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GA-03549 1960-06-16 The Singapore Free Press rel C licensed

The Singapore Free Press, 16 June 1960: Grenade attack on MP (house of Nungtjik)

Singapore Free Press, 16 June 1960 (lead snippet only; full text behind NewspaperSG click-through). A hand grenade thrown by an unknown person into the house of 'Mr. Nungtjik' in Jakarta killed one woman and injured a member of parliament and a girl. The item does not name Zubaidah Nungtjik or any Gerwani member; the l

GA-03543 1960-06-17 Berita Harian (Singapore) rel B

Rumah komunis kena bom (Nungtjik)

Communist's house hit by bomb (Nungtjik), Berita Harian (Singapore), 17 June 1960

Berita Harian (Singapore), 17 June 1960: Reuters report from Jakarta that a Communist member of the Indonesian Parliament, Tuan Nungtjik, was wounded when a bomb (hand grenade) was thrown while he was eating at home the previous night. Only the lead snippet survives. The sweep log links it to Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R. (Ge

GA-03550 1960-06-17 The Straits Times (Singapore) rel C

Woman dies, MP hurt in grenade attack (The Straits Times, 17 June 1960)

Straits Times (Singapore), 17 Jun 1960, Antara report from Jakarta: a hand-grenade attack the day before killed one woman and injured an Indonesian MP and a girl; the thrower was unknown. The sweep suggests the MP was Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.), unverified. Only the lead is available; Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-03544 1963-05-24 Berita Harian rel C

Buku puisi di-haramkan (PKI member's poetry book banned in the Federation)

Poetry book banned (PKI member's book banned in the Federation), Berita Harian, 24 May 1963

Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 24 May 1963: Kuala Lumpur report that the Federation government has banned 'Puisi Progresif Indonesia', a book written and translated by a PKI member, 'Bintang S...' (snippet cut off). The sweep guesses the author is Bintang Suradi, possibly the husband of Gerwani member Suwarti Bintan

GA-03551 1963-06-26 The Straits Times rel B

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi)

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi), The Straits Times, 26 June 1963

Straits Times item of 26 June 1963 reporting that Bintang Suradi, 40, private secretary to PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, drowned off Java's south coast the previous Saturday, per Antara. Only the lead snippet was available. Relevant as the death of the husband of Gerwani figure Suwarti Bintang Suradi (the husband link comes

GA-03589 1965-11-10 Neue Zurcher Zeitung rel B

Moskaus Streit mit Peking: Sowjetisch-chinesische Kontroversen auf dem Weltgewerkschaftskongress (NZZ, 10 Nov 1965)

Moscow's dispute with Peking: Soviet-Chinese controversies at the WFTU congress (NZZ, 10 Nov 1965)

Neue Zurcher Zeitung report (signed T. R., 10 November 1965) on the WFTU congress in Warsaw, overshadowed by the Soviet-Chinese conflict. Among the eight secretariat members elected is Setiati Surasto (Indonesia); the Indonesian delegation is said to have backed the Chinese line. This documents her international trade-

GA-03585 1966-02-15 Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais rel B

Djakarta, leader communiste au tribunal (Trees Soenito defends Njono)

Swiss press, 15 Feb 1966: PKI leader Njono on trial in Jakarta (defence counsel Trees Soenito)

Swiss regional daily, 15 Feb 1966: the special military court trying PKI leader Njono opened the previous day. Njono's sole defence counsel is Mrs Trees Soenito, 50, daughter of a former Dutch official and wife of a jailed leftist leader, who says she was appointed only on Saturday after other lawyers declined. The tex

GA-03587 1966-02-15 La Suisse rel A

Le procès de ceux qui voulaient renverser Soukarno a commencé (Trees Soenito)

Swiss press, 15 Feb 1966: PKI leader Njono on trial in Jakarta (defence counsel Trees Soenito)

La Suisse, 15 Feb 1966, UPI/AFP wire from Singapore on the opening of the first coup trial in Jakarta. Defendant Njono, PKI Central Committee member, denies plotting against Sukarno. His only lawyer is Mrs Trees Soenito, aged 50, daughter of a former Dutch official in Indonesia and wife of a left-wing Indonesian leader

GA-03478 1966-11-19 The Press (Christchurch) rel B

Military Trial: Woman Named (Suwarti, PKI Central Committee)

Military Trial: Woman Named (Suwarti, PKI Central Committee), The Press, 19 Nov 1966

Short NZPA-Reuter dispatch in The Press (Christchurch), 19 Nov 1966, citing Antara: the first woman member of the banned PKI to face trial will appear before a special military court in South Sumatra. She is named only as Suwarti, a Central Committee member. The sweep tentatively identifies her as Suwarti Bintang Surad

GA-03469 1966-12-20 Toronto Daily Star rel A licensed

Toronto Daily Star, 20 December 1966, p. 17: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Toronto Daily Star, 20 Dec 1966: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Page 17 of the Toronto Daily Star (20 Dec 1966), a general world-news page. A short wire item headed 'Indonesian Red's wife' reports, citing the army paper Berita Yudha, the arrest of Mrs Aidit, a doctor and chairman of the Communist women's organization, accused of propaganda after the coup. The OCR is badly garbled;

GA-03472 1966-12-20 Vancouver Sun, p. 16 rel A licensed

Vancouver Sun, 20 December 1966, p. 16: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Vancouver Sun, 20 Dec 1966: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Reuters item on a Vancouver Sun 'Names in the News' page (20 December 1966): the wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit, former Indonesian Communist leader, 'have been captured' in Jakarta; Mrs Aidit, a doctor, is described as chairman of the Communist women's (movement, text cut off). The wife is Sutanti Aidit, presented as

GA-03465 1966-12-21 New York Times, p. 16 rel A licensed

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966, p. 16)

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966)

New York Times headline item, 21 December 1966, p. 16: 'Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized'. Per the sweep log it reports the arrest of Dr Soetanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit. Only the citation header was captured, not the article text.

GA-03477 1968-01-06 The Washington Post, Times Herald, p. A9 rel A licensed

Washington Post, 6 January 1968, p. A9: 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta' (Trees Sunito)

Washington Post, 6 Jan 1968: 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta' (Trees Sunito)

Washington Post (6 January 1968, p. A9), an AP report headed 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta'. Per the sweep log, it says woman lawyer Trees Sunito, who defended Njono, has been arrested and is described as a former leader of the women's section of the Communist Party. Only the page header is in the text; the article b