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would remain on standby in Jakarta. The determination for them to stand-
by was intended to accommodate the voices and desires that grew in the
community as well as other issues in the cooperative relationship with
the Government.

During the meeting, the members responded to the actions carried
out by KAMI, KAPPI, and the other organizations. The DPR-GR was
worried about the existence of a “Street Parliament” in addition to the
official parliament, if the DPR-GR did not immediately determine its
stance and steps in accordance with the Mandate of People’s Suffer-
ing. It was also decided that the DPR-GR would continue with the ex-
isting members.

In the DPR-GR meeting on 13 April 1966, the chairperson of the meeting
reviewed the critical situation in the country and the ways to deal with it.
The meeting resulted in three recommendations. First, members of the
DPR-GR were also members of the MPRS. And as MPRS members, they
had the right to speak, so it was appropriate for the DPR-GR to contribute
constructive opinions that could be discussed in the MPRS.

The second recommendation was that overcoming the economic down-
turn and development would depend on the decisions of the MPRS Ses-
sion. The third recommendation was related to the materials that needed
to be discussed by the Political Committee, namely to obtain a formula-
tion that could be used as a conceptual basis for
political and state administrative issues, in partic-
ular to re-establish the legal system in Indonesia
in accordance with the 1945 Constitution.
On 2 May 1966, which
was the opening of the On 2 May 1966, which was the opening of the
fourth period for the 1965-1966 session, there
fourth period for the was a proposal asking the DPR-GR to show the
1965-1966 session, there people that they really represented their voices.

was a proposal asking Whereas according to the 1945 Constitution, the
DPR-GR did not stand below but side by side
the DPR-GR to show the with the president, so the logical consequence

people that they really was that the leadership of the DPR-GR should

represented their voices. be elected by members of the DPR. The next
consequence was that the leader of the DPR-
GR did not become a member of the cabinet, so
did not need to be appointed as a minister. Then,
it was no longer necessary to use the nickname

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