S P E E C H
ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE DRAFT FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE FIRST NATIONAL OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
TO
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
DELIVERED IN A SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION OF THE NATIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
ON SATURDAY 13 AUGUST. 1960 IN BANDUNG BY
P e r p u s t a k a a n Dewan Perantjang Nasional*
SPEECH DELIVERED ON THE OCCASION OF THE
PRESEN-TATION OF THE DRAFT FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
BY THE MINISTER/CHAIRMAN OF THE
NATIO-NAL PLANNING COUNCIL IN SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION 13 AGUSTUS 1960,
BANDUNG.
Your Excellency the President, Members of the Cabinet, Civil and Military Dignitaries, Chiefs of the Diplomatic Missions,
Members of the Experts Committee of Development, Members of the National Planning Council, Ladies and Gentlemen :
§ 1. This special plenary session of the National Planning Council (Depernas) on August 13, 1960, I declare opened, and I should like to begin by explaining the aim and purpose of this meeting.
I am grateful that you have been able to attend this special plenary session. You have come from all over Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke, and the members of the diplomatic corps present represent countries all over world.
As stated in the invitation the purpose of this special plenary session is to submit to the President of the Republic of Indonesia the draft fundamental law of the first National Overall Develop-ment Plan.
This meeting is of great importance to the National Planning Council and of even greater importance to the people of Indo -nesia.
Such a special session of this kind is the third in the history of our Council, while, for our members, it is the fourth time since last year that we are in session in the presence of the President, Leader of the Indonesian Revolution, and of all the members of our Cabinet.
The second meeting was on the 28th of August, 1959, also in the presidential Palace, when the President read the message that was to be used as the guiding principle for the National Planning Council. On that occasion all members of the Council stated to His Excellency the President that the draft funda -mental law of the first National Development Plan would be completed before Proclamation Day, 1960. The third meeting was on 9 January 1960 in this building when our President gave a further explanation of his message on development.
In our fourth meeting today, on Saturday August 13th, 1960, four days before we celebrate the 15th anniversary of our independence, we are holding another special plenary session, with the President in our midst, to present our blueprint, thus keeping the promise given by our Council in the Presidential Palace on August 28, 1959, mindful of an Indonesian maxim, which, in translation, says :
We pay what we owe,
We receive what others owe us. Ladies and Gentlemen.
§ 2. This council was formed under law no. 80, 1958 and bye-law no. 49, 1959, and the Presidential Decree no. 4, 1959, stipulated the duties and procedures in the Council. Its first duty is to draw up a plan for the development of Indonesia.
The council consists of representatives of all classes and strata in our society, and of all regions in Indonesia, in accordance with the regulations of representation, incorporated in the 1945 constitution. In the past year this composition has proved to be the best, as it has allowed us to understand the wishes of our nation and of all regions.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
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3. The history of the development of our country in the past ten years, i.e. from 1950 to 1960, shows that the greater part of all development plans has remained plans on paper, as they have not been practicable, and because there have not been enough supervision and evaluation. Political and security factors have also been important for the sake of development.It has been our duty to coordinate all plans for the develop-ment of our country in order to avoid all clashes in ideas and measures that have been such a drawback for all of us. This task has not been a light one, not only from the material but also from the psychological point of view. In the course of our history we have got accustomed to thinking and acting individually, and in our own personal interests, often forgetting to think and act as a group, and to promote the interests of the group.
The change aimed at by setting up this council was welcomed in different ways. Some saw the National Planning Council as a means to reduce the competence of certain government depart -ment, but on the whole the people of Indonesia were grateful for the founding of this Council, because they realized the necessity of thinking and acting as a group in order to serve better our common interests. It is the opinion of the people of Indonesia that the independence proclaimed 15 years ago should be follow-ed by an overall development of the country.
Ladies and Gentlemen.
§ 4. During the past eleven mouths the Council has always used as guiding principles 4 well-known national documents :
1. the 1945 Constitution 2. the Political Manifesto
3. the President's Message on Development
4. the President's further explanation of his message
draw up should be overall, well-planned and should fulfil na-tional requirements, consisting of three patterns.
National, because this pattern should indicate the wishes of all regions, strata and classes in Indonesia, from Sabang to Merauke. The execution of a development project should be national, i.e. Indonesia, so that the economy should one by one ; in other words, we have to work systema -tically, but on the other hand we have to work fast, in accordance with the rhythm of the Indonesian Revo-lution.
