INDONESIA: PRE-MAY DAY RALLY DEMANDS INTENSIFICATION OF CRUSH MALAYSIA CAMPAIGN AND SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

Record ID: 215079

  • Title: INDONESIA: PRE-MAY DAY RALLY DEMANDS INTENSIFICATION OF CRUSH MALAYSIA CAMPAIGN AND SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
  • Date: 1st May 1966
  • Summary: 1. LS CROWD AT RALLY (TWO SHOTS) 0.07 2. MS CROWD 0.09 3. MLS CROWD WITH FLAGS 0.12 4. MS HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS 0.14 5. MS (SEATED LEFT TO RIGHT): AMALUDIN AND SJAIHU 0.17 6. CU GIRLS AMONG CROWD 0.20 7. CU BOY DOZING BEING AWAKENED BY FRIEND 0.24 8. MLS AMALUDIN ADDRESSING 0.26 9. CU GUARD 0.28 10. MS
  • Embargoed: 16th May 1966 13:00
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  • Location: DJAKARTA, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Reuters ID: LVAE1VJIGLTP709E2SB7NJYUX8HO
  • Story Text: TEN THOUSANDS INDONESIANS AT A PRE-MAY DAY RALLY IN DJAKARTA YESTERDAY (SATURDAY), DEMANDED INTENSIFICATION OF THE 'CRUSH MALAYSIA' CAMPAIGN AND SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS WITH THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC.

    THE RALLY, THE QUIETEST IN MANY YEARS, ALSO CALLED ON LIEUTENANT GENERAL SUHARTO, CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF AND HOLDER OF EXECUTIVE POWER IN THE STATE, TO STAY IN OFFICE UNTIL GENERAL ELECTIONS COULD BE HELD.

    INDONESIA'S FIRST AND ONLY ELECTIONS WERE STAGED IN 1955 AND GOVERNMENT IN RECENT YEARS HAS LARGELY BEEN BY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE.

    STATEMENTS FROM GENERAL SUHARTO AND PRESIDENT SUKARNO WERE READ OUT BY THE MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND POLICE COMMISSIONER, MR. AMALUDIN AND NATIONALIST FRONT MINISTER, MR. SJAIHU.

    GENERAL SUHARTO'S STATEMENT WARNED WORKERS AGAINST TAKING FORCEFUL ACTION AGAINST ANYONE. THEY SHOULD LEAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE ARMED FORCES.
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