Some Opinions on Why the G-30-S Failed, Seen from a Military Viewpoint (Supardjo, 1966)
Brig. Gen. Supardjo's 1966 analysis, addressed to 'comrade leaders', of why the 30 September Movement failed, published by John Roosa in 2008. The only first-hand assessment by a movement leader.
Berita Yudha, 19 October 1966
Berita Yudha, 19 Oktober 1966. Issue dominated by Subandrio's Mahmillub trial; a short Gerwani item on p. 2, with a Yogyakarta feature on villagers hearing the trial by radio opening with 'Genjer-genjer'.
Sinar Harapan, 18 Nov 1966: Gerwani leader Suwarti to be tried by South Sumatra Mahmillub
Sinar Harapan, 18 November 1966. Antara report that Suwarti, a Gerwani leader and PKI Central Committee member arrested in Palembang in May 1966 forming a shadow regional committee, will be tried by the South Sumatra Mahmillub; the first woman 'Gestapu/PKI' figure before the court.
Analysis of Responsibility: Sudisman's Defence Speech before the Mahmillub, 1967 (Pamphlet, 1975)
English pamphlet (Melbourne, 1975, trans. Benedict Anderson) of PKI General Secretary Sudisman's final Mahmillub speech of 21 July 1967, 'Analysis of Responsibility'. A leader's self-critical account of the PKI and the 30 September Movement.
Harian Kami, 5 July 1967: Sudisman's lawyers and witnesses
Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967. List of Sudisman's three defence lawyers and 22 witnesses for his Mahmillub trial includes two Gerwani leaders with underground aliases, including Sulami (alias Siti Alfiah).
Construction of History under the New Order: making the Lubang Buaya narrative (summary, 2010)
Seven-page summary (LIPI journal, 2010) of Djakababa's dissertation arguing 1 Oct 1965 was chaotic and the New Order turned it into a good-versus-evil narrative via trials, the monument, commemoration and the film. Short companion to the full thesis.