Three patterned, because there are to be 3 patterns : 1. the pattern of the project
2. „ „ „ description 3. „ „ „ financing.
Then it was also decided that the plan would be called Draft Fundamental Law of the National overall Development Plan and that it was to be the guiding principle for the development of our country, in accordance with § 3 of the Constitution.
Finally it was stated that this plan would be made a law by the Temporary People's Council and that afterwards no go -vernment authority or department could make any alterations. § 5. The Council was given the task of drawing a clear picture, unhesitatingly, using bold lines that would appeal to the people of Indonesia ; to make a picture that would give hope to us all ; a picture that would induce the people of Indonesia to work hard ; a picture in accordance with the rhythm, the identity and the outlook on life of the Indonesian people.
because the Council worked day and night. The Council worked as long as there was light.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
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6. Before designing our plan, the Council first studied the his -tory of the development of our country in the past ten years from 1950 to the present day.The evidence of some progress in different fields is as follows : 1. The production of rice has risen from 5.7 million tons to 7.9 million tons. The production in 1940, when Indonesia had a population of 70 million, was 4.7 million tons.
2. Natural rubber went down from 819,000 tons to 704,000 tons. In 1940 the production was 549,000 tons.
3. The production of tobacco was raised from 55,000 tons to 78,000 tons. In 1940, 97,000 tons were produced.
4. Copra went up from 739,000 tons to 1,110,000 tons. In 1940 the output was 594,000 tons, not including the amount consumed by the population.
5. Oil went up from 6.8 million tons to 18.2 million tons. In 1940, 7.9 million tons.
6. Mineral gas from 1 million tons to 2.8 million tons. In 1940, 1.3 million tons.
7. Coal from 800,000 tons to 637,000 tons (1940: 1.4 million tons).
8. Electricity from 184,000 kwh to 165,000 kwh. (In 1940: 180,000 kwh).
The above survey shows both progress and decline. On the whole it is by no means a satisfactory picture, considering the lapse of time and the conditions.
Thanks to the achieved national freedom, the Indonesian people have certainly long passed the bitter stage of living on the slogan "2½ cents a day" of the colonial time, but the
When we study carefully the state budget from 1950 to 1959 we will come to the following important conclusions :
1. Expenditure on salaries of officials has gone up 5,5 times, whereas in fact the standard of living of an official has gradually gone down.
2. Expenditure on goods has gone up 4 times, whereas the actual situation reveals a shortage of office equipment which slows down administration.
3. Expenditure on capital has gone up 48 times, whereas the results of constructural work are comparatively insignificant. 4.
Expenditure has gone up 4 times but income has increased
only 2½ times, so that each year the deficit in the state
bugdet becomes larger.
5. The deficit has gone up 11 times, causing an increase of the volume of money in circulation without an additoinal increase of goods.
6. Only once was there a surplus when the budget has been implemented.
7. The national debt abroad (1958) has gone down to 64%, i. e. Rp. 2,421 million or Rp. 26,- per capita in foreign currency.
8. The internal national debt has doubled, i. e. Rp. 4.670 million or ± Rp. 51 per capita.
9. Short periods liabilities have gone up 8,5 times, i.e. Rp. 31,195 million or ± Rp. 339 per capita.
10. The debt to the Bank of Indonesia has gone up 8 times, i.e. Rp. 24,832 million or. Rp. 270 per capita.
From the above it is clear that the liability for every Indo -nesian citizen amounts to
1. Rp. 26 (foreign currency on long term loan). 2. Rp. 51 (short term).
3. Rp. 339 (short term liability).
4. Rp. 270 (debt to the Bank of Indonesia). Rp. 686
The above figures should be viewed in the light of
1. The number of population, increasing 2,3% every year ; 2. Indonesia being an independent country for not more than
15 years ;
3. The natural resources of the country.
And these factores should be compared with the progress made by neighbcuring countries who got their independence at about the same time, but do not have the same potential wealth nor the same amout of population.
On the other hand, we wish to recognize here the progress made in other fields, such as education, social welfare and medi -cal services.
