DATA ON THE CURRENT MILITARY ELITE (Prepared by the Editors)

Since the "coup" of October 1, 1965 the Indonesian army has assumed an increasingly prominent role in Indonesian poli­ tics. Particularly after the March 11, 1966 effective transfer of power from President Sukarno to General Soeharto, the army has assumed the dominant position in the government, although still relying on a number of civilian ministers and advisers. (See Indonesia, II, pp. 185-222 for data on post-coup ministerial changes.) Simultaneous with the shifting of power within the governmental elite the army itself has undergone a major re­ shuffling of its general-grade officers. In scope this reshufling is even more far-reaching than the changes that followed in the wake of Gen. Jani's replacement of Gen. Nasution as the Commander of the Army in late June 1962. In an effort to fa­ cilitate understanding of the magnitude and character of these post-coup intra-army shifts, the editors of Indonesia have assembled a listing of the recent occupants of the major central and regional army positions. In the case of each position, as the sample below illustrates, the names of the officers holding the position between October 1, 1965 and January 1, 1967 are indicated. Wherever possible the date of installation of the office-holder of October 1, 1965 is given together with the name of his predecessor. Notation of the divisional and ethnic background of office-holders is also provided. The ranks are as far as possible the highest rank achieved by an officer while holding a given position. Finally, ever-conscious of their own limited knowledge and resources, the editors invite corrections and additions from the reader with a view to subse­ quent publication of a more complete and more accurate compila­ tion of data on the most prominent group in Indonesia's con­ temporary political elite.

Sample

POSITION: West Java (Siliwangi) Command

1. OFFICE-HOLDER ON OCT. 1, 1965 M a j . Gen. Ibrahim Adjie

DATE OF INSTALLATIONDATE OF TRANSFER 19.8.60 - 20.7.66 PREDECESSOR Brig. Gen. R. A. Kosasih OFFICE-HOLDER'S PREVIOUS JOB Chief of Staff of Kodam VI DIVISIONAL ETHNIC BACKGROUND AFFILIATION SI S(Bogor)

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2. OFFICE-HOLDER ON JAN. 1, 1967
Maj. Gen. Hartono Rekso Dharsono

DATE OF INSTALLATIONDATE OF TRANSFER 20.7.66 OFFICE-HOLDER'S PREVIOUS JOE Chief of Staff of Kodam VI DIVISIONAL ETHNIC BACKGROUND AFFILIATION SI J

Abbreviations

Divisions

Ethnic

B = Brawidjaja D = Diponegoro SI = Siliwangi

J = Javanese S = Sundanese

I. CENTRAL ARMY COMMAND

Minister/Commander of the Army

1. *Lt. Gen. Ahmad Jani

25.6.62 - 1.10.65 General A. H. Nasution Second Deputy (Operations) to Army Chief of Staff*1 /Chief of Staff of West Irian Liberation Command DJ

2. General Soeharto

15.10.65 Commander of Army Strategic Reserve (KOSTRAD) DJ

* Lt. Gen. Jani and four other general staff officers were slain in the October 1, 1965 "coup."
1. Prior to June 30, 1962 the Second Deputy was responsible for operations, rather than administration as was the case sub­ sequent to that date. See footnote 3 below.

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Deputy Minister/Commander of the Army2

1. Lt. Gen. Maradean Panggabean

15.8.66 -

(New Position)

Deputy to Commander of Army/

Inter-regional Commander

for Kalimantan

T.T./II

Toba Batak

(South Sumatra)

First Deputy (Operations) to Commander of the Army34

1. Ma j . Gen. Mursjid

30.6.62 - 26.5.66 ?
Second Assistant to Army Chief of Staff SI J ?

