Mega worried about state documents

Mega worried about state documents

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri expressed concern
Monday over the disappearance of thousands of important state
documents, including the Surat Perintah 11 Maret (The March 11
Instruction Letter), popularly known as Supersemar.

Speaking during the opening ceremony of an international
seminar on archives here on Monday, the President said the
disappearance of important state documents demonstrated the
state's poor appreciation of many important papers.

"How can such an important document, and thousands of other
important papers, disappear? It reflects the level of
appreciation of our own history," the President said.

Supersemar, issued by former president Sukarno, served as a
legal basis for former dictator Soeharto to assume leadership of
the nation in 1967.

Only former Military Commander Gen. Daud Joesoef is believed
to have any knowledge about Supersemar, but so far he has refused
to talk about the document.

Even after she became President, Megawati, Sukarno's daughter,
still could not find the truth or the whereabouts of the
important document.--JP