The following data show the progress made in the field of :
A. Education 1950 1960
1. Elementary Schools 24.775 29.892 Pupils 4.977.304 6.597.090 2. Secondary Schools 951 2.113 Pupils 139.213 414.780
3. Colleges 47 134
Students 1.164 7.636 4. Universities
Faculties 17 46
Students 435 32,614
5. Illiteracy
(Age 13-45) + 90% + 45%
B. Social Welfare 1950 1960
1. Centres of cader training
for social work in villages 250 70.000 2. Rural Social insertions up to 1960 13.847 3. Cultural Centres for isolated
areas up to 1960 15
5. Work Centres 1950 1960 This dark picture should be put alongside the brighter one in order to have an objective evaluation of the development, and if we balance the assets against the liabilities and consider the period of 15 year's independence and the potential natural resour -ces and manpower, the only conclusion we can come to is : In the past we could have achieved a better progress.
The unsatisfactory condition shown above should make our leaders realize their shortcomings and neglect in the past, and let us hope there will be a general wish to catch up in the shortest possible time, in order that the standard of living of the people might be improved, and ultimately that we may contri-bute to the general welfare of the world.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
The advantage is that the N.P.C. could work quietly like a worker in a laboratory who is trying to solve a difficult problem
The disadvantage is that questions arise among the public, even among the officials as to what the N.P.C. might be doing.
In this special plenary session I wish to report on the time schedule, the method and to give a review of the work done by the N.P.C.
After the inauguration of the N.P.C. on 15 August 1959 and the President's message on 28 August. 1959, the N.P.C. started immediately with its sessions. The greater part of the work has been done in Bandung with a firm intention of starting work without delay and we did not postpone our work till there is a new building in Djakarta.
The period of 11 months may be divided as follows : 1. The plenary sessions in Sept, Oct. and November 1959 ;
2. The Sectional meetings in December 1959, January, Fe-bruary 1960;
3. To Sectional meetings in February and March 1960 ;
4. The sessions of the Committee of the Development Experts and the special Commitees in March, April, May and June 1960;
5. The Plenary Sessions in July 1960.
During that period 34 plenary sessions, 196 sectional meetings, 32 meetings of the Experts. Committee of Development and 56 meetings of other Committees were held, without taking into consideration the number of sub-sectional meetings and the task allotted to members to collect data or to study certain problems.
During that period 17 sections were formed : 1. The Section of Social Affairs.
2. „ Political Section.
3. „ Economical/Financial Section. 4. „ Food/Clothing Section.
8. The Industrial Section
9. „ Distribution, Communication and Tourism Section. 10. „ Section of Training of Development Workers. 11. „ Educational Section. collect more material to complete the sectional reports ; viz. :
1. The Experts Committee of Development for clothing. 2. The Experts Committee of Development for Food.
3. The Experts Committee of Development for Pharmaceutic-al Industry. 4. The Experts Committee of Development for Industry.
5. The Experts Committee of Development for Distribution,
8. The Experts Committee of Development for Research.
9. The Experts Committee of Development for People's wel-mentioned, three special committees were set up :
1. The Census Committee (Johannes Comm.)
2. The National Income Committee (Kertonegoro Comm.) 3. The Committee "Sosialisme Indonesia" (Djokosutono
§ 8. The National Planning Council works in sections and in plenary sessions. All members are included in one or other sec-tion provided with written instrucsec-tions with regard to their task and time schedule. When the sections' work has been reviewed by the plenary body, it is adopted as the plenary Council's opinion. The sections have worked under very high pressure as everything had to be completed in due time.
In the course of time the preparatory committees of several sections worked day and night for two to three weeks at a stretch -Saturdays and Sundays included - in order not to be behind schedule.
Both State institutions and private ones have shown the gre-atest activity and willingness in aiding the sections.
The average attendance at the meetings was 73%.
The Experts Committees have given valuable aid to the N.P.C The N.P.C. succeeded in finding 270 Indonesian experts in 12 fields of development. Those experts have given a great contri-bution not only to the planning but their advice will be of great value in carrying out the plan in the future. The Indonesian ex-perts have convinced the N.P.C. that Indonesian exex-perts are of a very high standard and of high qualification. What we have to consider together is what steps to take to increase the number of experts in the shortest time and to grant them the positions, for which they are fit and to show them our appreciation.
9. may I now summarize the working methods applied by the N.P.C. so far, as follows :
1. For the last eleven months the N.P.C., both its members and the Secretariat have worked hard day and night without regarding the financial aspects.
