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GA-02566 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [13] (FO 371/180322, 28 October-5 November 1965)

FO 371/180322: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [13] (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180322 (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams quoting Antara on the post-coup purge, Sukarno versus the generals, Medan and Central Java. Gerwani items: tel. 2418 (2 Nov, p. 52) reports a Kowani/women's congress move to expel Gerwani members; tel. 2421 (p. 57) quotes Suharto naming 'Pemud

GA-03337 1965-11-07 Berita Harian rel A

Wanita hamil belasan tahun mengaku (Lubang Buaya): PKI women members tell the story of the cruel killing

Pregnant teenager confesses: PKI women tell of the cruel killing at Lubang Buaya (Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Minggu/Berita Harian, 7 November 1965, p. 10, UPI: the 'confession' of Jamilah, 15 and pregnant, a Pemuda Rakyat member, reported from Angkatan Bersenjata. She says about 100 Gerwani women among 500 at Halim were given knives, struck first, and hacked a blindfolded general's genitals. A core Lubang Buaya slander

GA-03664 2003-02 TAPOL Bulletin no. 169/170 rel A

TAPOL Bulletin No. 169/170, January/February 2003

TAPOL Bulletin No. 169/170, Jan/Feb 2003: obituary of Sulami (Gerwani deputy secretary-general)

TAPOL Bulletin no. 169/170 (Jan/Feb 2003), with Carmel Budiardjo's obituary of Sulami (pp. 13-15). Born Sragen 15 Aug 1926, she joined Gerwis (Gerwani from 1951), became East Java executive member (1954) and second deputy secretary-general (1957), attended WIDF meetings, and was deputy secretary-general in 1965. Arrest