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GA-02041 1965-11-07 The Straits Times rel A

The Straits Times, 7 November 1965: Suicide squad women crushed by army tanks

Straits Times, 7 Nov 1965: suicide squad women crushed by army tanks

Straits Times, 7 Nov 1965 (world round-up, lead only). An army bulletin claimed a 'suicide squad' of Communist women, nine 'suicide members' of Gerwani, were killed trying to block army tanks in a Central Java town. Army-sourced propaganda framing of Gerwani women.

GA-02597 1965-11-30 rel B

Airgram A-353: Joint Weeka no. 45, 30 November 1965

Airgram A-353: Joint Weeka no. 45, 30 Nov 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 45 (airgram A-353), 30 Nov 1965: Nasution says repression of the PKI has reached 'mass executions' in several provinces; Army-Sukarno contest. Note: Gerwani not specifically named in the excerpt; high-level context.

GA-02599 1965-12-07 rel C

Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Desember 1965

Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Dec 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 46 (airgram A-373), 7 Dec 1965: Aidit's capture and death, the fate of Politburo members, and a figure of 34,000 PKI prisoners in Java. Context on leadership elimination and detention scale.

GA-02601 1965-12-21 rel C

Airgram A-408: Joint Weeka no. 48, 21 Desember 1965

Airgram A-408: Joint Weeka no. 48, 21 Dec 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 48 (airgram A-408), 21 Dec 1965: estimates 100,000 PKI deaths and 10,000 on Bali; notes Sukarno addressing the 20th anniversary of Perwari. Only women-related scene is a non-communist women's group used as a stage.