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GA-03557 1965-10-23 Delmagyarorszag, no. 250 rel B

Delmagyarorszag, 23 October 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasti (Indonesia)

Hungarian press, 23 Oct 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasto (Indonesia)

Hungarian daily Delmagyarorszag (23 October 1965), search snippet only, with the same wording as the Bacs-Kiskun item: lists Setiati Surasti (Indonesia) with Dragoi (Romania), Csen Ji (China) and Mohammed Al-Szaid, identified by the sweep as the WFTU secretariat. It records Setiati Surasto, a Gerwani/PKI woman leader,

GA-03560 1965-10-23 Dunántúli Napló rel B

Dunántúli Napló, 23 October 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasti (Indonesia)

Hungarian press, 23 Oct 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasto (Indonesia)

Hungarian daily Dunántúli Napló, 23 Oct 1965 (snippet only). A list of WFTU secretariat members includes Setiati Surasti of Indonesia, alongside Dragoi (Romania), Chen Ji (China) and Mohammed Al[...]. It shows Setiati Surasto, a woman trade unionist named in the catalogue, still listed in the international secretariat

GA-03572 1965-10-23 Somogyi Neplap (Somogy Megyei Hirlap) rel B

WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasti (Indonesia) (Somogyi Neplap, 23 Oct 1965)

Hungarian press, 23 Oct 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasto (Indonesia)

Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Somogyi Neplap (23 October 1965, no. 250) listing newly elected WFTU secretariat members by country, including 'Setiati Surasti, Indonesia' (Setiati Surasto), alongside Romanian and Chinese members. Confirms her election to the World Federation of Trade Unions secretariat at the

GA-03575 1965-10-23 Szolnok Megyei Néplap rel B

Szolnok Megyei Néplap (23 Oct 1965)

Hungarian press, 23 Oct 1965: WFTU secretariat incl. Setiati Surasto (Indonesia)

Hungarian county daily, 23 October 1965: a snippet from a list of World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) secretariat members naming Setiati Surasti of Indonesia alongside Dragoi (Romania), Chen Ji (China) and Mohammed [...]. Dated three weeks after 30 September 1965; only the snippet was saved. Setiati Surasto is the

GA-02183 1965-10-25 Suara Merdeka rel B

Suara Merdeka, 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 25 October 1965, p. 1: Sukabumi PKI organisations self-dissolve

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Antara: on 15 Oct the PKI leaderships of Sukabumi with SOBSI, Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani declared self-dissolution after consulting the local Pantja Tunggal.

GA-02184 1965-10-25 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2

Suara Merdeka, 25 October 1965, p. 2: South Kalimantan freezing and raids in Aceh

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. Antara: the South Kalimantan Pepelrada froze the PKI and its mass organisations including Gerwani; faint mention of crowd raids in Kuala Simpang, Aceh. Gerwani appears only in lists of banned organisations.

GA-00382 1965-10-26 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 26 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 26 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 26 Oktober 1965. Antara: West Java police close and freeze assets of seven private universities suspected of G30S links, including Universitas Rakyat (UNRA) in Bandung and Cirebon; important for the education strand.

GA-01312 1965-10-26 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel A

Geheime vergadering (Secret meeting)

Secret meeting

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 26 October 1965, p. 5: citing Karya Bakti, reports a secret PKI meeting on 19 October led by M.H. Lukman, attended by economist J. Piry and 'Aidit's mother-in-law, Mrs Moedigdio' [Mudigdio], amid attempts to set up revolutionary councils in Cirebon and Bali. The text is partly garbled.

GA-01387 1965-10-26 Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia rel A

Djakarta rekent er op dat Soebandrio's rol spoedig is uitgespeeld (Jakarta expects Subandrio's role will soon be played out)

Jakarta expects Subandrio's role will soon be played out

Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (26 Oct 1965), Leffelaar from Jakarta: Subandrio's role expected to end; successors speculated. Reports Karya Bhakti's claim of a secret PKI meeting under Lukman attended by Mrs Mudigdio, Aidit's mother-in-law, and economist J. Piry. Army raids continue, Onrust island used as an internment cam

GA-02185 1965-10-26 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 26 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 26 October 1965, p. 1: Yogyakarta freezing decree by Col. Widodo

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 26 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Col. Widodo froze the PKI and its mass organisations in Yogyakarta by decree of 20 Oct 1965, listing Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, CGMI, IPPI, Lekra, Perhimi, BTI and SOBSI; Gerwani appears only in the decree list.

