KNews.id- The bloody incident of 1965 is a part of Indonesian history that has never been discussed by many people. The incident still leaves many big questions. One of the questions that is still looking for answers is about who actually came up with the G30S idea. In fact, I personally, like most of Indonesia’s young generation, are still very confused by the facts of Indonesia’s history around 1965. I once wrote a short article about the important moments of the nation’s journey, but it all ended with confusion. Therefore this time I want to share the results of Prof.’s analysis Salim Haji Said regarding where the idea of ​​the G30S or also known as the Gestapu (September Thirty Movement) originated. He is a lecturer who teaches at the University of Defense.
I had several times attended his public lectures and read his other analyzes. Therefore, I think his analysis should be used as input in understanding the history of our nation. In his book ‘Gestapu 65: PKI, Aidit, Sukarno and Soeharto’, Salim H. Said said that the idea of ​​arresting a number of army generals originally came from Sukarno. The important thing we need to underline from this analysis is that the arrest was not intended as a massacre. Soekarno only asked for the presidential escort troops.
Cakrabhirawa, led by Lieutenant Colonel. Fortunately, to bring a number of generals to face the president. The aim was to ‘sovereign’ them to be obedient and loyal to Sukarno who at that time was the Great Leader of the Revolution.
The word ‘sovereign’ is explained by Salim Said as a tradition that is often used by Indonesian fighters to ask certain parties to comply with the request of the sovereign. Daulat’s procession is translated in the form of kidnapping. One of the ‘sovereign’ events was the abduction of Soekarno-Hatta by a number of youths to Rengasdengklok in order to ask the two figures to immediately proclaim Indonesia’s independence. The ‘sovereign’ process will be pursued when formal methods cannot be pursued.
Please note that the political atmosphere towards 1965 was very tense. This political tension does not only occur in Indonesia, but also at the regional, even international level. Too many political attractions that colored the life of the nation at that time. One of the mounting tensions was between the PKI (Indonesian Communist Party), the TNI (Indonesian National Army) especially the army, the anti-communist party, and Sukarno himself as the Great Leader of the Revolution, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia), as well as the originator Nasakom doctrine (nationalism, religion, and communism).
I also need to note that at that time the world was in a cold war tension between communist and capitalist / liberalist ideologies. If you read various analysis of international relations and intelligence agency documents that have been opened to the public, you will understand how sensitive the issue is at that time. The competition between communist and capitalist ideas in the world in that era was real and united throughout the joints of life.
With the background of conditions as above, President Soekarno wanted to appear to unite the world with his Nasakom doctrine. Apparently it is not easy to realize all that. In Indonesia itself at that time, there was a great friction between the communists and anti-communists. This great friction also occurred between the communists and the army. This friction also appeared to have influenced Soekarno’s views at the time against the well-known anti-communist army officials.
The unfriendly views of the army officials towards the PKI would certainly hinder Nasakom Soekarno’s ideals. Certainly various parties at that time did not like Sukarno’s closeness to the PKI. The aim of Sukarno to embrace the PKI was to offset the army pressure and certainly smooth the Nasakom doctrine.
In a situation like this, President Soekarno finally intends to replace the position of a number of army officials who are considered not loyal to him by means of ‘sovereign’. Unfortunately the plan was leaked to third parties, one of which was to the PKI. So the ‘sovereign’ plan is fortified by a number of parties. Thus for one reason or another, the process of ‘sovereignty’ which was originally planned to proceed smoothly, instead turned into the massacre of army generals on September 30, 1965.
The change of the process of ‘sovereignty’ into a logging event according to Salim Said can be explained through three scenarios. This time I will only tell you the scenario that according to Salim Said makes the most sense. The killings of a number of generals in each of his homes occurred because of panic soldiers in the field given the resistance by a number of generals who will be kidnapped. Murder is inevitable because the abduction preparation is not carried out with careful and thorough planning.
Many interesting facts are presented in the book ‘Gestapu 65: PKI, Aidit, Sukarno, and Suharto. You can read all of Salim Said’s analysis in full in the book. There are many other interesting books about the accounts of the experience of the historical actors in the range of 1965.
Surely these books will open up new perspectives for us. My personalmessage to myself is to be wise in seeing things. We must never judge a case too quickly before we fully understand the facts that support it. Never conclude something based on information that has never been validated. Finally, whatever gloomy past our nation is, the unity of the Republic of Indonesia is number one today. (Fahad)
