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GA-00889 1957-02-28 De Waarheid rel A

Terreur in Midden-Sumatra

Terror in Central Sumatra: Banteng Council arrests PKI members and Gerwani leaders

De Waarheid, 28 Feb 1957, p. 7: short report that the rebel 'Banteng Council' in Central Sumatra has set up a terror regime, arresting PKI members, unionists and democrats, and placing prominent members of the women's organisation Gerwani under 'town arrest'. SOBSI in Jakarta decided to call protest strikes. Early repo

GA-00563 1957-08-29 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Protest der PKI over de arrestaties in Minahassa (Protes PKI atas penangkapan di Minahasa)

PKI protest over arrests in Minahassa

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-08-29, p. 3): the PKI central committee publishes North Sulawesi branch protest against arrests in Minahasa starting 20 July 1957 (about 30 detained, mostly PKI) and the sealing of the Manado PKI office. Listed detainees include Karel Supit and Mrs. Wuntu-Ottay of the Gerwani leadership i