DECISION TO CANCEL, FOR HEALTH AND SECURITY REASONS, PRESIDENT SUKARNO'S SCHE

Created: 8/27/1965

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INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Intelligence Infonnation Cable

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DATE OF5 INFO.

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to cancel, for health and security reasons, president Sukarno's scheduled visit to Sumatra

FIllO REPORT NO.

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APPRAISAL ENIOR INDONESIAN ARMY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ATTACHED TO THE SUMATRAN ARMY -INTERREGIONALO WK> HAS PROVIDED RELIABLE INFORMATION IN THE PAST.

1. ONEETING WAS HELD IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

IN DJAKARTA TO DISCUSS SUKARNO^ PUBLICLY-ANNOUNCED INTENTION TO VISIT

SUMATRA DURING THE LAST WEEK OF ESULT OF THIS

MEETING IT WAS DECIDED THAT PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF HIS FAILING HEALTH

AND ALSO FOR REASONS CF PERSONAL SAFETY PRESIDENT SUKARNO WOULD NOT

VISIT SUMATRA AT THIS TIME BUT WOULD INSTEAD TRAVEL TO EUROPE TO SEEK

MEDICAL ATTENTION.

H. ACCORDING TO SOME CF THE PRESIDENTIAL AIDES ATTENDING THE

MEETING, IN THE LAST DAYS OF5 PRESIDENT SUKARNO BECAME QUITE

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^BELIEVED TO THOSE CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT THAT HIS BODY HAS NOW REA- ) CHED THE LIMIT OF.ITS ENDURANCE IN COMBATIDNEY CONDITION AND -THAT HIS GENERAL HEALTH IS NOWTATE OF RAPID DETERIORATION.

SUKARNO HAS BEEN TOLD THAT HIS LIFE CAN BE PROLONGED ONLY IF HE BECOMES COMPLETELY INACTIVE. THIS HE HAS REFUSED TO DO ANO THERE IS FEAR THAT.HE MAY DIE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

3. THE PRESIDENT WILL LEAVE FOR EUROPE POSSIBLY INSTENSIBLY ON VACATION. THE REAL PURPOSE OF THE TRIP, HOWEVER, WILL BE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION THERE.

k, IN CONNECTION WITH HIS HEALTH, THE SECURITY CONDITIONS IN NORTH SUMATRA PLAYED THAT ROLE OF PROVIDING THE PRESIDENTOOD EXCUSE TO CANCEL HIS TRIP TO MEDAN. THE NORTH SUMATRAN SECURITY FORCES HAD BY5 DETECTED SEVERAL PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT ON HIS VISIT TO MEDAN.

5. THE POPULATION OF NORTH SUMATRA WILL NOT SE TOLD UNTIL EARLY SEPTEMBER THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS CANCELLED HIS TRIP THERE ANDTO GREET HIM WILL CONTINUE IN ORDER "TO KEEP THEIR MINOS OFF OF REALITY, BOTH ECONOMIC ANO POLITICAL".

c. (FIELD COMMENT: AS OF5 ELABORATE ARCHESAND PRAISING SUKARNO CONTINUE TO BE BUILT IN THE CITY OF MEDAN. -AR9AGE CONTINUES TO BE REMOVED AND SECURITY FORCES ARE DEPLOYED IN STRENGTH IN KEY SECTORS OF THE TOWN.)

FIELD COMMENT: ACCORDING TO AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT TWO CASES OF HAND GRENADESUANTITY OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION WERE ON 25

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