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GA-03336 1965-11-07 Berita Harian rel A

Aidit di-kepong oleh ahli2 Tentera di-Jawa Tengah (Gerwani 'suicide squad' in Solo)

Aidit surrounded by army in Central Java: Gerwani 'suicide squad' in Solo (Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian, 7 November 1965, p. 1: reports Aidit surrounded in Central Java (Col. Jasir) and, from army broadcasts, that nine 'suicide' members of Gerwani blocked tanks in Solo, jeered at paratroopers and were killed when they would not move. The text does not say how; the account is army-sourced and unverified. Als

GA-03328 1965-11-15 Berita Harian rel A

Wanita Komunis ditahan di Sumatra Utara (Communist woman detained in North Sumatra)

Communist woman detained in North Sumatra (Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian, 15 November 1965, p. 3 (clipping lacks its headline), Antara via Medan: a Gerwani member is detained near an Islamic scholar's house; police say a 'secret mark' was found on her thigh and she confessed she was assigned to kill the cleric. A typical 1965 propaganda item on Gerwani as assassins and 'marked

GA-03326 1967-07-11 Berita Harian rel A

Ketua Komunis Jawa Barat di-tawan dekat Bandung (Gerwani members arrested)

Communist leader in West Java captured near Bandung: Gerwani members arrested (Berita Harian, 1967)

Berita Harian, 11 July 1967, p. 3, Reuters: the army announces capture near Bandung of Yakob Margolang, who allegedly tried to form a new Communist party in West Java; several women believed to be members of Gerwani, 'the secret organisation of Communist women', were also arrested. Context: army warnings against pro-Su

GA-02192 1968-06-26 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 26 Juni 1968, hlm. 1: Pelatih Genjer-genjer di Lubang Buaja diringkus

Suara Merdeka, 26 June 1968, p. 1: Genjer-genjer trainer at Lubang Buaya arrested

Suara Merdeka front page, 26 June 1968: an Antara/Pendam V Jaya report that four alleged PKI members were arrested in Jakarta, including Titi Suwarti, said to have joined training at Lubang Buaya and taught Genjer-genjer. Shows New Order framing of women's alleged role at Lubang Buaya.

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