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GA-00727 1965-10-11 De Telegraaf rel A

Terwijl Soekarno blijft zwijgen: 1500 communisten gearresteerd (While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested)

While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested; Gerwani blamed for torture

De Telegraaf report (11 Oct 1965) that the army arrested over 1,500 communists, including Col. A. Latief; it states Gerwani members among the arrested "are said to be responsible for the torturing to death of the generals." Early Dutch-press repetition of the Gerwani slander.

GA-00997 1965-10-12 Gereformeerd Gezinsblad rel A

Communisten

Communists

Gereformeerd Gezinsblad wire item (12 Oct 1965, p.1): Muslims looted the homes of Aidit and Njoto and then the headquarters of the communist women's organisation 'Gerwani'; 86 'counter-revolutionaries' arrested near Breses; 1,500-2,000 rebels arrested on Java. It repeats that arrested Gerwani members are said to be res