Long-time Indonesian leader Suharto passed away in January 2008, and experts and others continue to debate his legacy. Recently, The National Security Archive at George Washington University published this electronic briefing book which includes a number of declassified U.S. documents which detail various aspects of his time in office. Visitors who look through the briefing book will find transcripts of meetings with Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, along with Vice President Walter Mondale and others. Other documents in the book include works which detail U.S. perceptions of Suharto during his early years, along with coverage of the 1975 invasion of East Timor and the so-called "Mysterious Killings" of 1983-1984. Created by the Archive's Brad Simpson, this is an informative (and troubling) look into one of Southeast Asia's most prominent leaders of the last century.
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