Suharto later admitted in his autobiography that he frequently liaised with the student protesters throughout this period and Sukarno often pleaded with him to stop the demonstrations.
Soeharto kemudian mengakui dalam otobiografinya bahwa ia sering berhubungan dengan para demonstran mahasiswa selama periode ini, dan Soekarno sering meminta dia untuk menghentikan demonstrasi-demontrasi tersebut.