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GA-00586 1965-11-08 ANP Radiobulletin rel B

ANP Nieuwsbericht, 8-11-1965, 18/19.00 (Indonesia)

ANP news report, 8 November 1965, 18/19.00 (Indonesia)

Third ANP bulletin of 8 Nov 1965: troops seal Jakarta's Chinese quarter; about 10,000 women march in support of Sukarno and the army against the PKI. Their resolution demands the dissolution of Gerwani and government takeover of communist-run schools, linking the attack on Gerwani to its educational work.

GA-01507 1965-11-09 South China Morning Post rel A licensed

Sukarno Given List Of Suspected M.P.s; Women Demonstrate Against Communists (South China Morning Post, 9 November 1965)

Sukarno given list of suspected MPs; women demonstrate against Communists (South China Morning Post, 9 November 1965)

South China Morning Post, 9 Nov 1965, p.20 (Jakarta, 8 Nov): Sukarno is given a list of suspected PKI members of parliament; about 10,000 housewives, girl students and actresses marched to Suharto's HQ and the National Front office shouting support for Sukarno and the armed forces, denounced Gerwani, 'the PKI's women's

GA-01521 1965-11-09 The Guardian rel A licensed

Protest by women in Jakarta (The Guardian, 9 November 1965)

The Guardian, 9 Nov 1965, p.12 (BUP/Reuter, Jakarta, 8 Nov): about 10,000 Indonesian women and girls, led by drummers and majorettes, marched from Suharto's headquarters to the National Front office shouting support for Sukarno and against the Communists, and called for the dissolution of Gerwani, 'the Communist women'

GA-00395 1965-11-30 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 30 November 1965

Berita Yudha, 30 November 1965. Antara story that 'executioners of Lubang Buaya' interrogated in Bandung, including 19-year-old Sujati alias Jossy, 'confessed' Aidit promised a 'Golden Horse Star' for killing the generals.

GA-01697 1965-12-04 Pusat Pemberitaan Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Pusat Pemberitaan Angkatan Bersendjata, Intisari Berita, 4 Desember 1965

Armed Forces Information Centre, Intisari Berita, 4 December 1965: 'How the PKI poisons children's minds'

Armed Forces Information Centre bulletin, 4 Desember 1965. Item 'Cara PKI meracuni jiwa anak-anak' claims in PKI kindergartens run by 'Gerwani' women children were taught God does not exist because He could not give pencils; demonisation through religion and education.

GA-01698 1965-12-06 Pusat Pemberitaan Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Pusat Pemberitaan Angkatan Bersendjata, Intisari Berita, 6 Desember 1965

Armed Forces Information Centre, Intisari Berita, 6 December 1965: speech linking godless knowledge to Lubang Buaya

Armed Forces Information Centre bulletin, 6 Desember 1965. Speech at the Akademi Bahasa Asing Indonesia warning that godless knowledge led PR, CGMI and Gerwani/PKI to 'strip naked and sleep together at Lubang Buaya' because it held that 'women and men are equal'.

GA-02011 1966-12-06 Sinar Harapan rel A

Sinar Harapan, 6 Desember 1966: 'Malam Teror Fajar Harapan' (V)

Sinar Harapan, 6 Dec 1966: 'Night of Terror, Dawn of Hope' (V), Clarence Hall serial

Sinar Harapan, 6 Desember 1966: 'Malam Teror Fajar Harapan' (V). Serial translation of Clarence Hall's 'Indonesia: Night of Terror, Dawn of Hope' ends with the claim that the kidnapped generals were 'handed over to about 100 screaming Gerwani members'; also an essay on education as protection against betrayal.