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GA-01347 1951-08-21 Provinciale Drentsche En Asser Courant rel A

Verdwenen guerillastrijders bliezen brug op (Vanished guerrilla fighters blew up a bridge)

Vanished guerrilla fighters blew up a bridge

Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant (21 Aug 1951): about 4,000 ex-guerrillas vanished from Makassar on 16 Aug, blowing up a bridge; government announces strict measures. Salawati Daud, credited with an important role in solving the guerrilla problem, has gone to the fugitives' hideouts to mediate. Also notes ex-RMS

GA-01021 1951-08-22 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

De ex-guerilla's van Z.-Celebes

The ex-guerrillas of South Celebes

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (22 Aug 1951, p.2): a defence ministry spokesman says the report of Mrs Salawati Daud visiting South Sulawesi's interior to contact Kahar Muzakar should not suggest renewed negotiations; Kahar acted for his own benefit. A mass meeting of parties at the governor's residence in Makassar leaves

GA-01178 1951-08-22 Java-Bode rel A

Lezing van Defensie (Defence's version)

Defence's version

Short item, Java-Bode, 22 Aug 1951, p. 2: a Defence Ministry spokesman comments on reports that Salawati Daud went into the South Sulawesi interior to contact Kahar Muzakkar, regrets leaders wanting to negotiate with him and insists on strict compliance with government instructions.

GA-01296 1951-08-22 Nieuwe Courant rel A

C.T.N.-kwestie: Geen onderhandelingen (CTN question: no negotiations)

CTN question: no negotiations

Nieuwe Courant, 22 August 1951: defence ministry spokesman says reports of Salawati Daud's trip into South Sulawesi's interior to contact CTN leader Kahar Muzakkar wrongly suggest renewed negotiations; he regrets that some people's leaders want to negotiate with Kahar, who acted for personal gain, and insists on strict

GA-01107 1951-08-29 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Regering heeft alles gedaan wat in haar vermogen lag (The government did everything in its power)

The government did everything in its power

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 29 Aug 1951, p. 1: South Sulawesi guerrilla question after failure to install the CTN as APRI units. Mass meeting backs the government; Ministry of Defence comments on Salawati Daud's reported trip into the interior to contact Kahar Muzakkar and rejects further negotiation with him.

GA-01423 1952-04-10 Harian Rakjat rel A

Nj. Salawati Daud melapor tentang pertemuan dengan Kahar Muzakar, Harian Rakjat 10 April 1952

Mrs Salawati Daud reports on meeting with Kahar Muzakar (Harian Rakjat, 10 April 1952)

Harian Rakjat, 10 Apr 1952, p.4 (Antara, Makassar 9 April): Nyonya Salawati Daud's report after meeting rebel leader Kahar Muzakar in the mountains is receiving government attention; Kahar's demands are said to disappoint the governor and cannot be met. The issue also reports a Gerwis role in the national child-defence

GA-01114 1952-05-31 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Mevrouw Salawati bedreigd (Mrs Salawati threatened)

Mrs Salawati threatened

Short item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 31 May 1952, p. 2: Salawati, ex-mayor of Manado, tells student ex-soldiers that Kahar Muzakkar ordered followers to arrest and kill her.

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-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-01456 1957-03-08 Harian Rakjat rel A

Harian Rakjat, 8 Maret 1957: artikel Setiati Surasto tentang cuti haid, hlm. 3

Harian Rakjat, 8 March 1957: Setiati Surasto on menstrual leave

Harian Rakjat issue of 8 March 1957 (International Women's Day), noisy OCR. Page 3 carries Setiati Surasto's women's-day article defending menstrual leave (cuti haid) for women workers under Labour Law 1951/1948. Elsewhere: a Gerwani branch (Blitar) reported gaining members, a Gerwani public lecture is announced, and t

GA-01457 1957-03-09 Harian Rakjat rel A

Harian Rakjat, 9 Maret 1957: Umi Sardjono di pameran Hari Wanita, hlm. 1

Harian Rakjat, 9 March 1957: Umi Sardjono at the Women's Day exhibition

Harian Rakjat issue of 9 March 1957, very noisy OCR. Page 1 reports the International Women's Day exhibition (handicrafts, cooking, costumes, foreign stalls) in Jakarta, where Umi Sardjono (Gerwani leader) is among women leaders present alongside Fatmawati; the committee of ten women's organisations is chaired by Yahya

GA-02198 1957-05-15 Suluh Indonesia rel A

Suluh Indonesia, 15 Mei 1957: Ny. Salawati Daud tentang Kongres Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

Suluh Indonesia, 15 May 1957: Salawati Daud on the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Congress

Suluh Indonesia, Jakarta, 15 May 1957 (four pages, OCR noisy). Lead item: Ny. Salawati Daud, MP (defence section, South Sulawesi), denies that the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Congress held in Makassar had the backing of Konstituante and parliament members from East Indonesia, and says she will raise it in parliament. Page 3 c

GA-02500 1964-12-10 rel A licensed

Sukarno Speech Marks S. Sulawesi Anniversary (FBIS, 10 Dec 1964)

Sukarno Speech Marks South Sulawesi Anniversary (FBIS, 10 Dec 1964)

