Roll 1.
Five thousand troops parade in Djakarta Tuesday, two days before the Indonesian Congress meets to consider appointing General Suharto full President.-



The parade of navy, police, army and air force units, included tanks, helicopters and rocket launchers.-



It was the biggest show of armed strength in the Indonesian capital for one year.


Roll 2.
Meanwhile, Dr.Sukarno's old CONEFO complex in being prepared for the Congress meeting which begins on Thursday.



The building, begun with Communist Chinese aid, was originally intended for Sukarno's Conference of the New Emerging Forces. Its cost was originally estimated at fifty million U.S. dollars.-



Indonesia's economic troubles have left the complex still only partly completed. It will be the first time the Congress, of 828 members,has met there.-


Roll 1.
Gen. Amir Machmud (djakarta's military commander) and 3 others commander arrived (Harjono Nimpuno from navy, Drs. Sukahar from Police, Saleh Basarah from air force).



The commanders on plat-form (from left): Amir Machmud, (rear admiral) Harjono Nimpuno, Sukahar, Saleh Basarah.-



The commanders inspected the armed forces; c.u. army with their gun; inspection; army in -- rows with back ground tanks and armoured cars; helicopters; Naval Commander in Djakarta Rear Admiral Harjono Nimpuno speech; the parade; army with trumpets; mobile brigade from police forces inspected the traffic to prevent everything (students demonstration etc); armed police in standing for everything....


Roll 2.
MPRS (ex Conefo) building in longshot; again; men step in the building crowd people (some of them MPRS members put & registered their name; women member of MPRS; others women members; oldman writing his name; beard man; escalator; crowd staff office; men digging earth; busy in the office; man typing; armoured cars; array guarding.----




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Background: TROOPS WERE CUT IN FORCE IN DJAKARTA YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) IN WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE LARGEST SHOW OF MILITARY STRENGTH IN THE INDONESIAN CAPITAL FOR A YEAR.

THE SOLDIERS WERE MOBILISED TO PREVENT THREATENED DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST THE RULING REGIME. STUDENTS THREATENED DEMONSTRATIONS CONGRESS, INDONESIAN'S TOP POLICY-MAKING BODY, WHICH IS DUE TO MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY) TO PROCLAIM GENERAL SUHARTO AS PRESIDENT AND DELAY GENERAL ELECTIONS.

FIVE THOUSAND TROOPS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN DJAKARTA TO DEAL WITH ANY DISTURBANCES DURING THE CONGRESS SESSION. THEY INCLUDE MOBILE ARMOURED UNITS AND INFANTRYMEN.

THE STUDENTS' DEMONSTRATION THREATENED TO CLASH TO THE SWEARING IN OF 130 NEW CONGRESS MEMBERS, APPOINTED BY GENERAL SUHARTO. THERE WAS SIMILAR DEMONSTRATION ON MONDAY WHEN ANOTHER 120 CONGRESS MEMBERS WERE SWORN IN.

THE STUDENTS HAVE SAID THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH GENERAL SUHARTO'S GROWING POWERS THAN THEY ARE BY THE PROSPECT OF ELECTIONS BEING POSTPONED POSSIBLY FOR FIVE YEARS.