ARMED CONFLICT BREAKS OUT IN INDONESIA
The generals now running Indonesia have declared the center of Java to be in a "state of war," according to an October 28 Reuters dispatch,
The excuse given for this is that "the Communists" have been "massacring civilians." According to the army propaganda, "the Communists" have been "terrorizing the population, committing arson, robbery, pillage and proceeding to uprisings."
If there is any substance whatever to these assertions, it could mean that serious resistance has appeared to the counterrevolutionary repressive drive launched by the generals in Indonesia at the beginning of the month.
An army communiqué lists several towns where atrocities were allegedly committed by "the Communists." This could mean that armed
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opposition to the army-inspired witch-hunt appeared in these areas,
The Reuters dispatch was based on news broadcast by Radio Djakarta, reporting that "General Surjosumpeno, military commander of central Java, instituted a state of war throughout the province, including Djogjakarta. According to the military, the Communists began to blockade the roads with rocks and trees."
The October 29 Paris daily Le Monde said, "On the other hand, according to certain indications, the army is not in control of the whole country. General Suharto launched an appeal to rebel units in central Java. it thus appears that elements of the army have gone over to the insurrection. This information was reported not long after the September 30 putsch, but it was indicated that most of the mutinous soldiers had given up to the forces of order."
SANTO DOMINGO AGAIN NEAR