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GA-00912 1965-11-08 De Waarheid rel A

Het leger (geweld tegen Gerwani-vrouwen bij Solo)

The army: violence against Gerwani women near Solo

De Waarheid, 8 Nov 1965, p. 3: report that the army continues violent actions against progressives; per an army communique, paratroopers near Solo shot nine women who stood before tanks and refused to move, said to be Gerwani members. Also notes army encouragement of Muslims to destroy communists' buildings in Tasikmal

GA-00495 1965-11-29 Algemeen Handelsblad rel A

Indonesia: Gouden tijd (Indonesia: masa emas)

Indonesia: golden time

Algemeen Handelsblad column 'Golden time' (1965-11-29) on post-coup Indonesia: loyalty advertisements in newspapers, frozen bank accounts for suspected persons, price rises and Conefo stamps, a quarrel in a Malang court. A final item, 'Gerwani, kill her', describes villagers near Tasikmalaya chasing 'Gerwani' with kniv

GA-02901 1974 rel C licensed

Social Conditions Leading to Military Dominance: The Case of Indonesia

Social Conditions Leading to Military Dominance: the case of Indonesia (Kahane, 1974)

Journal article by Reuven Kahane (Contributions to Asian Studies, vol. 5, 1974) giving a structural-sociological explanation of the 1965 coup and army dominance in Indonesia: religious-class polarisation, failing Sukarno-era control mechanisms, and the army's rise. Gerwani appears only in a footnote listing PKI-affilia

GA-02261 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Karena Wibawa Sang Jenderal (Mengapa Jawa Barat luput dari pembantaian)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Because of the general's authority (why West Java escaped the killings)

Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve