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...memos-written by Gustav F. Papanek, then director of the DAS, in October 1968-specifically links a massive infusion of American "Food for Peace" to the possibility of "political benefits in the countryside...
...addition, advice provided by the DAS to the Suharto government on regulating or curtailing foreign investment has been prompted in part by considerations of potential political difficulties, Papanek and Lester E. Gordon, the present director of the DAS, said yesterday...
...government is going to have to move fast to provide employment in the cities and increased assistance to agriculture," Papanek wrote in October 1968. "It seems to be serious about holding an election within the next two years and will have to do better than just avoiding chaos if Suharto is going to be popularly elected, which seems to be his present intention...
...really widespread public works program, financed by increased imports of PL 480 ['Food for Peace'] commodities sold at lower prices, could provide quick economic and political benefits in the countryside," Papanek's report added. "More protection and credit for industry, and particularly textiles, would help to stabilize prices and increase employment. Wage and salary increases for a selected group of government employees could greatly increase the efficiency and reduce the venality of the public service...
While acknowledging the need for constant criticism and re-evaluation of the DAS' work. Papanek condemned the specific tactics of Harvard radicals, who have generally advocated abolition of the CFIA and the DAS. "They haven't wanted to change our approach to problems, they've just wanted to attack us," he said...