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GA-00694 1954-03-12 De Nieuwsgier rel B

De anti-zelfbestuursactie in Solo (The anti-self-government action in Solo)

The anti-self-government action in Solo

De Nieuwsgier, 12 Mar 1954: a Solo conference against 'self-government' (the autonomy plan for Surakarta) adopts a campaign of regency mass meetings by 15 April, a central action and a delegation to national leaders. Attendees include the PNI, PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Pemuda Puteri Indonesia, Gerwis and SOBSI.

GA-00780 1954-03-12 De Vrije Pers rel B

Acties tegen de Swapradja (Actions against the Swapradja)

Actions against the Swapradja: Solo conference rejects return of self-rule

Aneta item in De Vrije Pers (12 Mar 1954): an anti-Swapradja committee conference in Solo rejected any return of self-rule (Swapradja) and planned waves of mass meetings before 15 April. Participants included PNI, PKI, Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwis and SOBSI; also notes the Sunan of Solo's planned studies in Jakarta.

GA-01859 1963-04-19 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

巴厘举行盛大群众集会欢迎刘少奇主席 (Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi)

Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi (Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1963)

Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,

GA-01860 1963-04-19 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

巴厘举行盛大群众集会欢迎刘少奇主席 (Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi)

Grand mass rally in Bali welcomes Chairman Liu Shaoqi (Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1963)

Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,

GA-02567 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [14] (FO 371/180323, November 1965)

FO 371/180323: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [14] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180323 (c. 4-16 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams, Antara extracts and Foreign Office correspondence on the PKI's destruction, Subandrio, Nasution and Sukarno. Gerwani items: tel. 2480 (p. 39) reports a 8 Nov Jakarta rally of women's organisations demanding dissolution of the PKI and Gerwani;

GA-01970 1965-05-27 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 27 Mei 1965: Ketua Aidit meninjau sepuluh ribu anggota Pemuda Rakyat (艾地主席检阅万名青年团员队伍)

PKI 45th anniversary: Aidit reviews Pemuda Rakyat; armed women volunteers march

Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (27 May 1965, p. 3) on events for the PKI's 45th anniversary: Aidit reviews 10,000 Pemuda Rakyat at Lapangan Banteng with a CPC delegation under Peng Zhen present. A fully armed contingent of women volunteers, made up of Gerwani leaders and women independence veterans, performs a military

GA-01595 1994-10-25 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 25 Oktober 1994: Buku Putih G30S (bagian 13)

Berita Yudha, 25 October 1994: White Book on G30S (part 13)

Berita Yudha, 25 Oct 1994, p. 4: White Book instalment on BTI/PR 'mass actions' and the anti-American campaign; Gerwani named twice, including among a PR/CGMI/Gerwani crowd at the East Java governor's office.

GA-03060 1997 rel B licensed

The Forgotten Years: The Missing History of Indonesia's Mass Slaughter, Jombang-Kediri 1965-1966 (PhD Arizona State, 1997)

The Forgotten Years: Mass Slaughter in Jombang-Kediri 1965-1966 (Sulistyo, 1997)

Hermawan Sulistyo's 1997 Arizona State history PhD, 'The Forgotten Years', studies the 1965-66 killings in Jombang-Kediri, East Java, from interviews and documents, finding no single national pattern and stressing local conflict and military-backed operations. Gerwani appears in passing: its claimed 1.75 million member