Security at U.S. Embassy

Security at U.S. Embassy

Following U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce's repeated requests, and
subsequent refusals by Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso for additional
security measures to the outside boundary of the embassy
compound, it is time to reevaluate the present procedure of
diplomatic strategy exercised by the present administration in
the embassy. Let us not forget that the embassy is U.S. sovereign
territory.

Construct the necessary protection barriers behind the public
fence in question. It is paramount that the representative of the
U.S. people initiates and maintains the ultimate responsibility
of protecting American diplomatic personnel, marines and foreign
guests within our boundaries. It is not to a governor of a city
that we answer to, but to the minister of the central government.

BRIEN DOYLE, Jakarta