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GA-01497 1957-06-16 New York Times rel B licensed

Jakarta Sets Up National Council: Sukarno Names Members (New York Times, 16 Juni 1957)

Jakarta sets up National Council: Sukarno names members (New York Times, 16 June 1957)

New York Times, 16 June 1957, p.37, Special to the Times from Jakarta: Sukarno names the 45 members of the new National Council (Dewan Nasional), chaired by himself, with Roeslan Abdulgani as deputy chairman and secretary-general. About a quarter are described as Communists or sympathisers, including PKI member Sujono

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-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'