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GA-03577 1967-09-03 Szolnok Megyei Néplap rel B

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 3 September 1967)

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Neplap, 3 Sep 1967)

Hungarian county daily, 3 Sep 1967: a search snippet states that Mrs Djubaedah was arrested on charges of taking part in 'the events', described as belonging to one of the banned leftist organisations (text cut off). The sweep identifies her as Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.); unverified. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-00575 1967-09-06 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Oud-penningmeesteres P.K.I. gearresteerd (Former PKI treasurer arrested)

Former PKI treasurer arrested

Amigoe di Curaçao, 6 Sept 1967: Mrs Djoebaedah, former treasurer of the PKI women's movement (i.e. Gerwani, not named), was arrested in Jakarta after being a fugitive. She is accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals on 1 October 1965; documents were reportedly found. Typical New Order framing of

GA-00733 1967-09-29 De Tijd rel B

Executies in Indonesië (Executions in Indonesia)

Executions in Indonesia: Untung and others, with Gerwani blamed

De Tijd commentary by C.H. Schaap (29 Sep 1967) on the executions of Untung and others for the 1965 coup. It says the generals were killed at Halim by "volunteers" trained by Maj. Sujono, "among them members of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and notes the trials were broadcast and published.

GA-00239 1967-10-16 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 16 Oktober 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 16 October 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 16 Oktober 1967. Antara report: 25 ex-PKI arrested in Banyuwangi for underground activity and spreading a Sukarno cult, including 'P.S, a former Gerwani member' and a Chinese courier.

GA-01412 1967-10-27 Harian Kami rel B

Harian Kami, 27 Oktober 1967

Harian Kami, 27 October 1967: Pemuda Pancasila wall newspapers protest detainee releases

Harian Kami, 27 Oktober 1967. Antara brief from Pangkalpinang: wall newspapers by Pemuda Pancasila protest the release of category C detainees with slogans 'Ganyang PKI' and 'Ganyang Gerwani'; police did not intervene.

GA-03470 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed

GA-03471 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed

GA-00241 1967-12-05 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Desember 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 December 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Desember 1967. Follow-up on 'Operasi Tjakra': 750 arrested in North Sumatra including ex-PKI, PR, Chinese nationals and Gerwani; a Gerwani fugitive from Lubuk Pakam caught on a plantation.

GA-02027 1967-12-13 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 13 December 1967: Detained Communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967: detained communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967 (by Soeharjono, lead only). Thousands of detained Communists are building brick-and-bamboo prisons because of acute prison-space shortage and lack of funds to feed some 60,000 rounded up after the coup. Lead does not mention Gerwani; matched on a query about Aidit's wife.

GA-03036 1968 rel B licensed

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965–1968 (MA dissertation, University of Chicago)

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965-1968 (Fox, 1968)

Edward J. Fox, University of Chicago MA dissertation (1968; the catalogue title says PhD) on the Indonesian armed forces' control programme and the pattern of violence from October 1965 to early 1968. Gerwani appears only in passing: a footnote cites 1.75 million members and notes its self-dissolution (p.32), and one u

GA-03708 1968 Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, vols 1-2 (1967-1968) rel B

Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, vols 1-2 (1967-68), p. 271: the Yap Thiam Hien affair and Trees Sunito

Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, 1967-68, p. 271: the Yap Thiam Hien affair and Trees Sunito

Page 271 of the Sydney-published Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs (vols 1-2, 1967-68), on the arrest and release of lawyer Yap Thiam Hien. It reports Djohan Arifin's claim that the Mahmillub trials had been infiltrated by the 'FKI', referring to Trees Sunito (Njono's defence counsel) and Yap, which Mahmillub ch

GA-00431 1968-01-05 Berita Yudha rel B

Berita Yudha, 5 Januari 1968

Berita Yudha, 5 January 1968

Berita Yudha, 5 Januari 1968. Antara report on the arrest of lawyer Yap Thiam Hien, singling out Trees Sunito, defence counsel of Njono, as 'HSI figure and Gerwani leader' as proof of PKI front organisations' infiltration.

