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GA-01091 1948-09-29 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel B

Dictatoriale bevoegdheden voor president Soekarno (Madioen-affaire)

Dictatorial powers for President Sukarno (Madiun affair)

Indische Courant voor Nederland front page (29 Sep 1948) on the Madiun affair: the KNIP working committee grants Sukarno full emergency powers for three months (25-1); Hatta blames 'PKI-Musso'; arrests of FDR communist leaders in Magelang, curfews in Kediri; Solo youth back the government. Soewarti of the labour party

GA-01006 1948-12-04 Het Dagblad Uitgave Van De Nederlandsche Dagbladpers Te Batavia rel B

Republikeins beraad (arrestatie van Francisca Fanggidaej na Madiun)

Republican deliberations (arrest of Francisca Fanggidaej after Madiun)

Het Dagblad (Batavia) report (4 Dec 1948, p.1) on republican cabinet deliberations and arrests of communists after Madiun. It reports Francisca Fanggidaej, once delegated to Prague by the BKPRI, was captured with Colonel Djokosoejono and Politburo member Sardjono, and, per her statement, that 23 women were with Amir Sj

GA-00603 1948-12-07 De Locomotief rel A

Toestand in de republiek: Geen maatregelen tegen Tan Malaka's groep (Situation in the republic)

Situation in the republic: no measures against Tan Malaka's group

De Locomotief, 7 Dec 1948: Army Contact Service report after the Madiun affair. It says Francisca Fanggidaej, earlier delegated to Prague by the BKPRI, was captured with Col. Djokosujono and PKI's Sardjono. According to her, 23 women were among Amir Sjarifuddin's troops; 14 surrendered with 800 men and 7 more on 29 Nov

GA-01093 1948-12-11 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel B

Geen maatregelen tegen groep van Tan Malaka (arrestaties na Madioen)

No measures against Tan Malaka's group (arrests after Madiun)

Indische Courant voor Nederland (11 Dec 1948, p.2): Republican officials deny measures against Tan Malaka's Gerakan Revolusi Rakjat, though Ibnu Parna was arrested. It details arrests of communist leaders: Colonel Djokosoejono, PKI politburo's Sardjono and Francisca Fanggidaej (once delegated to Prague by the BKPRI); p

GA-01096 1949-11-16 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Bendeleidster Lot Salawati gearresteerd in grot

Band leader Lot Salawati arrested in cave

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 16 Nov 1949, front page: correspondent's report from Makassar that Salawati Daud, municipal councillor and 'well-known extreme-leftist lady', led the armed gang that raided Masamba prison and abducted Th. Pluyter, using the mayor's car; arrested in a cave. Frames it as exposing a politi

GA-01292 1951-03-05 Nieuwe Courant rel C

Drs. Hatta in Soerabaja (Hatta in Surabaya)

Hatta in Surabaya

Nieuwe Courant, 5 March 1951: Vice-President Hatta's arrival in Surabaya on his way to East Indonesia; and a note that PKI MP Miss Suwarti visited Bondowoso to ask Resident Soediro about PKI members arrested in the Besuki 'Aksi Merdeka'. No Gerwani content.

GA-00473 1951-08-20 'T Nieuws Voor Kampen rel A

26 personen in Oost-Vava gearresteerd (26 orang ditangkap di Jawa Timur)

26 persons arrested in East Java

Dutch newspaper report ('t Nieuws voor Kampen, 20 Aug 1951, p. 6) on the mass arrests of 26 people in East Java, including journalists, PKI and SOBSI officials in Surabaya, and the chairwoman of Gerwis, Mrs. Parjani Ilham. Officials said the arrests targeted no particular group.

GA-00506 1951-08-20 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Drie hoofdredacteuren (Tiga pemimpin redaksi)

Three editors-in-chief

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1951-08-20, p. 2, beginning missing) lists those arrested in the Surabaya raids: Chinese-Indonesian editors, SOBSI and SBKA chairman Surono, PKI chairman Hutapa and board members, kampung officials, and Gerwis chairwoman Mrs. Parjani Ilham, plus a Chinese school pupil. Police seized portraits

GA-00666 1951-08-20 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Arrestaties in Oost-Java: in Surabaja zeven journalisten aangehouden (Arrests in East Java)

Arrests in East Java: seven journalists detained in Surabaya

De Nieuwsgier, 20 Aug 1951: report on the August 1951 Sukiman government sweep in East Java: 26 detained in Surabaya, including editors, SOBSI and PKI leaders, and Mrs Parjani Ilham, chairwoman of Gerwis. Police seized Mao, Lenin and Stalin pictures. Officials say the arrests do not target a particular ideology. Early

GA-00739 1951-08-20 De TijD Godsdienstig-Staatkundig Dagblad rel A

Thans ook arrestaties in Oost-Java (Now also arrests in East Java)

Now also arrests in East Java: Gerwis chairwoman Parjani Ilham detained

De Tijd report (20 Aug 1951) on the mass arrests in East Java (August 1951 raids): 26 detained, including journalists, PKI Surabaya chairman Hutapea, SOBSI/SBKA officials and "the chairwoman of the women's organisation Gerwis, Mrs. Parjani Ilham". Authorities denied targeting any ideology.

