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The government intends to form a new intelligence agency under the Defense Ministry. Obstacles abound.

October 23, 2000

The Indonesian intelligence community is getting more crowded by the day. Defense Minister Mohamad Mahfud last week announced a plan to form an intelligence agency under his department. Don’t imagine the new agency will be the usual cliché on spies: mysterious and arresting people right, left and center. "Defense intelligence agencies only look for information, process it, then report it to the President," he said.

Mahfud said the

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