2. Maj. Gen. Soerono **

26.5.66 Governor of the National Military Academy in Magelang DJ

Second Deputy (Administration) to Commander of the Army

1. *Maj. Gen. Soeprapto

30.6.62 - 1.10.65 Col. Ahmad Jani Deputy for the Sumatra Region DJ

2. This position was created on August 15, 1966 with Lt. Gen. Panggabean its first occupant. Apparently Panggabean has continued to hold his previous position as Second Deputy (Administration) to the Commander of the Army. See below under Second Deputy.
3. Prior to June 30, 1962 the First Deputy was responsible for Administration, while the Second Deputy was responsible for Operations. See Warta Bhakti, June 30, 1962.
4. On June 18, 1966 Soerono was installed as ad interim Central Java Commander. Subsequently on September 12 his appoint­ ment was made permanent. (See below under Central Java Com­ mand.) Despite this weighty responsibility, Soerono has not yet been formally relieved of his post as First Deputy.

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2. L t . Gen. Maradean Fanggabean5

25.10.65 -

Deputy to the Commander of

the Army/Inter-regional

Commander for Kalimantan

T.T./II

Toba Batak

(South Sumatra)

Third Deputy (Finance/Civil Relations) to Commander of the Army6

1. *Maj. Gen. Harjono M.T.

31.8.65-1.10.65

(New Position)

Inspector-General of the

Army

No affiliation

J

2. Maj. Gen. Basuki Rachmat

25.10.65 - 26.5.66 Commander of Kodam VIII BJ

3. Maj. Gen. Kusno Utomo Widjojokerto

26.5.66 Commander of the Army Education and Training Command SI J

First Assistant (Intelligence)

1. *Maj. Gen. S. Parman

30.6.62 - 1.10.65 Col. A.E.J. Magenda Military Attache in London Military Police (CPM) J

2. Maj. Gen. R. Sugih A^to

3.11.65 - 27.4.66 Ambassador to Rangoon SI J

3. Maj. Gen. Sudirgo

27.4.66 Director Military Police Military Police (CPM) J

5. See footnote 2 above.
6. This position seems to have been created at the time of Harjono1s appointment on August 31, 1965. Following Harjonofs death the position of Third Deputy has not been formally filled, but two successive Special Deputies have been ap­ pointed who presumably have assumed at least some of the duties of the Third Deputy post.

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Second Assistant (Operations) 1. Maj. Gen. Djamin Gintings
2. Maj. Gen. Sumitro7
Third Assistant (Personnel) 1. Maj. Gen. Pranoto Reksosamudro
2. Maj. Gen. Hartono Rekso Dharsono
3. Maj. Gen. Wahju Hagono
Fourth Assistant (Logistics) 1. *Brig. Gen. D. I. Pandjaitan

30.6.62 - 3.11.65 Brig. Gen. Mursjid Commander of Kodam II Bukit Barisan Karo Batak
3.11.65 Commander of Kodam IX BJ

30.6.62 - c.15.10.658 Brig. Sen. R. A. Kosasih (Acting) Commander of Kodam VII DJ
25.10.65 - 26.5.66 Chief of Staff Kodam VI SI J
26.5.66 Adjutant-General SI J

30.6.62 - 1.10.65

Col. Achmad Jusuf

Military Attache in Bonn

T.T./II

Toba Batak

7. On June 17, 1966 Sumitro was installed as ad interim East Java Commander. Subsequently, on January 22, 1967 the Antara news agency reported that the Army Information Center had announced that Maj.Gen. M. Jasin, most recently Indone­ sian Military Attache in Moscow, would replace Sumitro as East Java Commander. As far as is known, Sumitro retained his post as Second Assistant throughout his tenure as East Java Commander.
8. It should be noted that on October 1, 1965 President Sukarno issued an order from Ha,lim Air Base appointing Pranoto ad interim Commander of the Army.(See Indonesia,I, pp. 151-153). Effective command of the Army was, however, in fact exercised by General Soeharto on that day and subsequently until his formal installation as Commander of the Army on October 15. On October 25, Pranoto was replaced as Assistant III. Nothing has been reported since then about the fate of Pra­ noto .

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2. Maj. Gen. Hartono Wirjodiprodjo

25.10.65 -

Director of Supply

Corps of

J

Engineers

Fifth Assistant (Civic and Territorial Affairs)

1. Maj. Gen. Soeprapto Sokowati

?(Jan. 62) - 25.10.65
? B J (Sragen)

2. Maj. Gen. Soeharto

25.10.65 Deputy to Fifth Assistant ? J (Solo)

Sixth Assistant (Functional Groups)

1. Brig. Gen. Soedjono

?(1963) - 25.10.65 ?
?J

2. Maj. Gen. Darjatmo

25.10.65 Commander of Kodam II DJ

Seventh Assistant (Audits, Comptroller)

1. Maj. Gen. Alamsjah

15.7.65 Brig. Gen. Ashari Danudirdjo Deputy to Seventh Assistant ?Sriwidjaja ?

Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve (KOSTRAD)9

1. Maj. Gen. Soeharto

1.5.63 - 7.12.65 (New Position) Deputy of the Army Chief of Staff/Inter-regional Commander of East Indonesia and Commander of the Mandala (West Irian Liberation) Command DJ

2. Lt . Gen. Umar Wirahadikusumah

7.12.65 Commander of Kodam V SI S

9. Soeharto was the first commander of Kostrad.

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II. INTER-REGIONAL COMMANDS (KOANDA)

Deputy to the Commander of the Army/ Inter-regional Commander for Sumatra

1. Lt. Gen. Achmad Junus Mokoginta

2.11.64 -

M a j . Gen. R. A. Kosasih

Deputy to the Chief of Staff

of the Armed Forces

Sl/D

Bolaang Mongondouw

Deputy to the Commander of the Army/ Inter-regional Commander for Kalimantan

1. Maj. Gen. M. Panggabean

?(Pre-1964) - 4.11.65
Brig. Gen. H. Hasan Basri ?

T.T./II

Toba Batak

(South Sumatra)

2. Maj. Gen. D. Soemartono

4.11.65 Military Attache, Washington, D.C. SI J

Deputy to the Commander of the Army/ Inter-regional Commander for East Indonesia

1. Maj. Gen. U. Rukman

17.9.63 - 10.1.66 Maj. Gen. Soeharto Commander of Kodam XVII10 SI S

2. Maj. Gen. Askari

10.1.66 Commander of the Army Air Defense Command SI S

III. REGIONAL COMMANDS (KODAM)

I. Iskandarmuda (Atjeh)

1. Brig. Gen. Moch. Ishak Djuarsa

21.9.64 Col. Njak Adam Kamil Chief of Staff Kodam VI SI S

10. Rukman continued to hold this post also untd,l April 1964. See below under Regional Command XVII.

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II. Bukit Barisan (North SumatraEast Sumatra)

1. Brig. Gen. Darjatmo

1.8.63 - 29.10.65 Col. Thalib (Acting Commander) Director of Army Signal Corps DJ

2. Brig. Gen. P. Sobiran

29.10.65 Brig. Gen. Darjatmo Chief of Staff to Sumatra Inter-regional Command (Koanda) ?B ?

III. 17 Agustus (West 'Sumatra)

1. Brig. Gen. Panoedjoe

20.it.64 - 5.2.66 Col. Suwito Harjoko Chief of Staff Kodam VII DJ

2. Brig. Gen. Poniman

5.2.66 - 17.4.66 (Acting) 17.4.66 Chief of Staff Kodam III SI J

IV. Sriwidjaja (South Sumatra/ Djambi/Lampung)

1. Brig. Gen. Makmun Murod

28.8.62 Col. Harun Sohar Chief of Staff Kodam IV SI ?(Palembang)

V. Djaya (Greater Djakarta)11

1. Brig. Gen. R. Umar Wirahadikusumah

18.1.60 - 7.12.65 (New Position) Commander of Siliwangi Regiment 10 in Garut SI S

2. Maj. Gen. Amir Machmud

7.12.65 Commander of Kodam X SI S

11. In January 1960 the Djakarta City Command under Lt. Col. Umar Wirahadikusumah was removed from the West Java (Sili­ wangi) Command and given equivalent status with other

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VI. Siliwangi (West Java) 1. Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Adjie
2. Maj. Gen. Hartono Rekso Dharsono
VII. Diponegoro (Central Java) 1. Maj. Gen. Soerjosoempeno
2. Maj. Gen. Soerono12
VIII. Brawidjaja (East Java) 1. Maj. Gen. Basuki Rachmat
2. Brig. Gen. R. Sunarijadi
3. Maj. Gen. Sumitro11*

