The ACOMA Party and the Communist Party of Indonesia (PEI) both call themselves Marxist-Leninist. However there are fudamental differences between them.
1.—The P.K.1. is quite satisfied when the national bourgeoisie falls in line with the foreign policy of the Soviet Union, and in order to achieve this the P.K.I_ does not hesitate to sacrifice the interests and needs of the mass of Indonesian workers and peasants. In line with this policy the P,K.1. chose the path of liquidating the revolution of August 1945, with Linggardjati and Renville, because according to the P.K.I., at the time the Soviet Union was still weak. In the same context the PKI chose the path of the Madium revolt, because according to the PKI, in togS the Saviet Union was again strong. Basically the PRI took up its defensive, aud then, offensive positian by starting met fram the capacities of the mass of the Indonesian people, but of those of the Soviet Union. Thus in the years that follawed after the August revolution, the P.K.L., with its position of supporting Linguardjati-Renville, acted below the capacities of the mass of the people. In the Madinm affair the P.K.1. on the contrary acted above the enpacities of the people. The retreat of the P K.I. caused damage, while its going forward caused flamage tec, The P.R.1. thus only caused damage in both situations.