GA-00483 1968-01-05 Algemeen Dagblad rel B

Hollandse juriste gearresteerd in Djakarta (Ahli hukum Belanda ditangkap di Jakarta)

Dutch jurist arrested in Jakarta

Algemeen Dagblad (1968-01-05): short item that Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born jurist Trees Sunito-Heyligers (52), alleged member of the banned HSI (Hubungan Sarjana Indonesia). Gives her biography: Leiden law doctorate 1940, husband Sunito, return to Indonesia 1953, dismissal from the state bank after 1965; she had

GA-00498 1968-01-05 Algemeen Handelsblad rel B

Uit Nederland afkomstig juriste in Djakarta gearresteerd (Ahli hukum asal Belanda ditangkap di Jakarta)

Dutch-born jurist arrested in Djakarta

Short Algemeen Handelsblad item (1968-01-05): Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born jurist Trees Soenito-Heyligers (52) on suspicion of membership of the banned HSI. She had defended K. Njono, sentenced to death for the 1965 coup; her husband Soenito, parliament secretary and member of the left-wing Urec movement, was arr

GA-00728 1968-01-05 De Telegraaf rel B

Nederlandse in Djakarta gearresteerd (Dutch woman arrested in Jakarta)

Dutch woman arrested in Jakarta (Soenito-Heyligers)

Short De Telegraaf wire (5 Jan 1968, Reuter): Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers (52) was arrested in Jakarta on suspicion of membership of the banned communist scholars' association; she had defended trade-union leader Njono, sentenced to death for the 1965 coup. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-01066 1968-01-05 Het Parool rel B

Huisbrandolie wordt 1,5 cent duurder (met AP-bericht over de arrestatie van Trees Soenito)

Heating oil 1.5 cents dearer (with AP report on the arrest of Trees Soenito)

Het Parool item (5 Jan 1968) in a page of unrelated news (heating oil prices). The AP paragraph reports Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito, former defender of PKI's Njono, who according to the armed forces daily is suspected of communist sympathies and 'would have been a former leader of Gerwani'.

GA-01078 1968-01-05 Het Rotterdamsch Parool rel B

Djakarta, vrijdag (AP): arrestatie van Trees Soenito

Jakarta, Friday (AP): arrest of Trees Soenito

One-paragraph AP wire item in Het Rotterdamsch Parool (5 Jan 1968, p.1): Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito, earlier defender of PKI's Njono. According to the armed forces daily she is suspected of communist sympathies and 'would have been a former leader of Gerwani'. Allegation only; no other deta

GA-01272 1968-01-05 Limburgsch Dagblad rel B

Uit Nederland afkomstige juriste in Indonesië gearresteerd (Dutch-born jurist arrested in Indonesia)

Dutch-born jurist arrested in Indonesia

Limburgsch Dagblad, 5 January 1968, p. 1: Reuters/ANP report that Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers (52, from Zwolle) as a suspected member of the banned scholars' association HSI; she had defended trade-union leader Njono, sentenced to death. Her husband Soenito, parliament secretary an

GA-01317 1968-01-05 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel B

Beatrix en Claus op jacht in Bondsrepubliek (headline unrelated; item on arrest of Trees Soenito-Heyligers)

Beatrix and Claus hunting in the Federal Republic (item on arrest of Trees Soenito-Heyligers)

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 5 January 1968, p. 1: short wire item under an unrelated royal-hunt headline: Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers as a suspected member of the banned HSI; two years earlier she defended SOBSI leader Njono, who was sentenced to death. No Gerwani content.

GA-01371 1968-01-05 Tubantia rel B

Arrestatie mevrouw Soenito in Djakarta (Arrest of Mrs Soenito in Jakarta)

Arrest of Mrs Soenito in Jakarta

Tubantia (5 Jan 1968): Jakarta police arrest Zwolle-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers on suspicion of membership of the banned Himpunan Sarjana Indonesia; she had defended SOBSI leader Njono, sentenced to death. Biographical detail on her and her husband Soenito, arrested after the coup. No Gerwani content.

