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GA-03561 1966-02-22 Dunántúli Napló rel B

Dunántúli Napló (22 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian regional daily, 22 February 1966: a snippet from a report on the trial of Njono, noting that the case was referred to a special military court and that Mrs Sunito, Njono's defence counsel, filed a petition for clemency. Mrs Sunito is Trees Sunito per the log; only the snippet and permalink were saved, so the

GA-03564 1966-02-22 Eszak-Magyarorszag rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Eszak-Magyarorszag, 22 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Eszak-Magyarorszag (22 February 1966, no. 44) reporting that, in the case of PKI leader Njono, the matter was referred to the special military court and that Mrs Sunito, Njono's defence lawyer, submitted a clemency petition. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. Identifying he

GA-03565 1966-02-22 Heves Megyei Nepujsag (no. 44, snippet pg127) rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Heves Megyei Nepujsag, 22 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian county daily Heves Megyei Nepujsag, 22 Feb 1966; the search snippet from a report on Njono's death sentence says the charges are groundless and Njono innocent, and that Mrs Sunito, his defence counsel, (submitted) a clemency petition. Only a snippet was retrieved.

GA-03562 1966-02-23 Dunantuli Naplo (no. 45, snippet pg133) rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Dunantuli Naplo, 23 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian regional daily Dunantuli Naplo, 23 Feb 1966; the search snippet from a report on the Njono trial says the correspondent also reported that Mrs Sunito, Njono's defence lawyer, (filed) a clemency petition. Only a snippet was retrieved.

GA-03578 1966-02-23 Tolna Megyei Népújság rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Tolna Megyei Népújság, 1966-02-23)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Tolna county daily, 23 Feb 1966: a snippet reports that its correspondent also said Mrs Sunito, Njono's defence counsel, [had filed or sought] clemency (text cut off). Trees Sunito is listed by the sweep as a member name; her Gerwani link is not stated. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-03452 1966-02-24 Berliner Zeitung, p. 5 rel B licensed

Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, p. 5: Anklage unhaltbar (Njono trial, defence counsel Frau Sunito)

Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966: Charge Untenable (Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito)

Page 5 of the East Berlin Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, with a short article 'Anklage unhaltbar' and an ADN item on the Jakarta military trial of PKI Politburo member Njono, sentenced to death on 21 Feb. It says he pleaded not guilty and sought clemency from Sukarno, and that his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Su

GA-03453 1966-02-24 Berliner Zeitung, p. 5 rel B licensed

Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, p. 5: Anklage unhaltbar (Njono trial, defence counsel Frau Sunito)

Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966: Charge Untenable (Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito)

Page 5 of the East Berlin Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, with a short article 'Anklage unhaltbar' and an ADN item on the Jakarta military trial of PKI Politburo member Njono, sentenced to death on 21 Feb. It says he pleaded not guilty and sought clemency from Sukarno, and that his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Su

GA-03458 1966-02-24 Neues Deutschland, p. 7 rel B licensed

Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, p. 7: Njono verteidigte standhaft die KP (defence counsel Frau Sunito)

Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966: Njono firmly defended the Communist Party

Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com

GA-03459 1966-02-24 Neues Deutschland, p. 7 rel B licensed

Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, p. 7: Njono verteidigte standhaft die KP (defence counsel Frau Sunito)

Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966: Njono firmly defended the Communist Party

Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com

GA-00482 1966-02-25 Algemeen Dagblad rel B

Untung bekent moord op zes generaals (Untung mengaku membunuh enam jenderal)

Untung confesses to murder of six generals

Algemeen Dagblad (1966-02-25) on Lt.-Col. Untung's trial before the special military tribunal: he now admits that 'taking away' the six generals meant killing, denies PKI membership and claims he acted against a 'council of generals'. Notes Trees Sunito refused to defend him and sought clemency for the condemned Njono.

