Berita Yudha, 3 Desember 1965
Berita Yudha, 3 December 1965
Berita Yudha, 3 Desember 1965. Army's version of the 'confession' of SOBSI chair and Politburo member Njono, with Gerwani items on pp. 1–2.
Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Desember 1965
Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Dec 1965
US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 46 (airgram A-373), 7 Dec 1965: Aidit's capture and death, the fate of Politburo members, and a figure of 34,000 PKI prisoners in Java. Context on leadership elimination and detention scale.
The Straits Times, 8 December 1965: Almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)
Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965: almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)
Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965, by Dennis Bloodworth (lead only). Analysis of how Indonesian Communists, implicated in the 'ruthless but abortive' 1 October coup, miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy, and the army's savage determination. Matched on Gerwani and PKI; lead does not name Gerwani.
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Evening Post (Wellington), 10 Dec 1965, commentary on the Indonesian Communists after the 30 September coup. It repeats the Lubang Buaya atrocity claim that six generals were 'horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls' of the PKI's 'Gerwani' women's movement and thrown into a well, with Communist youth dancing at Halim; als
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), headline clipping
Headline-only clipping 'Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia' from the Evening Post of 10 Dec 1965; no further text. The full article repeats the Gerwani Lubang Buaya claim.
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), standfirst clipping
Standfirst clipping of the Evening Post article of 10 Dec 1965: the Indonesian Communists, 'almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today', miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy and the determination of the military and Muslims to wipe them out. Gerwani is not named in this fragment.
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), clipping on Gerwani claim
Clipping from the Evening Post of 10 Dec 1965: says Sukarno could not back the coup because of its brutality, and that six generals were 'horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls' of the PKI's 'Gerwani' women's movement and thrown into a well, while Communist youth danced at Halim. This is the Lubang Buaya sexual-atrocity
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), closing clipping
Closing clipping of the Evening Post article of 10 Dec 1965: Nasution's escape over his garden wall and the murder of his five-year-old daughter; alleged PKI plans for arson and famine; the party's 'patriotic' image destroyed; Sukarno forced to appoint Suharto army chief while the Army mops up Communists in Central and
Indonesia - et nytt Vietnam (Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad, 13 desember 1965, s. 4)
Indonesia, a new Vietnam (Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad, 13 December 1965)
Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad (Norway), 13 Dec 1965, p. 4 (page image): Albert Henrik Mohn's Jakarta report 'Indonesia - a new Vietnam', surveying the PKI's history from 1920 and Aidit's leadership. It lists PKI mass organisations, including SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat and the women's organisation 'Gerwani' with rou
Indonesia - et nytt Vietnam (Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad, 13 desember 1965, s. 4)
Indonesia, a new Vietnam (Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad, 13 December 1965), OCR text
Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds Blad (Norway), 13 Dec 1965, p. 4 (OCR text): Albert Henrik Mohn's Jakarta report 'Indonesia - a new Vietnam', surveying the PKI's history from 1920 and Aidit's leadership. It lists PKI mass organisations, including SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat and the women's organisation 'Gerwani' with rough
Hysni Kapo to the Chinese ambassador on aid to Indonesian comrades and students, 16 December 1965
