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GA-02566 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [13] (FO 371/180322, 28 October-5 November 1965)

FO 371/180322: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [13] (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180322 (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams quoting Antara on the post-coup purge, Sukarno versus the generals, Medan and Central Java. Gerwani items: tel. 2418 (2 Nov, p. 52) reports a Kowani/women's congress move to expel Gerwani members; tel. 2421 (p. 57) quotes Suharto naming 'Pemud

GA-01538 1965-10-11 The Times rel A licensed

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 Oktober 1965)

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 October 1965)

The Times, 11 Oct 1965, p.9, whole page scan; only the first article, 'Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive', concerns Indonesia (other items cover Aden, Cuba, Bulgaria, etc.). It reports 1,500 detained, the burning of PKI headquarters, Muslim demands that Aidit be hanged, and that arrested Communists include

GA-01984 1965-10-20 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 20 Oktober 1965: Perubahan mendadak situasi politik Indonesia (印度尼西亚政局发生急剧变化)

Abrupt change in Indonesia's political situation: Suharto takes control, mass arrests, PKI offices burned

Xinhua survey in Renmin Ribao (20 Oct 1965, p. 1) of Indonesia's first three weeks after 30 September, from Chinese-side sources: Suharto takes control, mass arrests (3,000 by 17 October), PKI headquarters burned, Harian Rakjat closed, universities shut, anti-Chinese incidents. Gerwani appears in the NU demand to disso