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Info Buku : Sukarno and the Indonesian Coup: The Untold Story (PSI Reports)

The coup referred to by Hunter (a political analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency for 23 years) in the title of her book is not the toppling of Indonesian president Sukarno and assumption of power by General Suharto, but instead the preceding failed attempt to establish a military junta by the “30th of September Movement” in response to an alleged CIA-sponsored opposing coup conspiracy by the so-called “Council of Generals.” Hunter examines these events in reverse chronological order, attempting to establish that at the heart of the “30th of September Movement” was a secret organization run by high-level members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) that planned, with President Sukarno’s active cooperation, to institute a socialist state under Sukarno’s leadership, later to be succeeded by PKI Chairman Aidit.”–Reference & Research Book News

“Helen-Louise Hunter, an analyst in the CIA’s Directorate of Intelligence during the Indonesian crisis of 1965-66, drew upon masses of classified intelligence available in CIA and other government agencies to produce the first reliable analysis of a episode that not only defied comprehension at the time it occurred, but has since retained an aura of mystery and, indeed, controversy among observers in and outside of government. Ms. Hunter deserves admiration for an impressive accomplishment. Finally declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency, the story is now open to the public. It is readable, intelligible and enormously interesting. As one who witnessed the Indonesian upheaval at first hand, I recommend her book as the best thing written on the subject to date.”–B. Hugh Tovar formerly CIA station chief in Djakarta

This book is a detailed account of the planning for the coup over a period of several weeks before the actual coup on 30 September 1965 and the role President Sukarno played in the affair. It establishes the central role of the PKI in the planning beyond any doubt and the utter lack of warning of the army of the forthcoming raids on the homes of Indonesia’s top eight generals that left seven of them dead within a matter of hours.

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1. tanto Says:
   March 17th, 2010 at 4:47 am

   kalaw berkenan sya mau pelajari semua isi buku karangan soekarno. tpi sya tidak memiliki buku2 itu.

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