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Viewing cable 08JAKARTA650, INDONESIA DEMANDS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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08JAKARTA650 2008-04-01 10:06 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Jakarta
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RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 2535
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RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 000650 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/MLB; 
DEPT ALSO PASS TO TONY LA RUSSA IN ST. LOUIS 
NSC FOR E.PHU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV RBI ERA ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA DEMANDS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 
 
JAKARTA 00000650  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1.  (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General 
Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 
 
2.  (U) SUMMARY:  It's spring (at least in the U.S.) and with 
opening day now upon us, Indonesia is currently abuzz about a 
plan to bring a Major League Baseball franchise to Jakarta. 
The team--the Jakarta Traffic--would be joined by a farm 
team, the Surabaya Mud Hens, and a team based in Medan called 
the Sumatra Quakes.  The driving force behind the proposal is 
former New York Mets pitching sensation Sidd Finch, who now 
lives in Bali.  As we have come to expect in this young 
democracy, there is vigorous debate about the proposal.  We 
continue to make USG points in a vigorous manner.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
OFFICIAL REACTION MIXED 
 
3.  (U) As they have for years, Indonesians are demanding 
their own Major League baseball team.  Reacting to Sidd 
Finch's proposal and the recent large rally in Yogyakarta, 
the President--who is known to take in a Giants game down by 
the Bay whenever he is in San Francisco--said baseball could 
play an important role furthering Indonesia's development and 
also would serve world peace.  He added, however, that any 
move this significant would require much careful study and 
debate, noting that consensus is "the Javanese Way if not 
that of George Steinbrenner." 
 
4.  (U) The Foreign Ministry sounded a cautious note.  It 
said it could live with the proposal if all participants 
agreed to settle any disputed calls through peaceful 
dialogue.  It also proposed replacing the "unilateralist" 
role of umpire with a multilateral conflict resolution 
framework commission under UN and ASEAN oversight that made 
rulings consistent with Non-Aligned Movement principles as 
enunciated at the 1955 Bandung Summit. 
 
5.  (U) Predictably, opinion in the Indonesian House of 
Representatives (DPR) was split along party lines.  Members 
of Golkar (the largest faction) were generally supportive of 
the initiative, provided their proposal to outfit the team in 
canary yellow home uniforms was incorporated into the final 
bill (yellow is the color of Golkar).  While representatives 
from PDI-P (the second largest faction) have not yet weighed 
in on the controversy, one contact from the party told poloff 
that their leader would have to wait for the President's 
position on baseball before she could criticize it.  A 
representative from the Speaker's office confirmed that a 
special committee was currently deliberating the baseball 
bill and estimated the DPR would pass it by 2077. 
 
6.  (U) Meanwhile, from his box at Dodger Stadium in Chavez 
Ravine, the Vice President has reportedly brokered several 
deals to move the project forward.  These include plans for a 
politically well-connected construction conglomerate to build 
a giant new stadium complex in central Jakarta in the area 
now called Medan Merdeka (Freedom Park).  The stadium would 
include residential and mixed-use space, and include high-end 
retail outlets such as Armani, Gucci, and Prada.  (Note:  The 
proposal for a Jimmy Choo boutique was rejected when the 
media alleged that Choo, who is Malaysian, stole several 
designs from traditional Indonesian footwear styles.) 
 
MORE ON THE RAGING DEBATE 
 
7.  (U) Human rights groups have raised concerns about the 
proposed stadium.  A coalition of NGOs said the plan would 
likely trigger human rights violations as the authorities 
forced people from their shanty homes to make room for the 
new facility.  They called for a moratorium on any USG 
involvement with Indonesian sports projects until there is 
accountability for the human rights violations that occurred 
in 1999, when people were forced from their homes to make 
room for an ice hockey arena.  (Note:  Indonesia's flirtation 
 
JAKARTA 00000650  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
with hockey was short-lived.  Frequent disruptions in 
electricity supplies made it impossible to keep the ice 
frozen.  Moreover, despite the general futility of their play 
in the Garden, the New York Rangers declined the offer to 
move to Jakarta.) 
 
8.  (U) Also controversial is the proposed spring training 
facility in Jayapura, Papua.  Papuan traditional leaders said 
the proposal would violate the rights of the approximately 
175 tribes that claim customary rights to the land slated for 
the facility.  They have demanded USD five billion in 
compensation from U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoran.  From 
his base in Bali, Sidd Finch said he will work with the 
Papuans in order to address their concerns. 
 
PRESSING THE USG CASE, VIGOROUSLY 
 
9.  (U) In our estimation, Jakarta's proposed MLB franchise 
represents an important and unique opportunity to advance USG 
objectives in Southeast Asia.  Mission recommends that the 
Department move quickly to provide assistance to Indonesia's 
developing baseball scene.   As instructed, Mission has 
engaged key contacts at the Department of Foreign Affairs 
(DEPLU) on this issue.  Poloff pressed the matter in an April 
1 meeting with MannyRamirez (one name only), DEPLU's Deputy 
Director for Sports Diplomacy.  Poloff forcefully underscored 
the extreme importance of this issue to the United States. 
He emphasized that baseball was a central element of 
democracy and freedom and urged Indonesia to move forward 
with the proposed MLB team as quickly as possible. 
 
10.  (U) Happy April Fool's Day!!! 
HUME