Algemeen Handelsblad obituary-profile of Sukarno (1970-06-22), covering his life, Guided Democracy, Nasakom, and the 30 September 1965 events, which it blames on palace guards and communist groups, followed by an anti-communist reaction costing 'tens of thousands' of lives. A photo caption states General Yani was murde
De Tijd retrospective on Sukarno's megalomania (22 Jun 1970, after his death): his second marriage to Hartini in 1954 provoked opposition from the monogamy-minded women's movement, then the 1965 coup, Suharto's rise, the March 1966 transfer of powers and the PKI ban. Gerwani is not named.
De Tijd retrospective on Sukarno's megalomania (22 Jun 1970, after his death): his second marriage to Hartini in 1954 provoked opposition from the monogamy-minded women's movement, then the 1965 coup, Suharto's rise, the March 1966 transfer of powers and the PKI ban. Gerwani is not named. Duplicate of GA-00735.
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
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
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
De Tijd profile by Anton Koene (8 Feb 1974) of Ratna Sari Dewi Sukarno in Paris, who is serialising her memoirs to clear Sukarno's name over the 1 Oct 1965 coup, rebuts the Widjanarko report in Dake's book and criticises Suharto's regime. Gerwani and Gerwani women are not mentioned.
Tempo profile (29 June 1974) of S.K. Trimurti on her 64th birthday by the Javanese calendar: ex-Minister of Labour (1946-47), journalist since 1933, now editing the spiritual magazine Mawas Diri. Notes her will asking for cremation, her economics degree at 48, a forthcoming biography by Kustiniati Mochtar. No mention o
Photo caption in the Surinamese weekly Vrije Stem (2 Jul 1974): the 'Miss Djawa' contest organised by Trie Djokko Moeljo, won by Mavis Wirioredjo. Concerns Javanese-Surinamese community life; nothing on Indonesia's women's movement or Gerwani.
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
Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 1 September 1974: profile of Ibu Surastri (S.K. Trimurti), Indonesian woman journalist, by M. Kamsah Sirat. The lead snippet says she was accused of being pro-Japanese under the Dutch and then anti-Japanese under the Japanese. Only the opening lines are available; nothing on Gerwani is
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.
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.
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
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
JPRS translation of an Indonesian Tribune (Tirana) 1974 report of Radio Tirana interview with Setiati Surasto, leader of the PKI delegation to Albania's 30th liberation anniversary. She describes Indonesia as a US neo-colony under Suharto's 'fascist' regime, cites 28 million unemployed and about 100,000 political priso
Photograph from the Koleksi Idayu album at Perpusnas Khastara, captioned as Dr. (h.c.) S.K. Trimurti giving a lecture. The album caption OCR reads a title 'Hubungan Pergerakan Buruh Indonesia dengan Pergerakan Kemerdekaan Nasional' dated 14 May 1975; the file name's truncated caption points to the labour and women's mo
Photograph, image 06 of the same Khastara item (575445) as the S.K. Trimurti lecture photograph, from the Yayasan Idayu albums, Perpusnas Khastara. Captioned in the file name as a lecture by Dr. (h.c.) S.K. Trimurti on the relation of the labour movement to the women's movement (title truncated). The OCR gives only the
De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw
Short Der Bund item (Bern, 13 November 1975, signed pd.) announcing Amnesty International's Prisoner of Conscience Week on long-term detention. It profiles 'Ibu Salawati', 66, a nationalist leader, devout Christian and mayor, later Communist MP, arrested in 1965 and held in Bukit Duri women's prison for ten years witho
Berner Tagwacht, 15 Nov 1975, short Amnesty 'Prisoner of Conscience Week' profile of Charlotte Salawati (Salawati Daud), 66. It describes her as a nationalist teacher in Celebes, first and only woman mayor of the Muslim part of Makassar, later a PKI parliamentary candidate and member; arrested after October 1965 and he
Ann Gregory's Columbia PhD thesis (1976) on the recruitment, career patterns and factions of the Indonesian political elite under Guided Democracy and the New Order, based on elite biographies, with chapters on military and civilian factions. It is a quantitative study of Javanese dominance and clientelism. Gerwani is
Issue of the New York media magazine [MORE] (January 1976) with Barbara Sproul's Amnesty-linked article on writers jailed by repressive regimes. Its Indonesia list describes Sudjinah as a writer who contributed short stories to Harian Rakjat and worked on the editorial staff of Api Kartini, journal of Gerwani; arrested
Issue of the New York media magazine [MORE] (January 1976) with Barbara Sproul's Amnesty-linked article on writers jailed by repressive regimes. Its Indonesia list describes Sudjinah as a writer who contributed short stories to Harian Rakjat and worked on the editorial staff of Api Kartini, journal of Gerwani; arrested
Poem 'Freedom' by Sugiarti Siswadi, printed in the New York Times on 10 January 1976, p. 20 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers). The supplied file contains only the title, author and citation header, not the poem text. The catalogue records Sugiarti Siswadi as a member-name hit and notes a Dutch-language version elsewhere
Tempo profile of Sawito Kartowibowo, the mystic behind the 1976 'Sawito affair' manifesto, discussing his prophecies of a new 'Sawitan' age. It notes that his essays appeared in Mawas Diri, the monthly led by Dra. S.K. Trimurti. Trimurti appears only incidentally; Gerwani is not mentioned.
JPRS translation of a Tempo profile (c. early 1977) of Maria Ulfah Santoso (b. Serang 1911): her marriage to political prisoner Soebadio Sastrosatomo with Subandrio's help (Jan 1964), early women's-movement work, Perwari and Kowani, and the PSI. She says that during her 11 years leading Kowani from 1952, 'PKI and Gerwa
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara): a PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party) campaign rally at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta, with speakers including Dra. S.K. Trimurti, Wilopo and Moh. Isnaeni. The caption OCR gives 1977, so the 1977 election campaign. S.K. Trimurti is the labour and wo
Tempo item (26 February 1977) profiling Maria Ulfah, who advises working women on labour rights and the marriage law and speaks against polygamy. It says she works with 'dra. SK Trimurti' in the Yayasan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (YTKI) on women workers' workshops, seminars and legal information. Trimurti, a Gerwis founder