The rebellion of the Indonesian Communist Party in 1926-27 was a significant event which had a considerably greater impact on Indonesias subsequent political development than the actual strength marshalled by the Communists might suggest. Very little has been written about the rebellion and its background, and the documents necessary for its study have been extremely difficult of access, even to those who read Dutch. We have felt that translation and publication of the three reports here presented would be useful to those seeking a fuller understanding of this period of Indonesias modern...