JPRS bibliography (via CIA): 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea' (Harian Rakjat, 29 Sep 1965)
Bibliography of US JPRS translations (CIA Reading Room copy, catalogued 1972) listing Vietnamese, Korean and Indonesian items. One entry, 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea', from Harian Rakjat, 29 September 1965, p. 3 (JPRS 33306, December 1965), concerns the wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, presumably Sut
JPRS bibliography (via CIA): 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea' (Harian Rakjat, 29 Sep 1965)
Bibliography of US JPRS translations (CIA Reading Room copy, catalogued 1972) listing Vietnamese, Korean and Indonesian items. One entry, 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea', from Harian Rakjat, 29 September 1965, p. 3 (JPRS 33306, December 1965), concerns the wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, presumably Sut
Chinese Policy in Indonesia, 1949-1967 (Mozingo, 1973)
PhD dissertation (Political Science, UCLA, 1973) by David Paul Mozingo on Chinese policy toward Indonesia, 1949-1967, arguing it was an extension of united-front strategy and was undone by the 1965 coup. Its only reference to Gerwani is one sentence in the chapter on the coup (pp. 258-259): young men and women from the
Dynamics of Tokyo-Djakarta Interactions, 1951-1966 (Nishihara, 1973)
Masashi Nishihara's 1973 Michigan PhD thesis on Japanese-Indonesian relations 1951-1966: war reparations, the Kishi-Sukarno settlement, lobbies, the Malaysia confrontation and the 'Sukarno groups'. Gerwani appears only once (pp. 285-286): the Nasution-Suharto group's claim that Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani and SOBSI trained
Vashti's Voice, Women's Liberation Newspaper, issues 6-9 (1974-1975)
Issues 6-9 (March 1974 onward) of Vashti's Voice, a Melbourne women's liberation newspaper, covering rape crisis, abortion, women's theatre and conferences. The only Indonesia item found is a page of Jakarta family-planning posters in Indonesian; no legible mention of Gerwani survives in the poor OCR.
TAPOL Bulletin No. 3, Jan 1974: case notes on Mrs Siti Mudigdio, Member of Parliament
TAPOL Bulletin No. 3 (January 1974) of the British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners, with campaign news, prison conditions and torture reports. Its 'Case Notes' profile Mrs Siti Mudigdio, a Communist MP and vice-chair of Gerwani, once also a WIDF vice-chair, whose husband was killed in 1948. O
US State Department cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit
Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as
US State Department cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit
Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as
US Embassy Jakarta cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni
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, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni
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
Delegations Arrive for Albania's 30th Liberation Anniversary (FBIS, 23 Nov 1974)
FBIS item (Tirana radio, 23 Nov 1974) listing delegations arriving for Albania's 30th liberation anniversary. The PKI delegation was led by Setiati Surasto, candidate member of the PKI Central Committee, alongside parties from Brazil, New Zealand, West Germany and Argentina. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Hoxha Receives Foreign Delegations (FBIS, 29 Nov 1974)
FBIS item (Zeri i Popullit, 29 Nov 1974): Enver Hoxha received foreign delegations for Albania's 30th liberation anniversary, including a long list of Marxist-Leninist parties. The Communist Party of Indonesia delegation was led by Setiati Surasto, candidate member of its Central Committee. Gerwani is not mentioned.
US Embassy Jakarta cable, 16 Dec 1974: inquiry on the Sutanti Aidit case
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political
US Embassy Jakarta cable, 16 Dec 1974: inquiry on the Sutanti Aidit case
Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political
The Women's Role in Development in Indonesia (National Committee for International Women's Year, 1975)
Indonesia's official country report for the 1975 International Women's Year World Conference in Mexico City, prepared by the Indonesian National Committee under the Suharto government (Jakarta, June 1975). It gives speeches by Suharto, Tien Suharto and ministers, then chapters on women's legal status, the 1974 Marriage
7th WIDF Congress, International Women's Year, Berlin 1975
Published proceedings of the 7th Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF), Berlin, 26 October 1975: opening and general-secretary addresses (Aruna Asaf Ali, Fanny Edelman), the report on WIDF work since the 1969 Helsinki congress, finance and credentials reports, the Prospective Plan to 1980 a
Daily World, 16 May 1975: Connecticut towns hear peace delegates (WILPF-WIDF seminar)
Page 9 of the Daily World (New York, 16 May 1975) with a Connecticut report on delegates to a WILPF-WIDF disarmament seminar. They included British woman Carmel Budiardjo, who was in Djakarta in 1965 and imprisoned for three years while her husband remained jailed after ten years; she says over a million were killed an
Daily World, 2 July 1975: Mexico conferees tie women's freedom to economic problems
Page 10 of the Daily World (New York, 2 Jul 1975) with a special report from the UN International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City. Delegates from Italy, Fiji, Norway and Indonesia describe discrimination against women workers under capitalism, including lower pay and unemployment; tensions between US feminists a
Ford Questioned on CIA Activity in Indonesia (FBIS, 16 Oct 1975)
FBIS item: Radio Peace and Progress (Moscow, in Indonesian, 16 Oct 1975) commentary on Ratna Sari Dewi's letter asking President Ford to explain the CIA's role in 1965. She cites hundreds of thousands killed and tens of thousands jailed without trial. A Dutch editor is quoted saying PKI, SOBSI, Gerwani and Pemuda Rakya
The 1965 Coup in Indonesia: The CIA's Version (van der Kroef, 1976)
Critical review by Justus M. van der Kroef (Asian Affairs, Nov 1976) of the CIA's declassified 1968 report 'Indonesia-1965: The Coup That Backfired'. Takes issue with the CIA's claim that Lubang Buaya victims were not mutilated and that Gerwani/Pemuda Rakyat confessions were Army-contrived, quoting Gerwani member Djami
US Embassy Singapore cable, 6 Oct 1977: was Dr Sutanti Aidit a PKI Central Committee member?
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
US Embassy Singapore cable, 6 Oct 1977: was Dr Sutanti Aidit a PKI Central Committee member?
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
US Embassy Jakarta cable, 2 Aug 1978: coup plotter Latief sentenced; Mrs Sutanti Aidit to be tried next
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, 2 Aug 1978: coup plotter Latief sentenced; Mrs Sutanti Aidit to be tried next
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.
Soviet Woman, 30 Sep 1978: 'Meetings, Contacts, Cooperation', Kartini Day in Moscow
Soviet Woman, 30 Sep 1978, pp. 33-36, 'Meetings, Contacts, Cooperation': readers' reminiscences, twin-town Almalyk-Kitwe, Ireland's National Day and an eye-equipment exhibition. Relevant item: Kartini Day gathering in Moscow, where E. W. Djajadiningrat, ambassador's wife, and Ludmila Pakhomova of the USSR-Indonesia Soc
Cauldron: Women and Labor No. 2
Tribune (Sydney), 24 Oct 1979, p. 11, 'Cauldron' women's column: planning for the second Women and Labor Conference (Melbourne, May 1980); the Melbourne group's monthly meetings have covered topics including the Indonesian women's movement; plus a note on rising female unemployment. No Gerwani detail.
Soviet Woman, 30 Nov 1979: 'Meetings, Contacts, Cooperation', Kartini centenary in Moscow
Soviet Woman, 30 Nov 1979, pp. 35-38, 'Meetings, Contacts, Cooperation': Soviet youth on their lives, a Soviet-American youth seminar in Tallinn, Canadian children's theatre, a teacher in Ethiopia, and a Moscow gathering for Kartini's birth centenary. Speakers include A. Belenky, Ludmila Pakhomova and Mrs Panggabean of