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Euaelo of

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4, 1966

jntS.-Chf.n..e Propaganda

Kon&'o

1940 to Department

u

the full test of a An;;t.atan hnendJata article of
jpril 25 Umd.ng tbo Cbineao Commmt.ta with the 1ept-.r 30 llDvwllt.
~ article u m intHutiD& aa.,lo of eae important atrand iD the

kcloaed

oMl-official Jndonedan propagada atance reprdiq the lept..ar JO
llovwt. lho exact Id.Bure of in&ndlmta iD tho Jndoaealaa docripo
tioll of the leptmber 30 llDo.-nt tenda to abift --..bat fro. tille
to t:S- d91>>mdilla on the pmpagaoda needa of the ~t and tho
particular objective of a aiven article. Aa Couulato General Ilona loaa
ob9ena iD reprcl to the particular article in '11. .tlon, tzutb u
often o wfnfeel factor in adoptiaa o given llDa.
JD the flat five .antba after September 30, the lndoDeela Azav aad
. . . , a9001ated ciYl.Uaa aroupo waro otivated iD their p7:0pqanda
b;r a deel:n t:o (o) protect lukamo, at leut t-..orarll1, fna beina
idmtififf pubUc17 aa tho prf.IM .mar of the lept-.r JO Mn-.ot or
nm to obecure inaofar u poadble my idatificatS- of Sukarno with
the . _ t 8 of October l md (b) pin tho b1- on lukano 'o principal
oqaiaat:ional oupporc intemally aDd en bu cloot ally externally.
lhia 1.. ill tho fint lutance to almo8t coawloto overt concentration
- the ft1 - the YillaiA although there W8 alnadJ & HCoo.dary

1acio.ue1

1.

o-o-or article
GmJn 4
Dowgrade

aGBPter J 7n. a aato-

. .ucall7 Hcluoified aftoT 12 yn.
COlil'uatw.

4/YJ/66

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2

implicit t h - that Yarlou pro-Coammlot croupo encl indlridualo
aroan4 lukamo ouch aa the then l'Rl leadenblp and IUbandrlo nre
ilwolved aloaa with the
Aa tlae baa paa1ed, the chargeo
by anti.Con-oniat groupo o&oinst internal and aternal enmiu other
tbaa the Ill have becOIU proanoolvely 90re upU.clt mad overt -.d
have reflected both tactical neecla and a belief that the whole pnao
Cc amlat mov-.nt with lta eztemal aupporu ahoulcl be conaidencl
auilty "ta principle" vbatever tho apecific ootailo of their
lln'olY..-nt aipt be.

Chinoo.

rurthezmon, there ba8 been a otrongly felt need to oivert attention
fraa lukamo/Ei. forcu around bill for tactical nuou. 1'bio baa
c:auecl a praa.ounc:ed clutortioa of the eridmce rol-ecl publicly
(although tbe truth of lukamo'o guilt 1.a widely accepted privately).
!be aearch for ocapegoata bu accordingly led to ouch oecondary
facton aa 8ubandrio and Pelting. Objoctively. than 18 little nio
daace that lubaclrio vu an lmportmt f lgure in the apecific evento
ef October l althougb be waa undoubtedly lnfomecl about the pl.u
M4I 1181 even have cootrlbuted 1ome advice. '1'ho ._. ia true of the
Cld.1ouo although their actual involvemmt vu 'UIMloubtedly even loo.
It ooea o o o extremely U.bl7 that the Cbine9o bM adftDce knowledge
of tho leptmber 30 Hoirv mt baaed on their cloao nlatlooa vitb the
m -.. to o loooor extent perbapa, vi.th Sukam.o - . lubandrio.
!bu la aloo tndicatM by tho nported atatemeata of acme lndoneai-.
vbo nre ta
oa October 1 that tho Chiaoo -,peand to know more
about the oet.allo of tho leptmber 30 li>ve.eut tbm bad been publicly
........ at the tiae. 1'11o Chi.Due reportedly eaid that oome 40
pneralo were kill" which coiD.c:ldea vith reporto that the orlginal
liat of intended v1ctU.. .... at tb&t level. o11 tb:la la admittedly
yape INt lt c:onoboroto tho probab:lU.ty of advmce Chiu..o knowledge.
Aa for otnct Cbiaue u1utoc.. there io
niclence altbouah it
~ appear that Clli.booo ama were -.ulod la vitla Conefo equipment.
!Id.a la aot 100 percmt certaia, of eoar1e, iD. view of the poaalbility
of falalf l.. ..S.dmce but tho eourcea for ouch Wonatlon ven

ooldna

loo

. . .roaa oo la a-. cuu
~,

aOCMI onea.

4lo aot tlaink tbo Cld.neH wra a pd...zy factor :lo tha
lept..a..r 30 ltDYmnat or that Chin..o actlvitlo n n vbat the lavyen
eall a "pnaillato cauae ... 'lbo 1tery of ..... coaveraatlOD.8 vltb

Jn

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3

Aldlt io . ,.1pabl7 the wozk of oomeono'o t.qinatioa mut lDtellipnt
!Ddoaoolaal privately ecof f at auch beavy-haad.. frapagaada. llDro
of the

ow la likely. honver, aiven tho

aoorol

cU.11&to of oplDion

tndonula, the uaumed need of the antloCo-eobto to vbf.p ap
arttf1clal iaaua. ln aapport of their contlnuina political offea.aive
.ad tho lack of aopblatlcatlon of many propagancU.ata wblcb la 0017
nlatlvel7 areater here tblln ta the mon dvance4 countrio of the
world.
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