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ministers from the Dwikora Cabinet. The Cabinet
Presidium at the opening was represented by
the ministers of state, Aminudin Azis and Oey
The composition of the Tjoe Tat.

DPR-GR minus the PKI
was different from the The DPR-GR in the plenary session on 16 March
1966, ratified a statement of opinion on the Presi-
previous membership dent’s policies as stated in the Order of 11 March
of the DPR-GR. The 1966 (Supersemar). This letter gave Lieutenant

composition consisted General Soeharto the assignment to ensure the
security, personal safety, and authority of the
of Political Groups President. In its statement of opinion, the DPR-

(Nationalist, Islamic, GR expressed full approval and support for the
Christian-Catholic), and policies outlined in the letter of order.

the Functional Groups In addition, the DPR-GR also stated its willing-

(Golongan Karya). ness to assist Lieutenant General Suharto in
implementing the letter of order as well as the
DPR-GR’s approval and support for Presidential
Decree no. 1/3/1966 of 12 March 1966 concern-
ing the disbandment of the Communist Party of
Indonesia (PKI), including its organizational parts
from the central to the regional levels along with all organizations that
share the same principles/take refuge/shelter under it, and declared the
PKI a prohibited organization throughout the territory of the Republic of
Indonesia.

Apart from purging the communist elements from the government, ef-
forts were made to refresh the membership structure of the new DPR-
GR (the DPR-GR minus the PKI). The composition of the DPR-GR minus
the PKI was different from the previous membership of the DPR-GR. The
composition consisted of Political Groups (Nationalist, Islamic, Christian-
Catholic), and the Functional Groups (Golongan Karya).

Representatives of political parties in the DPR-GR who originally sat in
the Spiritual Sub-Class, Material Development Sub-Class, and Spiritual
Development Sub-Class were merged back into their parent political
party. Therefore, not a single member of the DPR-GR from a political
party was a member of the subs of Functional Groups. Instead, there was
a new faction, namely the A, B, and C Development Faction (Fraksi Karya
Pembangunan), all of which had a total of 96 members. The faction was
part of non-ABRI Functional Groups in the DPR-GR minus the PKI.

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