COUNTRY SEMINAR ON INDONESIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01495R000200080012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2005
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: November 6, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
THROUGH Director of Current Intelligence
SUBJECT Country Seminar on Indonesia
1. The country seminar on Indonesia--the first in
the series proposed by the Executive Director/Comptroller
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--was held on 2 and 3 November at
It involved a total of 13 persons at two sessions
and 12 persons in a third. 25X1
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3. The other participants may also take a bow.
Each brought a particular approach or a specialized
knowledge to the discussion, and the consequent exchange
broadened each person's understanding of Indonesia. Other
than I I who carried the major burden of the
discussion, ree persons spoke briefly from their par-
ticular vantage p i - of FBIS on the
Indonesian press, of OER on the Indonesian
economy, and of FBIS on Chinese and
Soviet propaganda directed at Indonesia. Other partici-
pants contributed to the discussion as it progressed.
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4. The agenda provided a needed frame for the dis-
cussion while at the same time, it permitted ample
flexibility. Actually the exchange turned out to be
concentrated and to the point, and the entire agenda--
ambitious though it appeared--was covered.
5. Reactions to the seminar were uniformly favorable.
The most enthusiastic comment was that "I gained more of
a grasp of Indonesia in 24 hours than I could in six months
Most felt they had learned much about
it from new perspectives, had enjoyed
the exchange, and had profited from meeting other persons
in the Agency who work on the area. Even those who had
been doubtful about the usefulness of the seminar changed
their minds and were glad they had come.
6. proved to be a congenial setting
for a seminar of t is size. Although the cottage can
accommodate 18, it can be made more comfortable if used by
a somewhat smaller group such as this one. Meals were pro-
vided at the mess hall, and members of the seminar seemed
to enjoy the short walk from the cottage. It was suggested,
however, that breakfast might be served
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