GA-01562 1966-03-27 Asahi Shimbun rel B licensed

ス前外相夫人更迭 インドネシア婦人科学者協会 (Former foreign minister's wife replaced, Indonesian Association of Women Scientists)

Former foreign minister's wife replaced at Indonesian Association of Women Scientists

Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 27 Mar 1966, p. 3): article on the replacement of the former foreign minister's wife (apparently Subandrio's) as head of the Indonesian Association of Women Scientists, in the aftermath of the 1965 coup. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a

GA-01992 1966-04-19 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1966: Komite Solidaritas Asia-Afrika Thailand memprotes penindasan di Indonesia (泰国亚非人民团结委员会发表新闻公报)

Thai Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee communique condemns Indonesian military killings and arrests

Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (19 Apr 1966, p. 4) of a 13 April communiqué by the Thai Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Committee condemning Indonesia's military and 'reactionaries': 78,500 killed and 106,000 arrested per the Fact-Finding Commission in Bali, Java and North Sumatra; bans on Pemuda Rakyat, CGMI, Gerwani, B

GA-01685 1966-04-29 Peking Review rel B

Peking Review No. 18, 29 April 1966: 'White terror' in Indonesia, women and children killed

Peking Review no. 18, 29 April 1966: 'white terror' in Indonesia, women and children killed

Peking Review Vol. 9 No. 18, 29 April 1966, a Chinese weekly. Besides Cultural Revolution and Afro-Asian Journalists' Association material, it carries Chinese protests against Indonesian anti-China outrages and a Renmin Ribao commentary, 'Right-Wing Reactionaries Plunge Indonesia into a Bloodbath' (p. 25), quoting New

GA-01547 1966-05-06 l'Unità rel B

L'Unità, 6 maggio 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, cessino i massacri'

l'Unita, 6 May 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, stop the massacres'

l'Unità (PCI daily), 6 May 1966, p. 11 (PDF page). Dozens of PCI, PSI and PSIUP deputies and senators send a letter to the Indonesian embassy in Rome asking Sukarno's government to stop the massacres, executions and mass arrests of leftist leaders and thousands of militants by security forces and army. Gerwani is not n

GA-01548 1966-05-06 l'Unità rel B

L'Unità, 6 maggio 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, cessino i massacri' (teks OCR)

l'Unita, 6 May 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, stop the massacres' (OCR text)

l'Unità (PCI daily), 6 May 1966, p. 11 (OCR text version). Dozens of PCI, PSI and PSIUP deputies and senators send a letter to the Indonesian embassy in Rome asking Sukarno's government to stop the massacres, executions and mass arrests of leftist leaders and thousands of militants by security forces and army. Gerwani

GA-00215 1966-09-13 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 13 September 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 13 September 1966. 'Bung Piket' retrospective names 'the PKI with its accomplices BTI, SOBSI, PR, GERWANI, BAPERKI, HSI, CGMI' as the 'thieves' of October 1965; issue also rich in items on women including Fatmawati Sukarno.

GA-00573 1966-09-17 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Nog drie vrouwen (Still three wives)

Still three wives

Brief Amigoe di Curaçao item, 17 Sept 1966, on Sukarno's wives. It states Hartini, his 42-year-old second wife, is a 'leading member' of Gerwani, which was banned after the failed coup. Also recalls Mochtar Lubis's 1957 imprisonment for criticising the marriage. Claim of Hartini's Gerwani leadership is made without evi

GA-01672 1966-10-08 Press rel B

Students Demand Trial for Mrs Hartini Sukarno (Press, Christchurch, 8 October 1966)

Students Demand Trial for Mrs Hartini Sukarno (Press, Christchurch, 8 October 1966), photograph clipping

Photograph-only clipping from the Press (Christchurch), 8 Oct 1966: demonstrators with banners and flags in Jakarta, one banner partly legible; illustrates the students' demand to try Hartini Sukarno for patronage of Gerwani. No caption text in this clipping.

