In an interview on 5 April 1977 with the Sydney Morning Herald, Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said the number of dead was "50,000 people or perhaps 80,000".
1977年4月5日，《悉尼先驱晨报》采访了印尼外交部长亚当·马力克，亚当称，“死亡数字是五万或者甚至有可能达到了八万”。