2. The carrying out of such a heavy task in the shortest possible time has been accomplished only because all members feel themselves fully responsible for the task of the N.P.C. in promoting the future prosperity of our nation.
In my experience as Chairman of the N.P.C., and as a member for many years, of a Council during three periods, from 1939 to 1957, namely three times as a member of the House of Represen -tatives of the Republic of Indonesia, once as a member of the Constituent Assembly, I can confidently state that the sphere and the way in which the N.P.C. worked has opened a new and wider field. The discipline shown by the members in their attendance at the meetings and during the meetings may be set as a good example to other bodies in the Republic.
§ 10. The work completed by the N.Y.C. in the period of eleven months cover the following documents :
1. Three messages on development by
the President 139 pages 2. Accounts given by the Ministers of the
Inner Cabinet and replies 375 „
3. Documents submitted by the plenary body 175 ,, 4. Summaries by the plenary body 825 ,, 5. Reports made by the Sections 5,381 ,, 6. Summaries submitted by the Committee of
Development experts 1 247 ,, 7. Reports made by the special committee 233 ,, 8. Memoranda and the public opinion 2,010 ,, 9. Material submitted by the last plenary session 789 ,, 10. Basic principles and fundamental field program 66 ,,
Total: 11,246 pages A total number of 11,246 pages has been produced and con-densed into 5,100 pages.
To arrange this work the Secretariat has worked at very high pressure. On this occasion I should like to express my thanks for the aid given in the last two months by the following teams :
1. The team from the Bandung Institute Centre. 2. The team from the Teacher's Training Centre.
3. The teams from the Faculty of Agriculture at Bogor and the University of Indonesia.
5. The team from Padjadjaran Unversity.
6. The heads of offices and printing-offices in Bandung, whose facilities have always been available and have printed and edited 5,100 pages within 48 hours.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
§ 11. The N.P.C. calls your attention to two items, which are essential to planning : namely the population and the national income.
When carrying out its task, the N.P.C. was often confused by dissimilar figures of population which have been used as a basis of calculations by various Governments bodies. The N.P.C. is unable to work on these dissimilar figures. The N.P.C. is convinced that the population problem is a most important item in the program, because all the efforts are made to help the population itself and the population varies out the development scheme. Precise details on population are urgently needed for the setting up of every plan and for the carrying out and evalua -tion of the development program.
Urged by this need, the N.P.C. has formed an Indonesian Census Committee, more popularly known as the Johannes Com-mittee, which has used all materials available in the country and abroad, and according to its inquiries the population in Indonesia in 1960 is 97,7 million and in 1970 will be 116,4 million.
The percentage of the population increase for the period 1960 — 1970, is 2.3.
The N.P.C. is of the opinion that a census should be held as soon as possible to collect complete details concerning our po-pulation. The N.P.C. is prepared to lead the coming census organization.
§ 12. The National Income.
details ; based upon figures in the past, which are only estima-tions, it concluded that the total national income is not 206 billion a year or Rp. 2,200 per capita, but 236 billion of Rp. 2,500 per capita, on a population of 92,7 million.
It must be stated once again that the N.P.C., does not want to use figures based on estimations. These figures are used only to lead our thoughts. We cannot rely on any figure concerning the national income if we do not know for certain what the total population is.
The N.P.C. is of the opinion that for the time being and until a reliable census is held and until a reliable account of activities is recorded, it is better to make use of established facts as a measurement of the welfare of the Indonesian nation.
§ 13. I should like to give an account of what the N.P.C. has used as basis for its ideas in carrying out the work entrusted to it by the Presdent.
The aim of the overall plan of national development is Indo -nesian Socialism, i.e. a just and prosperous society which is foun-ded on the basis of „Pantja Sila.”
Indonesian Socialism is neither the kind of Socialism com-monly thought of by the west, nor that whch is genarally accepted throughout the Communist countries.
It is Socialism, which contains well-balanced factors of social justice and those of pure Indonesian origin, as discribed by the principles of "Mutual Help" and "Family life", that consti-tute the main charactisistics of Indonesians.
The aim and purpose of Social Justice which is based on. "Mutual Help" and "Family life" is common prosperity in which there is a surplus of material as well as spiritual property equally distributed among individuals according to their characteristic differences.
