US State Department, Question: What is the status of military relations with/assistance to Indonesia? Are there any remaining restrictions?
Answer: On November 16, 2005, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, under authority delegated by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, determined that it was in the national security interests of the United States to waive the restrictions on the provision of Foreign Military Financing (FMF) and defense exports to Indonesia, pursuant to Section 599F(b) of the FY 2006 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-102). There are no additional legislative restrictions on military relations that are specific to Indonesia.
The November decision allowed the United States to resume selected areas of military assistance for Indonesia. It continued the process of military reengagement with Indonesia that included the Secretary's decision on February 25 to allow the resumption of International Military Education and Training (IMET), her May 25 decision to resume non-lethal Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and Presidents Bush
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