GA-00383 1965-10-27 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 27 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 27 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 27 Oktober 1965. Demonstration of about 300,000 demands the dismissal of Tjugito and Nj. Umi Sardjono from Kotrar; three Gerwani-related items of central importance.

GA-02186 1965-10-27 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 27 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 27 October 1965, p. 1: Yogyakarta demands dissolution of PKI and Gerwani; Umi Sardjono

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 27 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Richest page for Gerwani in this set: state of war in Central Java; 55 Yogyakarta organisations demand dissolution of the PKI and Gerwani; a demand to dismiss Umi Sardjono from the Kotrar political bureau.

GA-02187 1965-10-27 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 27 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2

Suara Merdeka, 27 October 1965, p. 2: Gerwani Semarang chair Soetjiran says her house was attacked

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 27 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. Two key items: at a Kodim 0733 Semarang meeting a freezing decree was read; Soetjiran, chair of Gerwani Semarang, said her house was attacked, members panicked and Gerwani Semarang 'knew nothing' of the events.

GA-00384 1965-10-28 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 28 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 28 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 28 Oktober 1965. Youth Pledge Day issue: Central Java under a state of war, 104 dead in Banyuwangi with 62 bodies in three pits; Gerwani item on p. 2.

GA-00993 1965-10-28 Friese Koerier OnafhankelijK Dagblad Voor Friesland En Aangrenzende Gebieden rel C

Wereldpresidente mevrouw Van Beekhoff is weer thuis (ACWW)

World president Mrs Van Beekhoff is home again (ACWW)

Friese Koerier profile (28 Oct 1965, p.15) of Geerda van Beekhoff-van Selms, outgoing world president of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), recounting her travels, congresses and the non-political, no-communist-members policy of ACWW. Indonesian women appear only as donors of a Yogyakarta silver dish. No

GA-02188 1965-10-28 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 28 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 28 October 1965, p. 1: North Sulawesi freezing of PKI and Gerwani

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 28 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Gerwani appears twice: the North Sulawesi Pepelrada froze the PKI and onderbouw including 'Gerwani (Gerakan Wanita Indonesia)', and Perti purges PKI sympathisers.

GA-00385 1965-10-29 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 29 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 29 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 29 Oktober 1965. Kodam Bukit Barisan report 'Digerebeg di Siantar' claims a Gerwani woman 'trained at Lubang Buaya' was found in a raid in Pematang Siantar, repeating eye-gouging claims.

GA-02189 1965-10-29 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 29 October 1965, p. 1: Central Java National Front freezes fifteen organisations

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Central Java National Front decision 20/PDFN/1965 (27 Oct) freezing fifteen parties and organisations including 'Ormas Wanita Gerwani (Gerakan Wanita Indonesia)' and Baperki.

GA-02190 1965-10-29 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2

Suara Merdeka, 29 October 1965, p. 2: 'Confession' of a Pemuda Rakyat leader on Lubang Buaya training

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. Antara report of the 'confession' of Pemuda Rakyat leader 'MSN': secret 'GTM' recruitment for Lubang Buaya training from July 1965, seeing many Gerwani, PR and BTI in ranks, 'Ibu Djumono of the DPP Gerwani', and ranks that 'appeared happy and sang'.

GA-00386 1965-10-30 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 30 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 30 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 30 Oktober 1965. Gerwani appears in six items: a Pemuda Rakyat detainee describes Lubang Buaya training of thousands of men and women, seeing 'many members of Gerwani' lined up; one month after 1 October.

