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GA-00686 1953-05-27 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Pleidooi Affandi Ridhwan (Plea of Affandi Ridhwan)

Plea of Affandi Ridhwan at his Bandung trial

De Nieuwsgier, 27 May 1953: at Affandi Ridhwan's trial in Bandung for cooperation with Darul Islam, he argues he acted with central government approval, asking why he should be punished if Leimena contacted RMS bands and 'Mrs Salawati Daoed' negotiated with Kahar Muzakkar's bands. Salawati Daud appears only as a preced

GA-01205 1953-05-27 Java-Bode rel B

Pleidooi Affandi Ridhwan: "Uitsluitend met goedkeuring regering gehandeld" (Plea of Affandi Ridhwan: "Acted solely with government approval")

Plea of Affandi Ridhwan: 'Acted solely with government approval'

Java-Bode, 27 May 1953, p. 2: report on the Bandung trial of Affandi Ridhwan, charged with cooperating with Darul Islam, who argued he acted with government approval. He invoked Minister Leimena's contacts with RMS bands and Mrs Salawati Daud's negotiations with Kahar Muzakkar's bands. Salawati Daud is the only link to

GA-01126 1953-06-03 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel B

"Uitsluitend met goedkeuring regering gehandeld" (Acted solely with government approval)

'Acted solely with government approval'

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 3 Jun 1953, p. 3: in his Bandung trial for cooperation with Darul Islam, Affandi Ridhwan argues he acted with government approval, citing Leimena's contacts with RMS gangs and Mrs Salawati Daud's negotiations with Kahar Muzakkar's gangs; counsel Kasman Singodimedjo asks for acquittal.

GA-01030 1953-07-17 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Delegatie van Bandungse betogers bij president

Delegation of Bandung demonstrators to the president

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (17 Jul 1953, p.2): a delegation of PPDI, Partai Buruh, PNI, PKI, PRIM, Gerwis and Permai, after a large Bandung demonstration, met Sukarno to present an open letter asking for a decree declaring DI and other bands enemies of the state to be eradicated by force. Sukarno agreed personally but

GA-00881 1955-08-17 De Waarheid rel B

Tien jaar Republik (Cor Geugjes)

Ten years of the Republic (Cor Geugjes)

De Waarheid, 17 Aug 1955, p. 3: Cor Geugjes's article for the Republic's tenth anniversary, covering Dutch colonial violence, the Bandung Conference, the Ali Sastroamidjojo government's fall and replacement by a Masjumi-PSI cabinet under Harahap, and the PKI's election platform. It lists Gerwani only as 'the strong wom

GA-00991 1964-03-12 Friese Koerier OnafhankelijK Dagblad Voor Friesland En Aangrenzende Gebieden rel B

De boer opgegaan (communisten op het Indonesische platteland)

Gone to the farmer: communists in the Indonesian countryside

Friese Koerier travel/feature piece (12 Mar 1964, p.11) on how Indonesian communists won rural support via relief after Darul Islam raids, farming advice, theatre, wayang and badminton. It states the communists founded nominally non-communist organisations: BTI, Gerwani ('the Indonesian women's movement') and Pemuda Ra