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2 itemsOrganisation: Angkatan Bersendjata (newspaper) ✕Event: Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta ✕
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GA-00659 1965-10-11 De Nieuwe Limburger rel B

Ondanks oproep tot matiging: Indonesische leger op communistenjacht (Despite appeal for moderation, army hunts communists)

Despite appeal for moderation, army hunts communists

De Nieuwe Limburger, 11 Oct 1965 (ANP/UPI/AFP): despite Sukarno's call for moderation, the army starts a nationwide drive against the PKI. On Saturday a Muslim crowd plundered the houses of Aidit and Njoto and the Gerwani building; about 2,000 arrests near Jakarta; 44 parties demand a PKI ban. Early report of attacks o

GA-00743 1965-10-11 De Volkskrant rel B

Zelfverweer uit paniek (Self-defence from panic)

Self-defence from panic: commentary on the hunt for communists

De Volkskrant commentary (11 Oct 1965) warning that the hunt for communists could drive Aidit's followers to armed self-defence. It describes Muslim demonstrators wrecking Aidit's and Njoto's houses and then "the headquarters of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and army occupation of PKI headquarters in Ace