30 September Movement Analysis

This assignment delves into the complexities of the 30 September Movement in Indonesia. It requires students to analyze various documents related to the movement, including statements from the PKI and Harian Rakjat. The analysis should encompass the movement's impact on the Indonesian community and highlight the roles played by significant figures like the Indonesian president and the supreme military commander. Students must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the historical context and political dynamics surrounding this pivotal event in Indonesian history.

History

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................1
ESSAY.............................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Historical documents are refer as an original documents that includes essential historical
information or data regarding a event, place or person. Therefore, it can be considered as primary
sources as significant ingredients or components of the historical methodology. This essay is
based on the documents of the September 30th Movement. In this movement, military people of
Indonesia arrested and shouted six generals in 1965. Main purpose of this essay is to briefly
identify the concept of September 30th Movement.
MAIN BODY
Discussing page.134-135, Lieutenant Colonel Untung's statements carried out findings of
Indonesia's September 30 Movement which affirm that the September 30th Movement was led or
guide by the Lieutenant Colonel Untung, personal bodyguard of president Sukarno and
commandant of a Battalion of the Tjakrabirawa. It was directed to oppose Generals who were
involved in main part of the self-styled Councils of Generals. On the dawn of October 1, 1965, a
different number of person calling itself the September 30th Movement executed and kidnapped
six generals of the Indonesian army, considering its highest or advanced commander1. The team
members insist that it was attempting to commandeer a coup, but it was speedily defeated as the
elder surviving general namely Haji Mohammad Suharto that drove the movement’s tendentious
out of Jakarta. Moving the line of mass violence, he clime all over the Communist Party of
country for masterminding or controlling the movement. In this Sukatno is a speaker which play
important role in identifying and overcoming such situation. They applied the movement as a
pretext or pretence for delegitimizing Sukarno and recording itself into the presidency. Along
with this, revolution council members will be composed of military personnel and civilians who
fully support and are essential the September 30th movement.
These activities were undertaken by the troop members of Council. As per the discussion
on p.g.159, statement of Commander Suharto upon Discovery of the Bodies of General on Oct.
4, it was coherent that, in year 1965, cold war height, a communist or politician victory in
Indonesia will be plausible. Indonesia's political parties were 3nd largest in the globe with having
approx three million members. Beside this, The Indonesian army obliterate the community party
after a team calling themselves The 30 September Movement kidnapped or captured six generals
1 Roosa, John. (2006). "Assembling a New Narrative". In Pretext for Mass Murder: The
September 30th Movement and Suharto's coup d'Etat in Indonesia. 202-25.
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in a bungled effort to weaken the army. 30th September movement considered a handful of upper
PKI leaders or counsel but it was followed as a pretext that not only to outlaw the community
party but to organise a mass murder of party that maintained half-a-million lives. In 1965,
Indonesian awoke or rouse to learn a radio announcement informing them that a movement had
seized to keep a military coup as well as to secure the position of Sukarno's who is a president of
Indonesia. Lieutenant Colonel Untung was one of the leaders of the 1965 success attempt in
Indonesia, it is known as 30th September movement. He secured listeners or perceivers that the
Indonesian president was secure that different Generals has been apprehended. Beside this,
revolutionary Council would take roles and duties for legal authority shortly 2. For this reasons,
as a army member like to express and show the patriots sentiment who are the part of Army.
There are components that are considered in the cruel killing or manslaughter of generals. Army
is a main person that provide clear guidance to members who are the part of army.
Discussing further, statement of General Nasution (pg182), it was translated that Abdul
Haris Naustion was a general of Indonesia. He twice appointed Army chief of member who at
large an assassination attempt in 1965 by 30th September Movement. Naustion declared that the
principles and rules executrants of the movement had truly moved out to be the large number of
military man of the medium affair. After affair, they had been licensed to run and providing
chances to step up their certain activities. Thus, in this document, Abdul Haris Naustion was
main person who played vital role in overcoming issue related to the 30th September Movement.
As per the statement of Indonesian Communist Party (pg184), Harian Rakjat was an
Indonesian newspapers which used to published by the Communist party of specific country. It
was managed and handed by the the Njoto publisher as a editorial board member (Roosa, John,
2006). It was the most popular and famous political newspaper ever published or issued in
Indonesia. Internal army was a main part who were awake of the duties and policy of the
revolutions that are convinced and ascertained of the activity taken by the movement in order to
protect the revolution and the community person. The support and sympathy of the different
person was certainly on the sidelong on the movement. Newspapers played vital role in calling
on the person to step up their vigilance as well as to prepare to encounter entire eventualities.
2 Roosa, John. (2006). "Assembling a New Narrative". In Pretext for Mass Murder: The
September 30th Movement and Suharto's coup d'Etat in Indonesia. 202-25.
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Paper affirms many aspects of 30 September movement. This can affirm by discussing
the Political Bureau of Centre Committee Statement (pg.188) that communist party of the
Indonesia supported the information of Indonesian president, supreme military officer of the
Armed commander of the republic on setting the issue of the movement (Roosa, John, 2006). In
this, supreme commander played important and vital role in overcoming challenges and issues
related to the 30th September 3. In this, Central committee of the PKI played essential role calling
entire community to proceed to heighten their vigilance.
As per Central Java Committee Appeal of the party (pg189), key issues of the 7-8 Oct.
was encountered. The main issue on October 7 or 8 was the translation derived from the
Indonesia people text that presented in the semarang regularly. In this president of Indonesia play
vital role in reducing issue related to the movement. In order to settle the issue related to 30th
September movement, political Bureau statement of the PKI is more suitable. Beside this
Indonesian president played essential role for analysing and overcoming the problem about 30th
September Movement.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned information it can be concluded that 30th September
movement has different document and effect on the community. In this different parties play
vital role in overcoming issue related to such movement such as Harian Rakjat, PKI and many
other.
3 Roosa, John. (2006). "Assembling a New Narrative". In Pretext for Mass Murder: The
September 30th Movement and Suharto's coup d'Etat in Indonesia. 202-25.
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REFERENCES
Roosa, John. (2006). "Assembling a New Narrative". In Pretext for Mass Murder: The September
30th Movement and Suharto's coup d'Etat in Indonesia. 202-25.
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