US FBIS Daily Report (Foreign Radio Broadcasts), page of 1 May 1958 carrying an NCNA English item of 28 April 1958: Mme Tanti Aidit and Mme Sutarsih, members of the central committee of the 'Indonesian Women's Movement' (Gerwani), arrived in Peking by air as guests of the National Women's Federation to attend May Day.
FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (5 Jun 1958): Mmes Tanti Aidit and Sutarsih, members of the Central Committee of the Indonesian Women's Movement, left Peking after visiting China at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation for May Day (arrived 28 Apr); they also visited North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democ
Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Aidit's wife, a leader of Indonesia's communist women's organisation, was captured; intelligence agents had watched her since the coup and described her as a dedicated Communist.
Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil
Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil
Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed
Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed
Bibliography of US JPRS translations (CIA Reading Room copy, catalogued 1972) listing Vietnamese, Korean and Indonesian items. One entry, 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea', from Harian Rakjat, 29 September 1965, p. 3 (JPRS 33306, December 1965), concerns the wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, presumably Sut
Bibliography of US JPRS translations (CIA Reading Room copy, catalogued 1972) listing Vietnamese, Korean and Indonesian items. One entry, 'Tanti Aidit Receives Doctorate in North Korea', from Harian Rakjat, 29 September 1965, p. 3 (JPRS 33306, December 1965), concerns the wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, presumably Sut
Confidential US Embassy Jakarta cable to the State Department, 30 December 1974 (declassified), reporting that Indonesian government sources confirm Sutanti Aidit is a 'Class A' detainee, i.e. slated for trial over the 1965 'coup attempt'. They describe her as a PKI central committee member, leading supporter of husban
Confidential US Embassy Jakarta cable to the State Department, 30 December 1974 (declassified), reporting that Indonesian government sources confirm Sutanti Aidit is a 'Class A' detainee, i.e. slated for trial over the 1965 'coup attempt'. They describe her as a PKI central committee member, leading supporter of husban
Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou
Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou
Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i
Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
Confidential cable from the US Embassy Singapore (Ingraham) to State, 6 Oct 1977, declassified 2009. It debates whether Dr Sutanti Aidit was a PKI Central Committee member, prompted by Congressman Koch's queries. He recalls a 1974-75 Jakarta message saying she was a Class A prisoner whom the Indonesian government claim
Declassified State Department weekly status cable (13 Jul 1978). Citing FBIS and Kuala Lumpur radio, it reports that Dr Sutanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, will be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt. It describes her as a member of the Central Committee of Gerwani, the PKI women's affiliate, and an Amnesty I
Declassified State Department weekly status cable (13 Jul 1978). Citing FBIS and Kuala Lumpur radio, it reports that Dr Sutanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit, will be tried for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt. It describes her as a member of the Central Committee of Gerwani, the PKI women's affiliate, and an Amnesty I
TAPOL Bulletin no. 29 (London, August 1978): assessment of the 1977–78 prisoner releases, resettlement camps, ILO criticism, Wertheim on Suharto and the Latief trial, ex-tapol discrimination, and trials. Page 11 reports that Dr Tanti Aidit, widow of D.N. Aidit and a Gerwani member who ran a Gerwani clinic, is to be tri
TAPOL Bulletin no. 37 (London, January 1980): editorial on the end of KOPKAMTIB's release plan, plus Julie Southwood's long study of 1,014 political trials since 1966. It notes the 1965 Lubang Buaya claim that communist women castrated the generals, and the 1975 subversion trial of Gerwani's Sulami and Sudjinah, with S