Teperpu Reveal PKI’S Betrayal in 1965 and The Trial of the Perpetrators

Judul	:	Teperpu Reveal PKI’S Betrayal in 1965 and The Trial of the Perpetrators
Penulis	:	Aco Manafe
Penerbit	:	Pustaka Sinar Haparan
Bahasa	:	Inggris
Tahun Cetak	:	2008
Halaman	:	226
ISBN	:	978-979-416-900-1
Harga	:	Rp.100.000
Status	:	Ada

In his article “Kegagalan Gerakan 30 September Ditinjau dari Segi Militer” (Failure of the 30 September Movement Viewed from a Military Perspective), former Brigadier General Soepardjo remarks that in view of the capability and size of the organization at that time, provided that its leaders were tactical in their operations, he was convinced PKI did not have to lose.

According to Soepardjo, the source of all failure of G30S was the three tiers of command staff, i.e. the group of the Chairman, the group of Sjam and the group of Untung. The operation should have been under one command.

Another weakness was that the launching of the movement had been too much forced. Even minimal military preparations were not yet completed. The military strength for seizing power was also not as had been expected.

Sudisman, 3^rd Deputy Chairman of CC PKI (Central Committee of Indonesia Communist Party), who later became the supreme leader of PKI, criticized G30S as military adventurism by D.N. Aidit.

Sjam Kamaruzaman, Chairman of the PKI Special Bureau, had thought that after the outbreak of the G30S revolt, the Army would be paralyzed for 40 hours. It transpired, however, that within a few hours the Army succeeded in consolidating itself and was able to launch a counter attack.