Indonesian Communist Leader In Army Net

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30900, 5 November 1965, Page 17

Indonesian Communist Leader In Army Net

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright)

DJAKARTA, November 4.

An Army net laid for the capture of the chairman of the Indonesian Communist Party , Dipa Nusantara Aidit, who has been hunted by troops since the attempted coup of September 30, was pulled slowly tighter this week in Central Java.

The Army commander, MajorGeneral Suharto, said today 7 that Aidit had been spotted frequently in three areas of Central Java Kartosura, Klaten and Bojolali, according to the official Antara news agency.

Experienced observ- i< ers who reached here from Central Java to- !' day said the Army believed that Aidit and about 10 armed followers were moving from place to place in a relatively small area near the Solo district. ' They said a man re- ( ported to be his priv- | ate secretary was i, caught there - last Sunday. Aidit’s whereabouts , have been a mystery “ since the early days of the pro-Communist i coup attempt. The observers said the Army had encircled the rolling hills and rice fields of Solo I and were carefully pulling the I net tighter. They also said military offi- ' rials had told them that 3000 1 Communists and suspected < coup supporters had been ar- i rested in the Solo and Jogja- i karta areas. ; They said the area was

i quiet but tense, with shops i doing little business. Shooting, 'common until the week-end, I had tapered off. Homes Burned In earlier violence in Solo, about 200 homes and 30 shops were burned by anti-Commun-jist demonstrators. The observers said the Communists were thought to have poisonI ed wells in Central Java, j causing some deaths. They had also spread rumI ours that the troops were Malaysian and “Imperialist I invaders” who should be reI sisted. Antara also quoted General Suharto as saying “that much progress” had been made in' > restoring order and securityin Indonesia. Areas Inspected He said there would be “no bargaining” with the coup forces. The operation commander of the Army paratroopers, Colonel Sarwo Adie, said today 200 persons had been killed by the coup in the -Cental Java district of Surakarta, according to Antara. The agency also said that

the Central Java military commander, Brigadier-General Surjo Sumpeno, had completed an inspection of turbulent areas. Djakarta newspapers said today a member of the Communist women's organisation was captured in Djakarta last night. The woman admitted she was in charge of burning a vital building in Djakarta. Meanwhile, another Communist document seized by Army troops in Central Java said the Communist Party would set up a union State of

Indonesia after President Sukarno died. Djakarta newspapers reported that the document was distributed to the Communists on September 25. The Indonesian Army has taken control of all intelligence activities, including the civilian intelligence agencyheaded by the First Deputy Premier, Dr. Subandrio, United Press International reported. The move was announced yesterday by Major-General Suharto after a meeting with President Sukarno.