The Silent Team After the September Uproar
Oei Tjoe Tat was appointed to the Fact-Finding Commission on the September 30 Movement.
In 1965, Oei Tjoe Tat received a new assignment from Sukarno's government following the turmoil surrounding the September 30 Movement (G30S). The presidential order came on December 24, instructing Oei to join the Fact-Finding Commission, tasked with investigating the events of 1965. Oei was summoned to meet the President alone, without any other commissioners present.
Sukarno emphasized the importance of engaging directly with the people and not accepting the commission's findings at face value. Oei was tasked with working alone and in secret, as he later recounted in his memoirs, "Memoir Oei Tjoe Tat: Assistant to President Sukarno." After receiving this special assignment, Oei traveled to various regions to gather information about the September 30 Movement.
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