GA-00986 1951-08-20 Eindhovensch Dagblad rel A

Ook in Oost Java arrestaties

Also arrests in East Java

Eindhovensch Dagblad front-page report (20 Aug 1951) on the East Java arrests of 26 people, including journalists, the local PKI chair, SOBSI union leaders, and the chair of the women's organisation Gerwis, 'mevrouw Parjani Ilham' (as printed). Part of the August 1951 round-up; the paper links journalist Go Tjing Hok's

GA-01019 1951-08-20 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Bescheiden in beslag genomen (arrestaties te Soerabaja, augustus 1951)

Documents seized (arrests in Surabaya, August 1951)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (20 Aug 1951, p.1) on the Surabaya arrests of 26 people during the August 1951 round-up: journalists (Go Tjing Hok etc.), SOBSI chair Surono and Sutomo, PKI chair Hutapea, and Mrs Parjani Ilham, chair of the women's organisation Gerwis. Police seized documents and portraits of Mao, Lenin and

GA-01080 1951-08-20 Het Vaderland rel A

Weer talrijke arrestaties in Indonesië

Again numerous arrests in Indonesia

Het Vaderland front-page report (20 Aug 1951) on the escalating arrests of communists across Indonesia: 26 in East Java including Java Post editor Go Tjing Hok, the local PKI chair and SOBSI leaders, and Mrs Parjani Ilham, chair of the women's organisation 'Gerwis'; 50 in Bandung with SOBSI offices sealed; 175 in East

GA-01297 1951-08-20 Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant rel A

Arrestaties in Oost-Java: Scherpe controle op de pers (Arrests in East Java: strict control of the press)

Arrests in East Java: strict control of the press

Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant, 20 August 1951: reports the August 1951 mass arrests in East Java (the 'Razzia Agustus') of 26 people in Surabaya including journalists, PKI local chair Hutapea, Sobsi's Surono and Sutomo, and the Gerwis chairwoman Mrs Parjani Ilham; 175 more arrested in Malang, Bojonegoro, Madiun and Kediri

GA-01352 1951-08-20 Provinciale Overijsselsche En Zwolsche Courant rel A

26 personen in Oost-Java gearresteerd (26 persons arrested in East Java)

26 persons arrested in East Java

Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche Courant (20 Aug 1951): 26 arrests in East Java including Javapost editor Go Tjing Hok, journalists, the Surabaya PKI chairman, SOBSI unionists and Gerwis chairwoman Mrs Parjani Ilham. Authorities say the arrests target no particular group or ideology. Part of the August 1951 raids

GA-01360 1951-08-20 Trouw rel A

Weer tientallen arrestaties in Oost- en West-Java: Te Bandoeng bureaux van "Sobsi" bezet (Dozens more arrests in East and West Java)

Dozens more arrests in East and West Java: Sobsi offices occupied in Bandung

Trouw (20 Aug 1951) on the August 1951 arrests: 26 detained in East Java including journalists, the PKI branch chairman, SOBSI unionists and Gerwis chairwoman Mrs Parjani Ilham; 50 communists arrested in Bandung and SOBSI offices sealed. Attorney General warns of tighter press control; 17 August passed quietly.

GA-01390 1951-08-20 Winschoter Courant rel A

Arrestaties in Oost-Java (Arrests in East Java)

Arrests in East Java

Winschoter Courant (20 Aug 1951): 26 arrested in East Java, among them Javapost editor Go Tjing Hok, other editors, the Surabaya PKI chairman, SOBSI unionists and Gerwis chairwoman Mrs Parjani Ilham. Officials say no group or ideology is targeted. Part of the August 1951 raids.

GA-01106 1951-08-25 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Ook journalisten in Oost-Java onder arrestanten (Journalists also among those arrested in East Java)

Journalists also among those arrested in East Java

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 25 Aug 1951, p. 1: the August 1951 raids in East Java. About 26 arrested in Surabaya, including Mrs Parjani Ilham, chairwoman of Gerwis there, journalists, Sobsi and PKI local leaders; about 175 arrested across East Java. Police seized pictures of Mao, Lenin and Stalin.