GA-02191 1965-10-30 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 30 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2

Suara Merdeka, 30 October 1965, p. 2: Pekanbaru crowds raze PKI and mass-organisation offices

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 30 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. After a rally in Pekanbaru crowds razed all offices of the PKI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, Baperki and BTI within a day; members were 'rescued' from crowds by state organs, some injured.

GA-00387 1965-11-02 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 2 November 1965

Berita Yudha, 2 November 1965. Kowani expelled Gerwani from membership as of 29 October 1965 for being 'clearly involved' in G30S; Muslimat NU chair Mahmudah Mawardi demands action against it.

GA-01313 1965-11-03 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel A

Anti-communistisch (Anti-communist)

Anti-communist

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 3 November 1965: reports a 100,000-strong demonstration at the Chinese consulate in Medan demanding Subandrio's resignation, and, per Antara, that the PKI's women's organisation Gerwani has been expelled from the Indonesian women's congress (Kowani), chaired by Mrs Hurustiati Subandrio, the

GA-01362 1965-11-03 Trouw rel A

Soekarno: mijn leven verkeert in gevaar (Sukarno: my life is in danger)

Sukarno: my life is in danger

Trouw (3 Nov 1965), wire report: Sukarno tells ministers his life is in danger; demonstrations in Medan demand Subandrio's removal; a Muslim leader urges dissolving the PKI. Reports that Gerwani was expelled from the women's congress Kowani, chaired by Mrs Subandrio. Early evidence of Gerwani's isolation weeks after 30

GA-01388 1965-11-03 Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia rel A

Soekarno: mijn leven is in gevaar (Sukarno: my life is in danger)

Sukarno: my life is in danger

Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (3 Nov 1965): Sukarno tells cabinet his life is in danger; 100,000 demonstrate at the Chinese consulate in Medan demanding Subandrio's dismissal; army purge in Central Java hampered by unreliable troops; Gerwani expelled from the women's congress Kowani, chaired by Mrs Subandrio; soldiers kill

GA-02040 1965-11-03 The Straits Times rel A

The Straits Times, 3 November 1965: Subandrio's wife expels women Reds

Straits Times, 3 Nov 1965: Subandrio's wife expels women Reds

Straits Times, 3 Nov 1965 (lead only). The Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani), headed by Foreign Minister Subandrio's wife Hurustiati Subandrio, expelled the PKI women's auxiliary (Gerwani), per Antara; a consultative board statement addressed to President Sukarno. Shows Gerwani's isolation after the coup.

GA-02217 1965-11-03 Neue Berner Zeitung rel A

Neue Berner Zeitung, 3. November 1965: Antikommunistische Demonstration auf Sumatra - Sukarno fordert Tapferkeit von seinen Ministern

Neue Berner Zeitung, 3 November 1965: Anti-communist demonstration in Sumatra; Kowani expels Gerwani

Neue Berner Zeitung, 3 Nov 1965 (UPI/AFP): anti-communist demonstration in Sumatra; Sukarno tells ministers to act 'bravely'; 100,000 demonstrators at the Chinese embassy in Medan; gold and silver mines nationalised; 57 PKI parliamentarians removed. Key for Gerwani research: the Indonesian women's congress (Kowani, OCR

GA-03344 1965-11-03 The Straits Budget rel B

Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java

Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java (Straits Budget, 1965)

The Straits Budget (Singapore), 3 November 1965, p. 15, UPI/Antara: the army declares a state of war in Central Java and gives figures for civilians it says communists massacred (e.g. 62 bodies in three mass graves at Banyuwangi, 104 killed), while observers note the incidents all occurred after the coup. Nothing on Ge

GA-02068 1965-11-04 Izvestiia rel A licensed

Izvestiia, 4 November 1965, p. 2: V Indonezii (Kowani expels Gerwani)

Izvestiia, 4 Nov 1965: In Indonesia (Kowani expels Gerwani)

Izvestiia, 4 Nov 1965, p. 2, international commentary: Antara reports the Congress of Indonesian Women (Kowani) expelled the CPI's women's organisation Gerwani; also Supreme Court dismissals, 57 PKI deputies suspended (Lukman, Njoto), about 3,000 arrested near Yogyakarta, and books of 'implicated' authors removed from