CIA Current Intelligence Weekly Summary, 12 Nov 1959, a long multi-topic report; the Indonesia part (pp.23-27) assesses PKI strength (Aidit's claim of 1.5 million members, Java as base, army and Sukarno restrictions, Aidit's 1959 Moscow and Peking trip). It names GERWANI as the PKI's women's front, alongside Pemuda Rak
CIA Bi-Weekly Propaganda Guidance, 25 Oct 1965, calendar and background on the 30 September coup. It notes WIDF's 20th anniversary (26 Nov), lists GERWANI among PKI women's fronts (p.21), and repeats that about 3,000 PKI youth and women's group cadres were trained at Halim air base in September, with Gerwani and Pemuda
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss
US Embassy Jakarta cable to State (2 August 1978) on the life sentence given to ex-colonel Abdul Latief for the 1965 coup attempt. Paragraph 3 says trials of other Category A detainees continue and that the next major figure to be tried is reported to be Mrs Sutanti Aidit, widow of the former PKI chief.
US Embassy Jakarta cable to State (2 August 1978) on the life sentence given to ex-colonel Abdul Latief for the 1965 coup attempt. Paragraph 3 says trials of other Category A detainees continue and that the next major figure to be tried is reported to be Mrs Sutanti Aidit, widow of the former PKI chief.