Hysni Kapo to the Chinese Ambassador on Aid to Indonesian Comrades and Students, 16 Dec 1965
Record of Hysni Kapo (Albanian Party of Labour) to the Chinese ambassador, 16 Dec 1965 (Albanian original, scanned; only this item is in the file). After reporting on Polish Marxist-Leninists, Kapo says Indonesian comrades asked about Indonesian students in 'revisionist' countries; Albania offers to host communist stud
Notes of meeting between Hysni Kapo and Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguo, 16 December 1965
Notes of Meeting between Hysni Kapo and Chinese Ambassador Xu Jianguo, 16 Dec 1965
English text of the Wilson Center Digital Archive item: notes by Albanian Party of Labour secretary Hysni Kapo of his meeting with Chinese ambassador Xu Jianguo, 16 Dec 1965 (translated by Elidor Mehilli). Mostly on Polish Marxist-Leninists; one passage offers to host Indonesian communist students and the PKI's Europe
Excerpt from a conversation between Zhou Enlai and Albanian Party leaders, 27 June 1966
Excerpt from Zhou Enlai's Conversation with Albanian Leaders, 27 June 1966
Excerpt (pp. 80-102 of 130) of Zhou Enlai's conversation with Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu and other Albanian leaders, 27 June 1966 (Wilson Center Digital Archive; trans. Elidor Mehilli). Mostly on the Cultural Revolution, revisionism, Romania, Korea and Vietnam. One passage says Aidit, Njoto and Lukman are dead, Sudisman
Garajszki report on Hungarian-Korean solidarity meeting and DPRK views of the PKI, 14 November 1967
Garajszki Report on Hungarian-Korean Solidarity Meeting and DPRK Views of the PKI, 14 Nov 1967
Hungarian Foreign Ministry information report by Istvan Garajszki, 14 Nov 1967, on Hungarian-Korean solidarity meetings (Wilson Center Digital Archive; trans. Balazs Szalontai). A North Korean embassy secretary, Choe Guk-hyeon, says the PKI erred by exposing all its leaders and members and by relying on Sukarno after t
Record of conversation between N.S. Khrushchev and Sukarno, 9 June 1961
Conversation between Khrushchev and Sukarno, 9 June 1961
Soviet record (top secret) of Khrushchev's 9 June 1961 conversation with Sukarno, translated by Angela Greenfield (Wilson Center). Khrushchev warns of US intelligence ties to rebels and army officers; Sukarno discusses banned parties, Nasakom, his backing for the PKI and consultation with Aidit, and distrust of Subandr
Indonesia, et nytt Vietnam? (Haugesunds Avis, 17. desember 1965, s. 8)
Indonesia, a new Vietnam? (Haugesunds Avis, 17 December 1965)
Haugesunds Avis (Norway), 17 Dec 1965, p. 8 (page image): Albert Henrik Mohn's Jakarta article 'Indonesia, a new Vietnam?' on PKI history, Aidit's rise and party growth to 3 million. It names PKI mass organisations (SOBSI, peasant front, Pemuda Rakyat, and the women's organisation Gerwani with about 1.5 million members
Indonesia, et nytt Vietnam? (Haugesunds Avis, 17. desember 1965, s. 8)
Indonesia, a new Vietnam? (Haugesunds Avis, 17 December 1965), OCR text
Haugesunds Avis (Norway), 17 Dec 1965, p. 8 (OCR text): Albert Henrik Mohn's Jakarta article 'Indonesia, a new Vietnam?' on PKI history, Aidit's rise and party growth to 3 million. It names PKI mass organisations (SOBSI, peasant front, Pemuda Rakyat, and the women's organisation Gerwani with about 1.5 million members)
Airgram A-398: daftar pimpinan PKI dan keberadaan pimpinan, 17 Desember 1965
Airgram A-398: List of PKI Leaders and Their Whereabouts, 17 Dec 1965
US Embassy airgram A-398, 17 Dec 1965, listing PKI leadership bodies after May 1965 and fugitive leaders' whereabouts. Places Suharti (Gerwani chair, head of the PKI women's department), Umi Sardjono, Setiati Surasto and Mudjiatun in PKI organs; no women in the whereabouts list.
Perkara Njono (Mahmillub I), 1966
Case of Njono (Mahmillub I), 1966
Army-published official record of the first Mahmillub trial, of PKI Politburo member Njono (1966), with decrees, indictment and proceedings; printed in 21,000 copies. Primary source on the legal framing of the 30 September Movement.
Beberapa Pendapat yang Mempengaruhi Gagalnya G-30-S Dipandang dari Sudut Militer (Supardjo, 1966)
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.
