President Soekarno And Presidentmen Luebke Dinner Together At Hotel Indonesia, November 2, 1963

President dike Luebke dan Presiden Soekarno menandatangani kesepakatan kerja sama antara Jerman Barat dan Indonesia di Jakarta, 2 November 1963. (Picture Alliance/Kurt Rohwedder)

JAKARTA History today, 59 years ago, November 2, 1963, President Soekarno and President of West Germany, running Luebke to dinner together at Hotel Indonesia. The official inauguration is proof of the closeness of the two countries. Moreover, the location of the banquet is a hotel initiated by Bung Karno himself.

Previously, Luebke had visited around friendly countries. The visit was carried out as a friendly visit. The goal is to build togetherness and cooperation in all fields.

The narrative of beautifying Jakarta is not just an empty message. Bung Karno is behind it. The desire of the number one Indonesian people to make Jakarta a beacon of national civilization is unstoppable. The lighthouse project is a mainstay.

This effort is an effort to form the form of Indonesia as a great nation. After all, Bung Karno did not want to be half-hearted in building. The construction of many buildings and monuments was launched. Great stakeholders are involved. The idea was all from Bung Karno.

The development reached its peak when Indonesia hosted the 1962 Asian Games. Soekarno wants Indonesia to have the largest sports center complex in Asia. The sports complex was later known as Gelora Bung Karno.

He also tried to complete the construction of Gelora Bung Karno with a set of supporting facilities. Hotel Indonesia, one of them. The building became the first skyscraper in Indonesia. Then the Hotel Indonesia successfully accommodated guests from various Asian Games participating countries.

In addition to having to expand the usual road to a highway, the government at that time was also completing the construction of Hotel Indonesia along with the Press House building, which will later be better known as special, Wisma Warta. Hotel Indonesia is the largest hotel of the time and is also the first skyscraper in Jakarta.

The hotel is also the first international hotel chain, Intercontinental Hotels, entered Indonesia, built with war supply compensation funds from the Japanese government. The Indonesian Hotel was inaugurated by President Soekarno on August 3, 1962. The inauguration ceremony took place in accordance with the target time set by Bung Karno himself, at least three weeks before the opening ceremony of the Asian Games IV," said Arifin Pasaribu in the book Hotel Indonesia (2014).

Hotel Indonesia also existed even more after the Asian Games celebration. Official housing is sometimes held at Hotel Indonesia. Even when the group of western German President Luebke came to Indonesia. The arrival was greeted with joy by President Soekarno.

The two of them also perpetuated the film dinner at the Hotel Indonesia on November 2, 1963. The atmosphere was full of warmth, which further strengthened relations between the two countries. Moreover, during the discussion of cooperation, Bung Karno talked a lot about the development and beauty of Indonesia.

While in Indonesia, President Luebke and Mrs. accompanied by President Soekarno and having visited Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Bali. President Luebke and Foreign Minister Shruder have held in-depth talks with President Soekarno and Foreign Minister Soebandrio.

The exchange of thoughts is carried out frankly between the two heads of state. The meeting has been held in a friendly atmosphere which is a characteristic of the relationship between Indonesia and the Federal Republic of Germany, "written in the Magazine ofMimbar Penerangan (1963).