Indonesia - Malaysia - Singapore

Jul. 07, 1955 - Indonesia's New Chief of Staff installed ceremony boycotted by General Staff.: President Sukarno of Indonesia recently performed the ceremony of installing Col. Bambang Utoyo as the new Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Land Forces and promoted him to the rank of Major General in a ceremony at teh Presidential Palace of Djakarta. The ceremony was a short one because all the General Staff of the Land Forces as well as the Army Commanders of seven military territories boycotted Col. Utoyo and refused to attend the inauguration ceremony as a result the elaborate cermonial parade in honour of the New Army chief was called off. A press conference was held by the acting Army Chief of Staff Col. Zulkifli Lubie in defiance of the appointment in which Col. Utoyo was claimed to be lacking proper abilities and qualities for the task. Photo shows Pres. Sukarno installs Col.Utoyo as Cheif of Staff in spite of protests

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Abilities Appointment Boycotted Cermonial Cheif Claimed Commanders Defiance Djakarta Elaborate Inauguration Indonesian Indonesias Installed Installing Installs Lacking Pres Promoted Proper Protests Qualities Rank Refused Result Spite Sukarno Task Territories

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