Rebel Government organization
also: the rebels, rebel colonels
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Claims (7)
CIA supplied_arms_to
Rebel Government documented
“The 14-page paper argued that the group of military men seemed assured of support from other facets of the country and that they would be able to break Sukarno's grip on the country. Intelligence reported that the group in present circumsta…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 38:07
CIA supplied_arms_to
Rebel Government documented
“Along with the full extent of British and Australia collaboration, because they were both in on this as well, another prime base for Archipelago was the Philippines. Navy submarines left Subic Bay with supplies to reinforce the efforts. And…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 45:42
Indonesian Air Force carried_out_attack
Rebel Government documented
“dismissed six of the rebel colonels, and more discharges were to follow. They declared a force that was necessary, and a week later, warships maneuvered off the coast to a stronghold of the Sumatran rebels. There were radio stations along t…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 46:37
CIA supplied_arms_to
Rebel Government documented
“the services of 300 to 400 American, Filipino, and nationalist Chinese, i.e. Taiwan, to serve and fly a small fleet of transport aircraft modified by the Air Force for ground support missions. So they have a full-out Air Force made up of Ta…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 46:07
CIA financed_via
Rebel Government documented
“was an internal matter and that the U.S. would not allow arms on either side while supplying arms to the rebel. Ten million dollars worth. The second week of March, government troops reinforced by drops from paratroopers made landings on th…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 47:36
CIA trained
Rebel Government host_asserted
“Sofini, P-O-S-H-E-P-N-Y, landed with one of the teams and had already seen fierce action in Tibet earlier and found the Indonesia fight quite tame, which is interesting because, remember, they trained the Tibetan stay-behind units in Colora…”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 48:39
CIA trained
Rebel Government host_asserted
“Hong Kong or whatever in that area, even the Philippines, because we know they had a large CIA facility on Clark Air Base. So they would have the Delta SF guys training the assassins and the paramilitary people to go on those missions. And …”
▶ The Colonels corner president’s secret war chapter 8 @ 1:04:41
Mentions (19)
▶ 38:07
The 14-page paper argued that the group of military men seemed assured of support from other facets of the country and that they would be able to break Sukarno's grip on the country. Intelligence reported that the group in present circumsta…
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The group of colonels had listed an acceptable list of cabinet ministers that they wanted Sukarno to appoint. The Indonesian leader refused, and on February 15th, they proclaimed a rebel government composed of representatives of Sumatra, Ce…
▶ 46:07
the services of 300 to 400 American, Filipino, and nationalist Chinese, i.e. Taiwan, to serve and fly a small fleet of transport aircraft modified by the Air Force for ground support missions. So they have a full-out Air Force made up of Ta…
▶ 46:37
dismissed six of the rebel colonels, and more discharges were to follow. They declared a force that was necessary, and a week later, warships maneuvered off the coast to a stronghold of the Sumatran rebels. There were radio stations along t…
▶ 47:36
was an internal matter and that the U.S. would not allow arms on either side while supplying arms to the rebel. Ten million dollars worth. The second week of March, government troops reinforced by drops from paratroopers made landings on th…
▶ 48:07
Some rebel officers deserted, rebel units changed sides, and Frank Wisner agonized in Singapore. The CIA did what it could to stiffen the resistance. The original limitation of one agent team with the rebels was lifted. Two more had landed …
▶ 49:07
Another CIA paramilitary advisor recounted a distressing episode that was all too typical. The rebels were sent to recover weapons from a scheduled airdrop, and the rebels marked the drop zone and knew the plane's timing of arrival, but sti…
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The colonels were opposing central rule in Java, but one needed to go no further than their political program to realize that it was all for personal gain and no actual care for the country itself. The program envisioned a loose federation …
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The same separatists exploited by the CIA to create the operation to begin with could not function as an effective alliance. Difficulties were increased by the disbursement among the islands that precluded joint military operations. There w…
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behind any of this, which was very unlike what they had done, obviously, in Iraq or Iran in Guatemala, where you're dealing with, you know, one group of people, one culture of people. That's not the case in Indonesia at all. Another signifi…
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As former area commanders, the rebel colonels had their local forces, but nothing else. Except, of course, what the CIA provided. On April 8th, the Chicago Daily News printed a report detailing America airdrops into the rebels, triggering a…
▶ 51:31
Because, of course, they didn't. They were paid not to. Still casting about for some means of strengthening the rebels, the Americans considered recognition of the rebels. Foster Dulles seemed to have favored this course, which was mentione…
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and at Padang and their eventual defeat. Allen Dulles gave his brother details in a lunchtime telephone conversation on April 17th. Foster remarked that the invasion had happened with far greater efficiency, speed, and precision than he had…
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his brother, he thought the defeat had surprised even the rebel leaders. When Foster brought up the possibility of recognizing the Sumatran state as a separatist state, you know, which they're famous for, like Katanga and Panama, Allen advi…
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fell on May 4th. With the end on Sumatra, the rebel capital was basically gone. The most conspicuous facet of the covert assistance to the rebels was the rebels' air force, because they had no way of getting one except for the CIA. The Indo…
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Later in the campaign, two of the rebel B-26 bombers were shot down, while the government claimed to have destroyed six more on the ground during raids. Through its own intelligence, the Indonesian government learned a fair amount about the…
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On May 18th, one of the Rebel B-26 bomber raided Ambon, hitting a crowded village marketplace where people were on their way to church. The plane was hit over its intended target, an airfield, and the right wing caught on fire. The crew bai…
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This was the end for the archipelago. An officer that heard Alan Dulles explicitly use the phrase, we must disengage as the director of intelligence ordered a stand down for CIA field forces. Some of the paramilitary advisor teams had to ma…
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by the Indonesian government. The rebels' revolt was crushed, and by June 26, the government forces had won. The final result of the rebellion was to strengthen the hand of the central government on Java. In the words of historian Brian May…