GA-01274 1968-01-06 Nederlands Dagblad Gereformeerd Gezinsblad Hoofdred. P. Jongeling... [Et Al.] rel B

Nederlandse juriste gearresteerd (Dutch jurist arrested)

Dutch jurist arrested

Nederlands Dagblad, 6 January 1968, p. 1: brief report that Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers on suspicion of membership in the banned scholars' association HSI; she had defended SOBSI leader Njono, who was sentenced to death for the 1965 coup. A second item on Cyprus is unrelated. No Ge

GA-01365 1968-01-06 Trouw rel B

Weer Indonesische advocaten in arrest (More Indonesian lawyers arrested)

More Indonesian lawyers arrested

Trouw (6 Jan 1968), UPI: arrests continue of Indonesian lawyers who defended former communists. After Subandrio's counsel, two more were detained, including Dutch-born Trees Soenito, who had defended PKI leader Njono. No reason given. Shows the New Order's persecution of 1965 defence lawyers; Gerwani not mentioned.

GA-03649 1968-07-24 FBIS Daily Report, Asia & Pacific, no. 143 rel B

Woman Communist Leader Captured (Madame Sri Sukatno, South Blitar), FBIS Daily Report, 24 July 1968

FBIS Daily Report, 24 Jul 1968: Woman communist leader captured (Madame Sri Sukatno, South Blitar)

FBIS Daily Report (24 Jul 1968) relaying Antara: Madame Sri Sukatno, described as a woman communist leader, was arrested at Pasiraman, South Blitar, in a mopping-up operation, per the army paper Angkatan Bersendjata. She is called a Politburo member, head of the Central Committee section on armed peasants and a Pemuda

GA-00260 1968-08 Angkatan Bersendjata Minggu rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata Minggu, Agustus 1968 (edisi Minggu)

Angkatan Bersendjata Minggu, August 1968 (Sunday Edition)

Angkatan Bersendjata Minggu, Agustus 1968 (edisi Minggu). Sunday edition, Independence Day issue: mostly entertainment; the single Gerwani item is a boxed city-column feature on a young jamu seller from Semarang, joking about Gerwani.

GA-00252 1968-09-20 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1968

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1968. Introduction to W.W. Tjokro's memoir series 'Mengungkap 30 September '65' claims Chinese ships delivered weapons 'to PR, Gerwani and SOBSI' before the coup.

GA-02021 1968-10-07 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 7 Oktober 1968: Puan Hartini tidak ditahan

Berita Harian, 7 Oct 1968: Hartini not detained

Berita Harian, 7 Oct 1968 (Reuters, lead only). Presidential secretary Col. Sutikno denied that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, had been detained or recently questioned; the last interrogation was about 18 months earlier. Matched on Gerwani though lead does not mention it.

GA-02028 1968-10-07 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 7 October 1968: Hartini not detained, says Sutikno

Eastern Sun, 7 Oct 1968: Hartini not detained, says Sutikno

Eastern Sun, 7 Oct 1968 (Reuters, lead only). Presidential secretary Col. Sutikno denied that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, was detained or recently interrogated; the last questioning was about 18 months earlier. Matched on Gerwani though the lead does not mention it.

GA-00576 1968-10-09 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Mevrouw Hartini niet in arrest (Mrs Hartini not under arrest)

Mrs Hartini not under arrest

Amigoe di Curaçao, 9 Oct 1968: presidential secretary Colonel Soetikno denies that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, has been imprisoned or recently questioned; she was last interrogated a year and a half earlier on suspicion of membership of the banned Gerwani.

GA-01499 1968-10-27 New York Times rel B licensed

Sukarno's Role: An Exile at Home (New York Times, 27 Oktober 1968)

Sukarno's role: an exile at home (New York Times, 27 October 1968)

New York Times, 27 Oct 1968, p.5, Terence Smith from Jakarta: Sukarno lives under house arrest at Bogor and was interrogated in Sept-Oct 1968 about clandestine contacts with former associates, after Communists captured in the Blitar operations (2,000 killed or captured, including PKI chairman Oloan Hutapea) implicated