated into an important propaganda arm of the government, This
mass communications medium, at present consisting of 36 stations
having an aggregate power of approximately 330 kilowatts (kw), is
operated by the Ministry of Information in support of national policy,
During this same period. the international radiobroadcasting facilities
of Indonesia have undergone relatively minor growth. International
radiobroadcasting facilities at present consist of three shortwave
transmitters in the Djakarta area, with an aggregate power of 170 kw,
that direct programs to Southeast Asia, the Pacific area, the Middle
East, North Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
The inherent international role served y sseveral Indonesian
somewhat the require-
ment radiobroadca sting stations has ea
ment to meet the "provocative broadcasts" of Malaysia by an expansion
of international facilities. Because all Indonesian domestic radiobroad-
casting stations utilize frequencies in excess of 2, 300 kilocycles, their
resultant propagation characteristics permit coverage of contiguous
areas of Malaysia. An example of this capability was shown in
March 1964 when the propaganda--laden "Crush Malaysia" programs
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were transmitted to audiences in Singapore and Malaya by the Indo-
nesian domestic station in Palembang, South Sumatra.
2. Recent Developments
In October 1964 the government of Indonesia contracted with an
East German electronics firm for the construction of an entire inter-
national radiobroadcasting complex to be erected near Djakarta.
Scheduled for completion by the end of 1968, this new complex will
cost approximately US $6. 3 million and will include 10 shortwave
transmitters of from 100 to 150 k:w each plus ancillary equipment.
Two of the 1.0 transmitters will be operated as individual. units, and
the remaining 8 transmitters will. be coupled to form 4 units of approxi-
mately 250 kw each. It is reported that the contract specifies Asia,
Africa, and Latin America as the target areas to which broadcasts
will be directed.
The terms of the contract call for a payment schedule of deferred
installments to begin in November 1968 and to be completed in Novem-
ber 1974. These installments will include interest charges calculated
on the unpaid balance of the contract at the rate of 5 percent and are
payable in US dollars. This contract probably is unrelated to the
radiobroadcasting agreement that has existed between the two countries
since 1956, as that agreement provided only for the exchange of pro-
grams and "experience. "
The increase of 1., 000 to 1, 500 kw in international broadcasting
transmitter power represented by the East
plement the transmitters purchased under the e terms of an earliersup-
contract with the Philips Company of the Netherlands. The contract
with the Philips Company, signed in May 1964 and valued at US $2.1
million, calls for the delivery of two 120-kw and five 50-kw trans-
mitters at an unspecified date. The 120-kw transmitters probably
will be used in international radiobroadcasting, whereas the 50-kw
transmitters probably will be installed in areas contiguous to Malaysia
for use in a dual domestic/ international role.
3. Outlook
The addition to Indonesians international radiobroadcasting capa-
bility of transmitters having an aggregate power of from 1, 240 to
1, 740 kw generally conforms to the ambitious expansion plan announced
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in October 1963. Although an interest in expanding international. radio-
broadcasting is characteristic of most developing countries, the mas-
sive power of the new Djakarta international radiobroadcasting complex
will outstrip even the most optimistically planned developments for this
medium by other less developed countries. In fact the full operation of
these new transmitters will mark the emergence of Indonesia as one of
the major international radiobroadcasters of the world. Reflected by
this coming effort is the apparent strong need of the government of
;Indonesia for an international voice that will provide both an apologia
for its aggressive policies in Southeast Asia and a vehicle for further-
ing its aspirations to Afro-Asian leadership.
The effectiveness of the expanding Indonesian propaganda effort
will be subject to limitations imposed not only by the audience poten-
tial in target areas but also by a number of technical and human factors
affecting transmission quality and program content. Nevertheless, the
completion of the new Djakarta international radiobroadcasting complex
portends an intensified worldwide propaganda effort.
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