Economcally, its goal is the achievement of an economic struc-ture based on common effort, in which the government and its people or the state-controlled and private firms are team-mates in achieving production and distribution for the realization of the surplus of common prosperty, equally shared by all people. With social, not individual, wealth as the primary aim, in the domestic economic structure of Indonesian Socialism, individual property is still recognized in so far as it performs a social function in the state-controlled cooperation.
The economic structure of Indonesian Socialism aims at promoting economic and financial effort to achieve justice and to eliminate any kind of colonialisation, and to abolish slavery, that thinks of man as a means for private purposes.
Socially, it is for a peaceful and wealthy society whose members can always cooperate peacefully. It guarantees a sufficiency of food, clothing, housing, medicine and education
to everyone and social care to the aged.
The socialistic Indonesian community must see to it that each of its members can enjoy and develop culture and can fulfill his spiritual life so as to make material and spiritual wealth real.
Indonesian Socialism that is derived from the suffering of the people, has been constructed since the Proclamation of Indepen-dence, which is the source of inspiration and wisdom for running the Indonesian Revolution.
§ 14. The plan will he an eight year plan:
The National Planning Council has come to the decision that Plan I will take a period of 8 years (1961 to 1969), a conclusion based on these facts:
a. The projects of Plan I need time to get administrative pre-paration and approval.
b. Many of the subjects are entirely new so that they need surveying and research.
c. The choice of suitable equipment and machinery and their construction will take time.
d. Means of transporations are extremely slow in Indonesia. e. To provide labour for the projects.
f. Significant products from most of the big projects can be expected in the fourth year.
The span of 8 years covers the whole planning: In that period of time there are plans which take 3, 4 and five years. Within these periods of time they are supposed to be self-generating without the need for lavish investment.
At this very moment the two subsequent plans following Plan I must be thought over.
They are :
The short-term plan, that requires a period of five to eight years, and the long-term one with a period of 15 to 20 years.
The former involves matters of ardinary construction, and the latter involves those that play a very important part in the state affairs, e.g. steel industry, electric power, roads and navigation. § 15. The amount of investment for Plan I is estimated at Rp 240 billion or Rp. 30 billion a year.
As a percentage, the amount of annual investment mentioned above is about 13% of the National income for the fiscal year 1960.
The percentage is reached by considering the following facts : 1. The living standard of Indonesians today is so low, that
bur-dening them with big financial strain sseems impossible. Therefore, if possible, the overall development must be financed without overspending and the raising of taxes.
2. Plan I must be considered as leading to experimental de -velopment in a general sense of as many workers and experts as possible, and it is the basis for Plan II and the following plans.
The investment which amounts to 13% of the annual Na-tional income is not an absolute figure, because these are still investments of various Ministries, local authorities and private firms, that are yet to be included in Plan I.
No fields Total Number of Percentage subsequen1 projects
I Mental and Spiritual 7,42
1. Education 43 14
2. Culture 9 5
II Research 1,11 16
-III Social care 2,58 11
-IV Government 1,51 6 3
V Spesific development 12,50 1 -VI Production 45,02 - 8
1. Industry 81
3. Food 8
2. Clothing 7
4. Medical care 6 VII Distribution
(Distribution and Communication)
25,16 144 3
VIII Finance
(including tourism) 4,70 3 ـ
Total
1
100,00 335 33
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17. The bases for of the additional thoughts are as follows: 1. The N.P.C.'s development is based on the following ideas.a) that if possible, funds should not be overspent
b) that if possible, taxes should not be increased. which suggests economical and technical co-operation in the shortest possible time.
5. The development projects are of two kinds :
a) Projects undertaken to promote the national welfare are called A projects.
b) Projects undertaken to cover the costs for carrying out the A projects, are called B projects.
6. The relation between the yearly budget and the budget for development should be considered along the follow-ing line of thoughts :
a) The pressure of the yearly budget will diminish, because a large portion of the expenditure capital is moved to the development budget.
b) The yearly budget will be increased by taxes and duties, and taxes as a result of development activities.
c) By economizing seriously, the yearly budget is cut down, which will raise the value of the rupiah. This we hope to attain within three or four years.
7. The evaluation of the development for this first plan had bet-ter be based on clearly established facts and not on the increase of national income.
The N.P.C. must be ready to carry out the wishes of the people. It must help change the plans on paper into factories, ships, docks, schools hospitals, and so on.