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 Januari 1966
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 January 1966
Angkatan Bersendjata, 15 Jan 1966. Veterans' Legion denounces a rival delegation at the Havana Tricontinental of 'PKI/Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, SOBSI elements'; Siliwangi bans all writings of the PKI and its affiliates.
Berita Harian, 13 Februari 1966: Wanita Komunis peguam bela Untung dan Njoto
Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966: woman lawyer to defend Untung and Njoto
Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966 (lead only). A woman lawyer, Dr Tien Sunito, described as a PKI member, was appointed to defend Lt Col Untung and Njoto, whose trials were due Monday. Not about Gerwani directly, but about women's roles in the 1965 trials.
Vandaag begint proces in Djakarta: Nederlandse vrouw verdedigt Oentoeng (Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung)
Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung
Trouw (14 Feb 1966): on the eve of the Untung and Njono trials in Jakarta, Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers, herself a PKI member, takes on the defence after others refused. Profiles her and her husband as 'non-extreme' communists with Leiden training. No mention of Gerwani; context for the 1965-66 Mahmillub t
Niet openbaar (Not public: the Njono trial)
Not public: the Njono trial
Limburgsch Dagblad, 15 February 1966, p. 1: start of the closed Mahmillub trial of SOBSI leader Njono, who says he was told to inform Sukarno of a 'council of generals' but joined the coup instead. Students demanded a public trial; only selected journalists are admitted. Njono is defended by Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soe
Délmagyarország (15 Feb 1966)
Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito
Hungarian regional daily, 15 February 1966: snippet from a report on the Njono trial noting that eleven people sit in the dock (or on the bench) and that Mrs Sunito acts as counsel (Trees Sunito per the log). Only a search snippet and permalink were saved; the sentence is fragmentary and its exact meaning is uncertain.
Észak-Magyarország (15 Feb 1966)
Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito
Hungarian regional daily, 15 February 1966: snippet from a report on the trial of PKI leader Njono, stating he is a member of the party's central committee and that his defence is handled by Mrs Sunito (Trees Sunito per the log). Only a search snippet and permalink were saved; the page text was not retrieved.
Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Somogyi Neplap, 15 Feb 1966)
Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito
Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Somogyi Neplap (15 February 1966, no. 38) on the Mahmillub trial of a PKI Central Committee member (Njono): 'his defence is provided by Mrs Sunito'. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. The link to Trees Soenito Heyligers, earlier WIDF delegate, is per the sweep log.
INDONESIAN PLOT: Tribunal verdict on Njono due today (Canberra Times, 21 Februari 1966)
Indonesian Plot: Tribunal Verdict on Njono Due Today (Canberra Times, 21 February 1966)
Canberra Times, 21 Feb 1966, p. 6 (AAP-Reuter): the military tribunal trying PKI leader Njono is due to give its verdict; prosecution demanded death. His government-appointed woman lawyer, Mrs Trees Sunito, had 32 hours to prepare. Foreign press barred; Chinese agency criticism of the trial noted. Gerwani not named.
INDONESIAN PLOT: Tribunal verdict on Njono due today (Canberra Times, 21 Februari 1966)
Indonesian Plot: Tribunal Verdict on Njono Due Today (Canberra Times, 21 February 1966), duplicate
Canberra Times, 21 Feb 1966, p. 6 (AAP-Reuter): the military tribunal trying PKI leader Njono is due to give its verdict; prosecution demanded death. His government-appointed woman lawyer, Mrs Trees Sunito, had 32 hours to prepare. Foreign press barred; Chinese agency criticism of the trial noted. Gerwani not named.
Delmagyarorszag, 22 February 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito
Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito
Hungarian daily Delmagyarorszag (22 February 1966), search snippet only: reports that Mrs Sunito 'takes the oath' as defence counsel for Njono in Djakarta on Monday evening (the PKI leader's Mahmillub trial). The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito, a woman lawyer. Page OCR not retrieved.