The coup in Madiun: 'purge action against reactionaries'
Nieuwe Courant, 22 September 1948: Antara reports on the Madiun events: Murba's correspondent describes the 12 September communist takeover, Musso's radio speech (claiming millions of women became widows through Japanese romusha), Suripno calling it a 'purge action', and Col. Djokosujono's claim of a clean-up of reacti
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.
Neues Deutschland, 18 Feb 1964, p. 5: Successful visit to Indonesia
Neues Deutschland, 18 February 1964, p. 5. Correspondent Eberhard Pett's press review 'Erfolgreicher Besuch in Indonesien' on the Indonesian press response to Bruno Leuschner's GDR government delegation. Gerwani is not named; the only women's link is that the women's magazine 'Api Kartini' ran an article on 'Women of t
Adam Malik visits colleague Luns
Tubantia profile (25 Oct 1967) of Adam Malik on his visit to The Hague to meet Luns: Dutch plea for clemency for Subandrio, New Guinea, credit needs, his role against Sukarno. Notes that in 1965 Mrs Subandrio led a women's demonstration against Malik, then trade minister. Gerwani not named; context for Subandrio's wife
Mrs Soenito from Zwolle arrested in Indonesia
Friese Koerier Reuters item (5 Jan 1968, p.11): Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers, 52, on suspicion of membership of the banned communist scholars' association HSI. She had defended trade unionist Njono two years earlier; her husband Soenito, parliament secretary, was arrested after the