It does nto wish to have plans as such.
After obtaining the approvel of the temporary People's Coun-are aiming at a very complicated goal. It is impossible to carry out a plan of development only by means of encouragment. It has to be realized by hard work.
The N.P.C. realizes that speeches will not be able to change plans into factories, and doctrines will not be able to construct dams.
A just and prosperous Indonesia can only be achieved through hard work.
A socialist community can only be accomplished by working hard.
The task we face is much bigger than the task of making plans. But the National Planning Council wants to stress that a leader's character, and a nation's character, are able to realize this vast aiming at a just and prosperous community in the future.
contribution of the Members of the Experts Committees for development, and finally the valuable support of all the Members of the National Planning Council and its Secretariat all given in the conviction that it is necessary to make a project on a big scale and in a very short time.
On behalf of the members of the National Planning Council I wish to express ous sincerest gratitude to all who have helped in the carrying out of the project, and especially to the I.C.A. who has helped us with type-writers.
Permit us for getting sentimental.
Comparing ourselves to a young architect, who is very happy to be able to have finished his first plan of building a small brick house.
From a politic-economical point of view the N.P.C. sees in this project the only right and quick way of building up a socialistic in the carrying out of this project. This was decided in a previous plenary meeting.
years the number of trained people will have increased to 600. The curriculum will be arranged in such a way that it will be a solid and practical project with the aim of carrying out the over-all development.
In the meantime, a plan will be suggested to open a faculty of Science in Planning, so that in the long run this emergen-cy training will be changed into an ordinary education pro-gramme which will be more satisfying. This task has been allotted to the first Vice Chairman of the N.P.C.
2. a. The N.P.C. is going to make a list of people who will fix a system of working, and equipment, that can guarantee the fulfilment of the project within the allotted time.
b. The skilled people now living abroad have to be listed with great care in order that they can be of use in the fulfilment of the project for development.
c. The N.Y.C. is going to make a plan for sending people abroad in order that they may be trained in making plans in the future.
d. There also will be a project for obtaining instructors from abroad.
b. The N.P.C. needs statistics for development. It would be better and more economical, if the Central Bureau for Statistics is a part of the N.P.C. and adjusted to the needs of the N.P.C. instead of constituting a new section.
c. The N.P.C. will plan in a short time a system of control-ling and evaluating the development in order that the task of controlling and evaluating can be fulfilled.
This task is allotted to Vice Chairman III of the N.P.C.
4. To support the N.P.C. in the fulfilment of the Project the N.P.C. has decided to request the Government to consider : 1. to delegate to the N.P.C. the responsibility of
coordinat-ing on behalf of the Government.
2. to delegate to the N.P.C. the responsibility of adjusting the project to the changes of time and conditions.
5. Indonesian Development Bank.
Right from the start, since September last, the N.P.C. has been of the opinion that the first condition to smoothen the develop-ment is the existence of a bank to finance this Development. The N.P.C. is of the opinion that it would be better if members of the N.P.C. were on the Committee of Verification of the afore mentioned bank to enable the N.P.C. to assist in the use of funds and that of personnel that will guarantee the success of a project.
§ 21. The N.P.C. has not wasted time in carrying out the task assigned to it by the President. The N.P.C. hopes that the Gov -ernment and the M.P.R. will not waste time either in finishing the Draft Fundamental Law of the First National Overall Develop ment Plan.
§ 22. At this plenary meeting, the N.P.C. takes the opportunity to express its hopes to all those present and to the readers of this publication who play an important role in the life of the state and the people of Indonesia.
Furthermore, the N.P.C. expresses its wish that this project may be carried out in a shorter time and with a smaller budget, as a result of the high national spirits and pride. Such an attitude can be obtained if the Indonesian Leaders are willing to give guidance to the people with sincerity of mind and of action.
Beside that, great devotion is required from all executors of the plan. To work for the development with sincerity will find God's approval.
The N.P.C. desires that the Overall Development may start at the beginning of the year 1961, sixteen years after the birth of the Republic of Indonesia. I express the hope that this Project will lead to the attainment of a just and prosperous community, wich is the goal of all of us.
Furthermore, we hope that the preparation of this first Project will be a good one for a second project covering a national overall development, which should be more extensive and more perfect.
Ladies and Gentlemen !
