ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1991: INDONESIA

UNCLAS JAKARTA 14899 S/CT FOR BREELAND ALSO FOR EAP/IMBS E.O. 12356: N/A TAGS: PTER ID SUBJECT: ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1991: INDONESIA REF: STATE 346420 FOLLOWING IS POST CONTRIBUTION FOR 1991 TERRORISM REPORT. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO PARA 5 REFTEL. ¶A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS: NONE ¶B. EXTRADITIONS OR REQUESTS FOR EXTRADITION: NONE ¶C. IMPEDIMENTS TO HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION AND/OR EXTRADITION: NONE EVIDENT, ALTHOUGH INDONESIA DOES NOT HAVE AN EXTRADITION TREATY WITH THE U.S. ¶D. RESPONSES OTHER THAN PROSECUTION: DURING THE GULF WAR, WHEN THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SYMPATHY FOR IRAQ AMONG INDONESIA'S MUSLIMS, INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS STRESSED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TOLERATE ANY ACTIONS AGAINST ANY FOREIGN CITIZENS IN INDONESIA. IN ADDITION, THE INDONESIAN MINISTER OF RELIGION STRESSED IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT THE GULF CONFLICT WAS NOT A RELIGIOUS WAR.. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY TO U.S. REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION IN THE FACE OF DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE EMBASSY PROTESTING U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES ALSO WORKED WITH THE EMBASSY IN INVESTIGATING THE ATTEMPTED BOMBING AT THE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE. (NOTE: PER PARA 3 REFTEL, WE ASSUME WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WILL PREPARE A DESCRIPTION OF THE ATTEMPTED BOMBING BASED ON POST'S REPORTING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.) ¶E. MAJOR COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS: THE INDONESIAN MILITARY AND POLICE HAVE SHOWN A GREAT DEAL OF INTEREST IN IMPROVING THEIR CAPABILITIES THROUGH TRAINING ABROAD, PARTICULARLY IN THE U.S. THE U.S. IS ASSISTING INDONESIA THROUGH THE ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. ¶F. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: INDONESIA DOES NOT CONDONE OR SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, BUT IT RECOGNIZES THE STATE OF PALESTINE AND HOSTS A PALESTINIAN EMBASSY. INDONESIA ALSO HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA (NON-RESIDENT),IRAN, IRAQ, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA. IN ADDITION, INDONESIA ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH LIBYA ON OCTOBER 17, 1991. THE TWO COUNTRIES AGREED EVENTUALLY TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN EACH OTHER'S CAPITALS. ¶G. STATEMENTS IN SUPPORT OF TERRORISM-SUPPORTING COUNTRIES: NONE ¶H. SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ATTITUDE: NONE. MONJO