Despite the assistance that Nasution gave him in his rise to power, Suharto viewed Nasution as a rival and immediately began working to remove him from power.
Meskipun bantuan dari Nasution memberinya kesempatan naik ke kekuasaan, Soeharto melihat Nasution sebagai saingan dan segera mulai bekerja untuk menyingkirkannya dari kekuasaan.