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GA-01538 1965-10-11 The Times rel A licensed

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 Oktober 1965)

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 October 1965)

The Times, 11 Oct 1965, p.9, whole page scan; only the first article, 'Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive', concerns Indonesia (other items cover Aden, Cuba, Bulgaria, etc.). It reports 1,500 detained, the burning of PKI headquarters, Muslim demands that Aidit be hanged, and that arrested Communists include

GA-01543 1965-10-18 Vancouver Sun rel A licensed

Gerwani among banned Communist fronts (Vancouver Sun, 18 Oktober 1965)

Gerwani among banned Communist fronts (Vancouver Sun, 18 October 1965)

Vancouver Sun, 18 Oct 1965, p.3, whole page (Reuters/UPI); relevant items: Jakarta commander Maj. Gen. Umar Wirahadikusumah, in defiance of Sukarno, orders temporary suspension of the PKI and other pro-communist organisations in the Jakarta area, leaders to report within five days. Banned groups include the Youth Front

GA-01486 1965-10-19 Calgary Herald rel A licensed

Military ban confronts Indonesian Red Party (Calgary Herald, 19 Oktober 1965)

Military ban confronts Indonesian Red Party (Calgary Herald, 19 October 1965)

Calgary Herald, 19 Oct 1965, p.6: AP/Washington Post wire item from Singapore/Jakarta reporting that Indonesia's army banned the Communist party in Jakarta in the name of Gen. Umar Wirahadikusumah, also banning Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani, 'the party's women's branch', and outlawing SOBSI. Mentions arrests of Radio Jakar

GA-01541 1965-11-08 The Times of India rel B licensed

PKI, its affiliates are suspended in Bali (The Times of India, 8 November 1965)

The Times of India, 8 Nov 1965, p.1 (Jakarta, 7 Nov): the PKI and affiliated mass organisations in Bali, including Gerwani (Women's Movement), Pemuda Rakjat, Lekra, BTI, student, teachers' (PGRI) and SOBSI unions, have been suspended; leaders must report daily and a curfew applies. Sukarno says he is considering bannin