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GA-00217 1966-09-20 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1966. 'Bung Piket' part 13 asserts the PKI held military training 'under cover of volunteer training à la Lubang Buaya' whose core was PR and Gerwani, in the Fifth Force campaign; editorial on Madiun.

GA-00224 1966-10-24 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 Oktober 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 October 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 Oktober 1966. Report of PKI Politburo member Sakirman's arrest in Solo alleging a secret plan to mobilise ex-PKI/PR/Gerwani, especially released detainees.

GA-02005 1966-10-24 Sinar Harapan rel B

Sinar Harapan, 24 Oktober 1966

Sinar Harapan, 24 Oct 1966: arrest of PKI Politburo member Sakirman in Solo

Sinar Harapan, 24 Oktober 1966. Report on the arrest of PKI Politburo member Sakirman in Solo alleging a secret plan to remobilise ex-PKI/PR/Gerwani, especially released detainees.

GA-02123 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 19 February 1967, No. 50: Arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 February 1967 (No. 50): a short TASS item 'Arrests' (p. 1) citing Sinar Harapan on arrests in Jakarta of PKI figures. It reports that security forces arrested three members of the central leadership of the women's organisation 'Gervani' [Gerwani], along with a PKI CC member. A page 5 item covers the MPRS rej

GA-02124 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 1967, No. 50: 'Penangkapan berlanjut' (pimpinan Gerwani ditangkap)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: 'Arrests continue', Gerwani leaders arrested

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967 (No. 50), OCR excerpt re-captured from archive.org with the TASS item 'Arrests continue'. After arrests of PKI CC candidate Anwar Nasution and Pemuda Rakyat leaders, the security forces arrested PKI CC member Rachmat and three members of Gerwani's central leadership in Jakarta. Names not given; rest

GA-03044 1967 rel C licensed

Politics in Simalungun: A Study in Political Integration

Politics in Simalungun: A Study in Political Integration (Liddle, 1967)

PhD dissertation (Yale, 1967) by R. William Liddle, a political-science study of local parties and political integration in Simalungun regency and Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra, based on 1963-64 fieldwork. Gerwani appears in a few brief passages in ch. VI: listed among PKI mass organizations (p. 190), given no members

GA-03052 1967 rel C licensed

Nationalism and Confrontation in the Southeast Asian Islands: The Sources of Indonesian Foreign Policy

Nationalism and Confrontation in the Southeast Asian Islands: Sources of Indonesian Foreign Policy (Reinhardt, 1967)

PhD dissertation (Tulane, April 1967) by Jon McEwen Reinhardt in political science on the sources of Indonesian foreign policy under Guided Democracy: West Irian, Malaysia confrontation and the post-coup state. Gerwani appears only in a footnote (c. p. 95, n. 41), citing PKI claims that in October 1962 its four mass or

GA-02125 1967-02-19 Pravda rel B licensed

Pravda, 19 Februari 1967, hlm. 1: 'Penangkapan' (Jakarta)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967, p. 1: 'Arrests' (Jakarta)

Pravda front page, 19 Feb 1967 (No. 50), full-page capture of the same issue. The only Indonesia item is the short TASS report 'Arrests': PKI CC candidate Anwar Nasution, Pemuda Rakyat leaders, CC member Rachmat and three members of Gerwani's central leadership were arrested in Jakarta. Other articles concern Turkey, S

GA-00917 1967-11-04 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesische protesten tegen houding van Sowjet-leiders

Indonesian protests abroad against stance of Soviet leaders

De Waarheid, 4 Nov 1967, p. 3: report that Indonesian representatives abroad of SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani protested Soviet leaders' stance towards the Suharto regime. SOBSI secretary Setiati Surasto condemned a Soviet union delegation's January 1967 visit; Gerwani rejected a 'hypocritical' WIDF resolution in Eas

GA-03036 1968 rel B licensed

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965–1968 (MA dissertation, University of Chicago)

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965-1968 (Fox, 1968)

Edward J. Fox, University of Chicago MA dissertation (1968; the catalogue title says PhD) on the Indonesian armed forces' control programme and the pattern of violence from October 1965 to early 1968. Gerwani appears only in passing: a footnote cites 1.75 million members and notes its self-dissolution (p.32), and one u

GA-03649 1968-07-24 FBIS Daily Report, Asia & Pacific, no. 143 rel B

Woman Communist Leader Captured (Madame Sri Sukatno, South Blitar), FBIS Daily Report, 24 July 1968

FBIS Daily Report, 24 Jul 1968: Woman communist leader captured (Madame Sri Sukatno, South Blitar)

FBIS Daily Report (24 Jul 1968) relaying Antara: Madame Sri Sukatno, described as a woman communist leader, was arrested at Pasiraman, South Blitar, in a mopping-up operation, per the army paper Angkatan Bersendjata. She is called a Politburo member, head of the Central Committee section on armed peasants and a Pemuda

