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GA-02567 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [14] (FO 371/180323, November 1965)

FO 371/180323: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [14] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180323 (c. 4-16 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams, Antara extracts and Foreign Office correspondence on the PKI's destruction, Subandrio, Nasution and Sukarno. Gerwani items: tel. 2480 (p. 39) reports a 8 Nov Jakarta rally of women's organisations demanding dissolution of the PKI and Gerwani;

GA-02616 1965-11 rel B licensed

LBJ National Security File - Indonesia: communist parties and internal politics, Nov 1965 - May 1966

LBJ National Security File: Indonesia, Communist Parties and Internal Politics, Nov 1965-May 1966

LBJ Library National Security File, Indonesia country file (vol. VI): US Embassy Jakarta cables and withdrawal sheets, mainly December 1965 to May 1966, on the army's moves against the PKI, Sukarno's speeches, student demonstrations and Suharto's rise. Gerwani appears twice. Embtel 2077 (17 Jan 1966) reports Bogor wall

GA-02602 1966-02-07 rel C

Airgram A-503: Will There Be a Putsch against Sukarno? 7 Februari 1966

Airgram A-503: Will There Be a Putsch against Sukarno? 7 Feb 1966

US Embassy airgram A-503, 7 Feb 1966, assessing whether anyone would stage a putsch against Sukarno (students, parties, generals, Sarwo Edhie). Women appear only in Sukarno's remark that women were not 'frying stones'; Gerwani absent.

GA-02607 1966-11-05 rel B

Airgram A-218: The Army Takes Hold in Central Java, 5 November 1966

Airgram A-218: The Army Takes Hold in Central Java, 5 Nov 1966

US Embassy airgram A-218, 5 Nov 1966, on a Central Java trip showing the Army's 'ironclad grip': roadblocks, meeting bans, ID checks, prison numbers and ex-prisoners as pariahs. Women appear only as the Army lieutenant's wife in village pacification.