23. In the course of the last few years, on the occasion of the celebration of our Independance Day, the President has used characteristic words :
1957 is called the Year of challenge, 1958 is called the Decisive Year.
1959 is called the year of the Rediscovery of the Revolu-tion.
The N.P.C. sincerely hopes, that the President may call the coining year "the Year of Overall Development."
We hope, with the blessings of God Almighty, that a just and prosperous society under the banner of the Republic of Indo-nesia may come into existence as a result of the IndoIndo-nesian National Revolution, based on the Proclamation of Independance of Indonesia on August 17, 1945.
Your Excellency the President,
Your Excellency the President,
§ 25. We, the N.P.C., feel very honored to submit at this Special, Plenary Meeting, being held on this Saturday, the thir-teenth day of August of the year 1960, that is two days prior to the installment of the members of the N.P.C. last year, and four days prior to the celebration of the Day of the Proclamation of Independence, this year, the proposals concerning a Draft Fundamental Law of the First National Overall Development Plan, covering a period of eight years (1961-1969) to Your Excellency, in accordance with the firm intention, that we expressed as a whole on August 28, 1959, at a Special Plenary Meeting, held at the State Palace in Djakarta.
1. The Draft Fundamental Law of the First National Overall Development Plan, as mentioned previously, consists of 5100 pages.
2. The concerning contents are organized in accordance with the numbers that are related to our Proclamation, i.e.: seventeen parts, eight books, and nineteen hundred and fourty five paragraphs.
3. For the purpose of obtaining a clear picture of the total content, above draft has been organized as follows
The Seventh Book : The Field of Finance. The Eighth Book : Ministerial Notes.
...: Appendices ... b. Furthermore, afore-mentioned eight books are divided
into seventeen parts:
Part One : Introduction.
Part Two : Indonesian Socialism
The Three Patterns in Develop- ment
The Projecct Pattern. Part Three : Outlines of Development
The Pattern of Finance Implementation and Conclusion. Part Four : The Pattern of Description
con-cerning
Society, Civics, Economics/Fi-nance, Clothing/Food, Funda-mentals for a Development Pro-ject.
Part Five : The Pattern of Description Cerning.
Culture and Education.
Part Six : The Pattern of Description cerning
Education.
Part Seven : The Pattern of Description con-cerning:
The Education of Skilled Work-ers for Development purposes. Part Eight : The Pattern of Description cering :
Research.
Part Nine : The Pattern of Description cerning :
Part Ten
Part Eleven
Part Twelve
Part Thirteen Part Fifteen
Part Fourteen
Part Sixteen Part Seventeen
:
The Pattern of Description con-cerning :Research.
: The Pattern of Description con-cerning :
The Social Welfare of the People. : The Pattern of Description
con-cerning : Administration and Se-curity/Defence.
: The Pattern of Description con-cerning : Food and Clothing. : The Pattern of Description
con-cerning : Industry, including Pharmaceutical industry.
: The Pattern of Description con-cerning : Distribution, Communi-cation and Tourism.
: The Pattern of Description con-cerning: Finance.
c. Finally, the toal content has been divided into 1945 paragraphs.
4. We, members of the N.P.C., would like to express our hope, that these materials may be of use for constructing a Draft Fundamental Law of the First National Overall Develop-ment Plan, which is to be submitted within a short time to the People's Council for legalization.
5. We, members of the N.P.C., would like to express our hope, that the first period of eight years of Development may immediately begin as of the year 1961 with a first action to be undertaken by Your Excellency at the place, where our Independence has been proclaimed, i.e. Pegangsaan Timur 56, Djakarta.
contribution of the Indonesian Generation 1961 in the proper atmosphere, that is the spirit of the Indonesian Revolution, that will give meaning to the holy and glorious Proclama-tion of the Independence of Indonesia.
Bandung : August 13, 1960 National Planning Council Minister/Chairman.
Prof. Mr. H. Muhammad Yamin.
SPEECH AT THE CLOSING OF THE SPECIAL PLENARY METTING OF THE NATIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL HELD IN THE CITY OF BANDUNG ON AUGUST 13, 1960.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
§ 26. His Excellency the President has delivered his address of Counsel. We have paid attention. carefully, to all details.
On behalf of all members of the N.P.C., I would like to express gratitude for above address.
The program has ended. I, therefore, close this special plenary session, while conveying my high appreciation for your atten-dance.