GA-03061 1969 rel C licensed

The United States and the 'New Order' in Indonesia (PhD American University, 1969)

The United States and the 'New Order' in Indonesia (Sullivan, 1969)

John H. Sullivan's 1969 American University PhD in international relations traces US-Indonesian relations c. 1963-68 and the emergence of the New Order, covering the anti-American period, the 30 September Movement and its aftermath, and regional, communist-bloc and economic relations. It is diplomatic and political his

GA-00119 1970 rel A

Seperempat Abad Dewan Perwakilan Rakjat Republik Indonesia (1970)

A Quarter Century of the Indonesian Parliament (1970)

Official institutional history, 'Seperempat Abad DPR RI', compiled by the DPR-GR Secretariat for the 25th anniversary in August 1970; it traces parliament from the KNIP to 1970 with membership rosters. For Gerwani it matters in the 1965-66 chapters: it records the NU demand (5 Oct 1965) to ban Gerwani, the 15 Oct 1965

GA-02937 1970 rel B licensed

Indonesian Communism since the 1965 Coup

Indonesian Communism since the 1965 Coup (van der Kroef, 1970)

Article by Justus M. van der Kroef (Pacific Affairs, spring 1970) on the PKI underground and army counter-campaign after 1965, from the Blitar and Purwodadi operations to political prisoners and Moscow/Beijing exile factions. Gerwani appears once (p.50): arrests of former Communists 'including members of Gerwani (the P

GA-02938 1970 rel B licensed

Interpretations of the 1965 Indonesian Coup: A Review of the Literature

Interpretations of the 1965 Indonesian Coup: a review of the literature (van der Kroef, 1970)

Review essay by Justus M. van der Kroef (Pacific Affairs, winter 1970) surveying interpretations of the 1965 coup (Wertheim, Rey, the Cornell Report, Utrecht, Pluvier, Hughes, Nugroho/Saleh) from a pro-PKI-complicity standpoint. Several passages mention Gerwani members' role at Halim; he cites 'Mrs Djamilah's' confessi

GA-03050 1970 rel B licensed

Youth and the Wane of Soekarno's Government

Youth and the Wane of Soekarno's Government (Paget, 1970)

Roger Paget's 1970 Cornell PhD thesis on how student and youth action groups, culminating in KAMI, emerged after 1 October 1965 and helped undermine Sukarno. Gerwani appears in several passages: action fronts demanded its banning (p. 44) and its offices were ransacked (p. 63); Herlina denounced it for not fighting Mala

GA-00745 1970-08-29 De Volkskrant rel B

De revolutie gaat aan Indonesië voorbij: Soeharto meester van de chaos (The revolution passes Indonesia by: interview with Ernst Utrecht)

The revolution passes Indonesia by: interview with Ernst Utrecht

Second half of a De Volkskrant interview (29 Aug 1970) with Prof. Ernst Utrecht on his book on Indonesia ahead of Suharto's Dutch visit. Utrecht says the Jakarta branches of Gerwani and Pemuda Rakyat "wanted to take part and did take part" in the 1965 coup, that the PKI leadership said these were independent organisati

GA-03704 1971 Interim Reports Series, Modern Indonesia Project, Cornell University (compilation on Internet Archive) rel A

Archive of the Event of 1965 in Indonesia (compilation incl. Anderson and McVey, A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965 Coup)

Archive of the Event of 1965 in Indonesia (compilation incl. Anderson and McVey, Preliminary Analysis of the October 1,

Internet Archive compilation on the 1965 events whose main text is Anderson and McVey's Cornell 'Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965 Coup' (1971), with source documents. It says Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat trainees at Lubang Buaya were drawn into the killings (pp. 22-23) while stressing the army-fed 'orgy' storie

GA-03705 1971 Interim Reports Series, Modern Indonesia Project, Cornell University (compilation on Internet Archive) rel A

Archive of the Event of 1965 in Indonesia (compilation incl. Anderson and McVey, A Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965 Coup)

Archive of the Event of 1965 in Indonesia (compilation incl. Anderson and McVey, Preliminary Analysis of the October 1,

Internet Archive compilation on the 1965 events whose main text is Anderson and McVey's Cornell 'Preliminary Analysis of the October 1, 1965 Coup' (1971), with source documents. It says Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat trainees at Lubang Buaya were drawn into the killings (pp. 22-23) while stressing the army-fed 'orgy' storie

GA-03548 1971-01-07 Eastern Sun rel C licensed

Eastern Sun, 7 January 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun, 7 Jan 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun (Singapore), 7 Jan 1971 (lead snippet only). Reports that an Indonesian Communist leader, Sukatno, former chairman of an organisation (cut off), said at his trial that it is wrong to accuse the PKI of masterminding the 1965 coup. No woman or Gerwani member is named; the catalogue's 'Sri Sukatno' hit is unve

