How Did Perkins Deal With Indonesia

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Perkins spent most the time learning about Indonesia, and he was threatened if he ever reveals MAIN’s policies. An Indonesia was the communist country, thus the United State was determined to lure an Indonesia away from communism, and in addition Indonesia had oil. His job was to prevent communism and increase prosperity in less developed countries. The MAIN’s electrification project was to part of inclusive plan to ensure the U.S. political dominance in Southeast Asia. Perkin was to generate optimistic economical forecast by showing them the country will economically explode by building new power plants and distribution lines. This electrification project would allow international bank to lend huge loan for country and that money would be

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