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GA-02564 1965 rel C licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [9] (FO 371/180318, October 1965)

FO 371/180318: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [9] (Oct 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180318 (Oct 1965): Djakarta embassy telegrams, minutes and copied US cables on the 30 September affair. Covers the anti-PKI demonstration and burning of PKI HQ, Sukarno's return, Suharto and Nasution, and Anglo-American debate on backing the generals. Only Gerwani-relevant item: the 10 Oct

GA-02568 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia: Internal Political Situation, Attempted Coup against Sukarno [15] (FO 371/180324, 1965)

FO 371/180324: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [15] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180324 (1965), 'Attempted coup against Sukarno [15]': telegrams and letters from Djakarta, Washington and Peking, November 1965, plus appended US and Canadian reports. It records Sukarno's Heroes Day speech, Adam Malik's view of the Sukarno-generals stalemate and accounts of 30 September.

GA-02590 1965-10-18 rel C

Telegram 779A to Secretary of State, 18 Oktober 1965

Telegram 779A to Secretary of State, 18 Oct 1965

US Embassy telegram 779A, 18 Oct 1965: Foreign Ministry aide Sutarto says anti-PKI action is spreading across Sumatra, Sulawesi and Central Java, targeting Subandrio. Early-aftermath political context; no Gerwani content.

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-02607 1966-11-05 rel B

Airgram A-218: The Army Takes Hold in Central Java, 5 November 1966

Airgram A-218: The Army Takes Hold in Central Java, 5 Nov 1966

US Embassy airgram A-218, 5 Nov 1966, on a Central Java trip showing the Army's 'ironclad grip': roadblocks, meeting bans, ID checks, prison numbers and ex-prisoners as pariahs. Women appear only as the Army lieutenant's wife in village pacification.