GA-01023 1951-09-15 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Werken van Marx geconfisqueerd (vraag van Suwarti in het parlement)

Works of Marx confiscated (question by Suwarti in parliament)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Sep 1951, p.2): communist MP Suwarti questions the government on the recent confiscation of Karl Marx's books, asking on which legal article the measure rests after the attorney general's spokesman claimed it was lawful. Context for the 1951 anti-communist round-up; identification of Suw

GA-00762 1952-03-24 De Vrije Pers rel B

Vergadering met tranen (Meeting with tears: victims of the August raids)

Meeting with tears: East Java committee of victims of the August raids

De Vrije Pers item (24 Mar 1952): the East Java Committee of Victims of the August Raids met in Surabaya with thirty residency delegates and PKI and Gerwis Surabaya branches; reports on detainees moved many to tears. A resolution urged speedy release, support for families, payment of civil servants' salaries and visiti

GA-01182 1952-03-25 Java-Bode rel B

Vrijlating gevraagd van arrestanten (Release of detainees requested)

Release of detainees requested

Java-Bode, 25 Mar 1952, p. 2: East Java conference of the Committee for Victims of the August Raid in Surabaya with PKI and Gerwis delegates; resolution demands release of Kediri detainees, support for families and visiting rights. Same text as the Indische Courant item of 29 Mar 1952.

GA-01111 1952-03-29 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel B

Vrijlating gevraagd van arrestanten (Release of detainees requested)

Release of detainees requested

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 29 Mar 1952, p. 3: East Java conference of the Committee for Victims of the August Raid, in Surabaya on 23 March, attended by PKI and Gerwis delegates; resolution urges release of Kediri detainees, support for their families and visiting rights. Also a Lombok famine-relief item.

GA-01117 1953-01-07 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel C

Lief en leed van Indonesië in het afgelopen jaar (Joys and sorrows of Indonesia in the past year)

Joys and sorrows of Indonesia in the past year

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 7 Jan 1953, p. 3: year-in-review chronology for 1952 (selected entries translated). Mentions the August 1951 raids, the 17 October 1952 affair, release of East Java arrestees on 30 Oct, a goodwill mission to Kahar Muzakkar under Mrs Salawati (8 Apr), and Aidit and Njoto refused entry to

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

GA-00565 1957-09-27 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Voldaan over besluiten nationaal overleg: Algemene beschouwingen over normalisatie 's Landstoestand (Puas atas keputusan Munas)

Satisfied with decisions of national conference: general debates on normalisation of the country's situation

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-09-27, p. 2): parliamentary general debates on the national conference results and Soekarno-Hatta cooperation. PKI women MPs speak: Nungtjik A.R. calls the results a merit of the cabinet and asks for a gotong-royong cabinet; Mrs. Suharti Suwarto criticises regional councils and military a

GA-01338 1957-09-27 Ons Noorden rel B

Indonesisch parlement wil een meer concrete vorm van samenwerking tussen Soekarno en Hatta (Indonesian parliament wants more concrete Sukarno–Hatta cooperation)

Indonesian parliament wants more concrete Sukarno-Hatta cooperation

Ons Noorden (27 Sep 1957) on the parliamentary debate after the national consultation conference. PKI MP Suharti Suwarto sharply criticised the revolutionary councils in Sumatra and Celebes for arresting local communist leaders, warning the conference decisions cannot work until they are freed. Other speakers urge Suka

GA-00566 1957-09-28 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Algemene beschouwingen over normalisatie 's Landstoestand (Debat umum normalisasi keadaan negara)

General debates on normalisation of the country's situation

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-09-28, p. 2): continuation of the parliamentary debate on normalisation after the national conference, with seven speakers. Mrs. Umi Sardjono (Pembangunan) calls the result a positive principle showing the government's authority, but doubts it can be realised while arbitrary arrests and b

GA-01262 1965-10-07 Leeuwarder Courant rel A

Dramatische begrafenis in Djakarta: Luitenant redde het leven van Nasoetion (Dramatic funeral in Jakarta)

Dramatic funeral in Jakarta: lieutenant saved Nasution's life

Leeuwarder Courant, 7 October 1965, p. 1: report on the exhumation of the seven murdered army officers from the Lubang Buaya well and the generals' funeral, with Nasution's escape and Lt Tendean's death. It relays Suharto's televised claim that the bodies lay next to a base where the air force trained Pemuda Rakjat and

GA-00582 1965-10-10 ANP Radiobulletin rel B

ANP Nieuwsbericht, 10-10-1965 (Indonesia: arrests continue)

ANP news report, 10 October 1965 (Indonesia: arrests continue)

ANP radio bulletin, 10 Oct 1965: arrests continue in Jakarta; among arrested communists are members of Gerwani, 'said to be responsible' for the killing/mutilation of the six generals (garbled in source). Also reports Njoto's reported arrest, soldiers at Hotel Indonesia and 1,500-2,000 arrests in Java in a week. An ear