19.8.60 - 20.7.66 Brig. Gen. R. A. Kosasih Chief of Staff Kodam VI SI S(Bogor)
20.7.66 Chief of Staff Kodam VI SI J
10.9.611 - 18.6.66 Brig. Gen. M. Sarbini Commander of Kodam III DJ
18.6.66 - 12.9.66 (Acting) 12.9.66 Deputy-I (Operations) to the Commander of the Army DJ
15.12.62 - 26.11.65 Brig. Gen. Surachman Chief of Staff PEPERTI13 BJ
26.11.65 - 17.6.66 Chief of Staff Kodam VIII BJ
17.6.66 Second Assistant (Operations) to the Commander of the Army BJ

regional commands. Umar was promoted to Colonel and made the first commander of the Djaya Command.
12. See footnote H above.
13. PEPERTI is the acronym for Penguasa Perang Tertinggi or Supreme Military Authority. During the period of martial law extending from March 1*+, 1957 to May 1, 1963 this was one of the most powerful military-cum-political positions.
1H-. See footnote 7 above.

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IX. Mulawarman (East Kalimantan)

1. Brig. Gen. Sumitro

16.2.65 - 5.11.65 Brig. Gen. R. Soeharjo Commander of Infantry Training Center BJ

2. Brig. Gen. Mung Parhadimuljo

5.11.65 Commander of the RPKAD DJ

X. Lambung Mangkurat (South Kalimantan)

1. Brig. Gen. Amir Machmud

28.11.62 - c.15.11.65 Lt.Col. Piet Ngantung (Acting) Commander of the Bandung City Military District (1960) SI S

2. Col. Sutopo Juwono

c.15.11.65 - 9.3.66 (Acting) Chief of Staff Kodam X SI J

3. Brig. Gen. Sabirin Mochtar

9.3.66 Commander of Kodam XI BJ

XI. Tambun Bungai (Central Kalimantan)

1. Brig. Gen. Sabirin Mochtar

?(c. Jan. 64-) - 9.3.66 Col. Dharsono ?Commander of Brigade "Garuda" in the Congo BJ

2, Brig. Gen. Agus Siswadi

9.3.66 Commander of Infantry Weaponry Center ? J (?)

XII. Tandjungpura (West Kalimantan)

1. Brig. Gen. Ryacudu

10.9.63 Col. Sudharmo Deputy to Assistant 5 Sriwidj aj a Ambonese or SI ?

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XIII. Merdeka (North and Central Sulawesi) 1. Brig. Gen. Soenandar Prijosoedarmo
2. Brig. Gen. Soedarmono
XIV. Hasanuddin (South and South East Sulawesi) 1. Brig. Gen. Solichin Gautama Purwanegara
XV. Pattimura (Moluccas) 1. Brig. Gen. Busjiri
2. Brig. Gen. R. Djohari
XVI. Udayana (Lesser Sundas) 1. Brig. Gen. Sjafiudin
2. Brig. Gen. Sukertijo

?(c. 1960) - 22.2.66 ? Col. Sunarijadi 7 BJ
22.2.66 -
Assistant to the Minister for Light Industries (general affairs) ?J
27.7.65 Maj. Gen. Andi M. Jusuf Chief of Staff Kodam XIV SI S
4.1.61 - 15.2.6615 Col. Herman Pieters Chief of Staff and Acting Commander of Moluccas/West Irian Command BJ
15.2.66 Commander of Military Resort 62 (Garut) SI S
?(1962) - 21.6.66 Col. Supardi
? Minangkabau?
21.6.66 Chief of Staff Kodam VIII (Acting) BJ

15. On September 23, 1965 then Army Commander Jani signed an order transferring Busjiri, but due to the "coup" this order was not implemented until the following February (See Berita Yudha, 21.2.66).

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XVII. Tjendrawasih (West Irian) 1. Brig. Gen. R. Kartidjo
2. Brig. Gen. Bintoro

17 .i+.6*+ - 7.3.66 Brig. Gen. U. Rukman Secretary to the Army General Staff (SUAD) BJ

7.3.66 ?' ?

J