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2 itemsTopic: 1965 coup and aftermath ✕Event: Tempo special edition on 1965 ✕Collection: 01 Primary Sources ✕
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GA-02254 2012-10-01 Tempo rel B licensed

Di Bawah Cengkeraman Kopkamtib

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Under Kopkamtib's grip

Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on Kopkamtib, set up by Suharto on 2 Oct 1965 as the 'super organisation' that planned and drove the mass killings and detentions (Komnas HAM names it chief perpetrator). It notes army-controlled media showing Lubang Buaya photos with stories that Gerwani women tortured the generals, and ci

GA-02261 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Karena Wibawa Sang Jenderal (Mengapa Jawa Barat luput dari pembantaian)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Because of the general's authority (why West Java escaped the killings)

Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve