"Covert Operations: Indonesia 1965"
[October 1995 note from David Johnson: This is a paper I wrote in 1976.
It is presented here in its original version. It was written to encourage
Congressional investigation of the issue by the Church Committee at the
time. This paper was circulated privately but never published. It may have
some enduring merit. Comments and criticisms are welcome.
As evidence that the subject matter is still relevant, please note this
recently declassified quotation:
"From our viewpoint, of course, an unsuccessful coup attempt by the PKI
might be the most effective development to start a reversal of political
trends in Indonesia."
Then-US Ambassador to Indonesia Howard Jones
March 10, 1965
Chiefs of Mission Conference, Baguio, Philippines
Quoted in Audrey R. Kahin and George McT. Kahin, "Subversion as
Foreign Policy: The Secret Eisenhower and Dulles Debacle in Indonesia," 1995,
p.225]
David T. Johnson
Center for Defense Information
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Washington DC 20005
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email: djohnson@cdi.org
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[written in 1976]
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