COMMENT ON FALL OF INDONESIAN CABINET

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 14, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 2, 1953
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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OCI NO. 3988 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
COPY NO. OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE
2-June 1953
COMMENT ON FALL OF INDONESIAN CABINET
According to press reports, Indonesia's coalition cabinet,
headed by Wilopo of the National Party fell on 2 June. Previous
reports indicate that the cabinet fell over the issue of land
distribution in North Sumatra.
The National Party and the Masjumi, the largest of the
political organizations represented in the Indonesian parlia-
ment, have consistently differed on basic issues. These dif=ferences and the opportunistic tactics pursued by the former
which included increasing cooperation with the Communists,
produced a situation of chronic instability.
A succeeding cabinet will undoubtedly include the National
Party but will not necessarily be more to the left than the
Wilopo government. It is possible that President Sukarno will
ask the conservative.wing of the Masjumi, unrepresented in the
Wilopo cabinet, to cooperate with the PNI in forming a new
government. Previous experience indicates that a considerable
period may elapse before a new government is formed.
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