THE entourage was headed for Washington, DC, USA, on January 21. It was led by National Police Chief, General Sutanto, and included four high-ranking police officers: Inspectors-General Saleh Saab, Gorries Mere, Suryadharma, and Indradi Thanos.

In the US, they met with top officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). At this meeting, officials from these two agencies promised to help Jakarta s