GA-03046 1973 rel C licensed

Chinese Policy in Indonesia, 1949-1967

Chinese Policy in Indonesia, 1949-1967 (Mozingo, 1973)

PhD dissertation (Political Science, UCLA, 1973) by David Paul Mozingo on Chinese policy toward Indonesia, 1949-1967, arguing it was an extension of united-front strategy and was undone by the 1965 coup. Its only reference to Gerwani is one sentence in the chapter on the coup (pp. 258-259): young men and women from the

GA-03049 1973 rel C licensed

Dynamics of Tokyo-Djakarta Interactions, 1951-1966

Dynamics of Tokyo-Djakarta Interactions, 1951-1966 (Nishihara, 1973)

Masashi Nishihara's 1973 Michigan PhD thesis on Japanese-Indonesian relations 1951-1966: war reparations, the Kishi-Sukarno settlement, lobbies, the Malaysia confrontation and the 'Sukarno groups'. Gerwani appears only once (pp. 285-286): the Nasution-Suharto group's claim that Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani and SOBSI trained

GA-03048 1976 rel C licensed

The Crescent Arises over the Banyan Tree: A Study of the Muhammadijah Movement in a Central Javanese Town

The Crescent Arises over the Banyan Tree: Muhammadiyah in a Central Javanese Town (Nakamura, 1976)

Mitsuo Nakamura's 1976 Cornell PhD thesis, an ethnography and local history of the Muhammadiyah reform movement in Kotagede, Yogyakarta, arguing that Islamization of Java is an ongoing, internally generated process. Gerwani appears only in passing (p. 208), listed with Pemuda Rakyat and Lekra as PKI-influenced mass org

GA-00267 1978-01-19 Papua New Guinea Post-Courier rel B

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 Jan 1978)

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 January 1978)

Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 January 1978, p. 5, feature by George Oliver on the release of 10,000 political prisoners held since the 1965 coup, with PKI members forced to swear loyalty. It describes the Category A, B, C system, the 1965-66 massacres (estimates up to half a million killed), Amnesty International's

GA-00268 1978-01-19 Papua New Guinea Post-Courier rel B

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 Jan 1978)

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 January 1978), clean OCR

Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 January 1978, p. 5, clean OCR of George Oliver's feature on the release of 10,000 political prisoners held since the 1965 coup (same article as GA-00267). It covers the official and alternative accounts of 30 September, killings of perhaps half a million, half to three-quarters of a mi

GA-02900 1979 rel C licensed

The 30 September Movement: A Political Movement of the Armed Forces or an Intelligence Operation?

The 30 September Movement: a political movement of the armed forces or an intelligence operation? (Holtzappel, 1979)

Journal article by Coen Holtzappel (Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1979) analysing the Untung and Njono trial records to argue the 30 September Movement was steered by Air Force and Army intelligence, with Sjam's Pringgodani group deliberately compromising the PKI and Aidit. Gerwani is mentioned only once, in a footnote

GA-02714 1981-09 TAPOL rel B

TAPOL Bulletin No. 47, September 1981

TAPOL Bulletin no. 47 (London, September 1981): East Timor offensive and the East Timor assembly's report, West Papuan refugees, Pramoedya's re-arrest, the new Procedural Code, and rape and lesbianism cases. Its new 'Spotlight on a Prisoner' profiles Suwardiningsih, the only woman full member of the PKI Central Committ

GA-02719 1987-04 TAPOL rel B

TAPOL Bulletin No. 80, April 1987

TAPOL Bulletin no. 80 (London, April 1987) on East Timor, the 1987 elections, the Societies Law and ex-tapol rights. A short 'Gerwani members arrested' item reports a woman called 'Mrs Har', said to be a former Gerwani member, arrested with her three daughters in Tanjung Priok (14 Feb 1987), and another alleged Gerwani

GA-03064 1988 rel B licensed

Losing a Revolution: The PKI versus the Army in Indonesia, 1949-1965

Losing a Revolution: The PKI versus the Army in Indonesia, 1949-1965 (Sutley, 1988)

Stewart K. Sutley's MA thesis (Political Science, McGill, 1988) applies Tilly and Aya's 'political conflict' model to the PKI-Army struggle of 1949-65, arguing the PKI's state-within-a-state depended on Sukarno and was destroyed after the army struck at the president. Gerwani is treated only as the PKI's 'women's front

GA-02126 1990 Pravda rel B

Pravda, 30 October 1990, No. 303: Indonesia: Strokes to a Tragedy of 35 Years Ago

Pravda, 30 Oct 1990: 'Indonesia: strokes to a tragedy of 35 years ago' (V. Shurygin)

Pravda, 30 October 1990 (No. 303), p. 5: V. Shurygin's retrospective 'Indonesia: strokes to a tragedy of 35 years ago' on the 1965 coup, Suharto's rise and the destruction of the PKI by a Pravda correspondent who was in Indonesia. Gerwani appears once, listed as the PKI's women's organisation alongside SOBSI, BTI, Pemu