GA-00290 1967-01-06 The Canberra Times rel B

Sukarno will explain his actions (Canberra Times, 6 Januari 1967)

Sukarno Will Explain His Actions (Canberra Times, 6 January 1967)

Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil

GA-00291 1967-01-06 The Canberra Times rel B

Sukarno will explain his actions (Canberra Times, 6 Januari 1967)

Sukarno Will Explain His Actions (Canberra Times, 6 January 1967), duplicate

Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil

GA-03577 1967-09-03 Szolnok Megyei Néplap rel B

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 3 September 1967)

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Neplap, 3 Sep 1967)

Hungarian county daily, 3 Sep 1967: a search snippet states that Mrs Djubaedah was arrested on charges of taking part in 'the events', described as belonging to one of the banned leftist organisations (text cut off). The sweep identifies her as Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.); unverified. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-00575 1967-09-06 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Oud-penningmeesteres P.K.I. gearresteerd (Former PKI treasurer arrested)

Former PKI treasurer arrested

Amigoe di Curaçao, 6 Sept 1967: Mrs Djoebaedah, former treasurer of the PKI women's movement (i.e. Gerwani, not named), was arrested in Jakarta after being a fugitive. She is accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals on 1 October 1965; documents were reportedly found. Typical New Order framing of

GA-03470 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed

GA-03471 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed

GA-02027 1967-12-13 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 13 December 1967: Detained Communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967: detained communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967 (by Soeharjono, lead only). Thousands of detained Communists are building brick-and-bamboo prisons because of acute prison-space shortage and lack of funds to feed some 60,000 rounded up after the coup. Lead does not mention Gerwani; matched on a query about Aidit's wife.

GA-03036 1968 rel B licensed

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965–1968 (MA dissertation, University of Chicago)

The Politico-Military Role of the Indonesian Armed Forces, October 1965-1968 (Fox, 1968)

Edward J. Fox, University of Chicago MA dissertation (1968; the catalogue title says PhD) on the Indonesian armed forces' control programme and the pattern of violence from October 1965 to early 1968. Gerwani appears only in passing: a footnote cites 1.75 million members and notes its self-dissolution (p.32), and one u

GA-03708 1968 Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, vols 1-2 (1967-1968) rel B

Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, vols 1-2 (1967-68), p. 271: the Yap Thiam Hien affair and Trees Sunito

Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs, 1967-68, p. 271: the Yap Thiam Hien affair and Trees Sunito

Page 271 of the Sydney-published Review of Indonesian and Malayan Affairs (vols 1-2, 1967-68), on the arrest and release of lawyer Yap Thiam Hien. It reports Djohan Arifin's claim that the Mahmillub trials had been infiltrated by the 'FKI', referring to Trees Sunito (Njono's defence counsel) and Yap, which Mahmillub ch

GA-00483 1968-01-05 Algemeen Dagblad rel B

Hollandse juriste gearresteerd in Djakarta (Ahli hukum Belanda ditangkap di Jakarta)

Dutch jurist arrested in Jakarta

Algemeen Dagblad (1968-01-05): short item that Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born jurist Trees Sunito-Heyligers (52), alleged member of the banned HSI (Hubungan Sarjana Indonesia). Gives her biography: Leiden law doctorate 1940, husband Sunito, return to Indonesia 1953, dismissal from the state bank after 1965; she had

GA-00498 1968-01-05 Algemeen Handelsblad rel B

Uit Nederland afkomstig juriste in Djakarta gearresteerd (Ahli hukum asal Belanda ditangkap di Jakarta)

Dutch-born jurist arrested in Djakarta

Short Algemeen Handelsblad item (1968-01-05): Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born jurist Trees Soenito-Heyligers (52) on suspicion of membership of the banned HSI. She had defended K. Njono, sentenced to death for the 1965 coup; her husband Soenito, parliament secretary and member of the left-wing Urec movement, was arr

GA-00576 1968-10-09 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Mevrouw Hartini niet in arrest (Mrs Hartini not under arrest)

Mrs Hartini not under arrest

Amigoe di Curaçao, 9 Oct 1968: presidential secretary Colonel Soetikno denies that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, has been imprisoned or recently questioned; she was last interrogated a year and a half earlier on suspicion of membership of the banned Gerwani.