FBIS-monitored Jakarta radio report (10 Dec 1964) of a Senayan rally marking the anniversary of Westerling's massacre of 40,000 in South Sulawesi. Sukarno attacked Malaysia and imperialism; Chaerul Saleh, Sudibjo and Parliament vice-speaker Mursalin also spoke. Mrs Salawati Daud, described as a South Sulawesi woman lea

GA-01959 1965-02-08 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 8 Februari 1965: Sukarno memimpin rapat KOTI; organisasi menyambut tewasnya Kahar Muzakkar (苏加诺总统主持最高作战司令部会议)

Sukarno chairs KOTI; organisations hail death of Kahar Muzakkar (snippet)

Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (8 Feb 1965, p. 4): after KOTI met under Sukarno, parties and organisations, including Gerwani, are said to hail the killing of Darul Islam rebel leader Kahar Muzakkar in South Sulawesi. Truncated; full text is GA-01960.

GA-01960 1965-02-08 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 8 Februari 1965: Sukarno memimpin rapat KOTI; organisasi menyambut tewasnya Kahar Muzakkar (苏加诺总统主持最高作战司令部会议)

Sukarno chairs KOTI; organisations hail killing of Darul Islam leader Kahar Muzakkar

Xinhua dispatches in Renmin Ribao (8 Feb 1965, p. 4): Sukarno chairs KOTI, hears Subandrio's China report and news that the army killed Darul Islam leader Kahar Muzakkar; PNI, IPKI, SOBSI (3.5 million), youth groups and Gerwani acclaim the killing, with Bintang Timur and Harian Rakjat editorials on US/British threats.

GA-02511 1965-10-18 rel A licensed

PKI Affiliates Including Gerwani Suspended (FBIS Daily Report, 18-21 Oct 1965, HathiTrust scan)

PKI Affiliates Including Gerwani Suspended (FBIS, 18-21 Oct 1965)

FBIS Daily Report pages (19 and 21 Oct 1965; HathiTrust scans) with the Jakarta war administrator's reporting order: from 19 to 24 October board members of PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani, BTI, CGMI, Perhimi, IPPI, Lekra and HSI must report to police or military posts or face action. Also the bans on PKI and affiliates, Ge

GA-02512 1965-10-19 rel B licensed

South Sulawesi Groups (FBIS, 19 Oct 1965)

FBIS-monitored Makassar radio text (19 Oct 1965): the commandant of the 14th South-Southeast Sulawesi military command, as regional Dwikora authority, temporarily prohibited activities of PKI, Gerwani, SOBSI and affiliated unions, Pemuda Rakjat, CGMI, Perhimi, Lekra and HSI, effective 18 October, in line with Koti inst

GA-02214 1965-10-22 L'impartial rel B

L'Impartial, 22 octobre 1965: L'épuration se poursuit en Indonésie

L'Impartial, 22 October 1965: The purge continues in Indonesia

L'Impartial (La Chaux-de-Fonds), 22 Oct 1965, 'The purge continues in Indonesia' (UPI). Purges in army, public services, education and unions; the Tjakrabirawa guard is nearly cleansed. The military governor of Yogyakarta banned the PKI and affiliated organisations, including the youth front, the women's organisation G

GA-02120 1965-11-16 Pravda rel B

Pravda, 17 November 1965, No. 321: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, 17 Nov 1965: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, 17 November 1965 (No. 321), 'The Situation in Indonesia': TASS dispatches of 16 November on the removal of 62 MPs, a purge operation in Jepara (315 arrests), a curfew in Makassar and a planned army purge. Gerwani is named once, among left-wing organisations (with SOBSI and BTI) banned in the Moluccas by Brig. G

GA-00444 1968-11-22 Berita Yudha rel B

Berita Yudha, 22 November 1968

Berita Yudha, 22 November 1968. Report that Kodim 1405 Mallusetasi arrested in Parepare 'a woman ringleader of Gerwani/PKI', Patriani Ngatimen, with a Pemuda Rakyat leader; Jakarta arrests of 13 more 'remnants'.

GA-00471 1968-11-23 Duta Masjarakat rel A

Duta Masjarakat, 23 November 1968

Duta Masjarakat, 23 November 1968. Ramadan issue: arrest in Parepare of 'a woman Gerwani/PKI ringleader, Patriani Ngatimen', with Pemuda Rakyat leader Kaimmudin, and a Pendam V/Jaya list of thirteen more arrests.

GA-02247 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Bangsawan Karaeng Lira: Mengganyang Keluarga Sendiri

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Bangsawan Karaeng Lira - 'Crushing one's own family'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Bangsawan Karaeng Lira, 72, who led the mob that destroyed the BTI leader's house in Bontolanrang, Takalar (South Sulawesi), in late 1965. Describes forced labour (irrigation, roads) by detained PKI/BTI members, with a BTI survivor, Kamaruddin Bella, who lost relatives. Gerwani not menti

GA-02262 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Kerja Rodi di Moncongloe

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Forced labour at Moncongloe

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Moncongloe 'Instalasi Rehabilitasi' camp (Gowa, South Sulawesi), open 1969-79 with about 1,000 political prisoners doing unpaid forced labour (20 km road, army land); hepatitis, sexual harassment of women prisoners, a pregnant nurse expelled. Based on Taufik's thesis/book and testimony

GA-02887 2013 rel C

Eks Tapol PKI dan Kontrol Pemerintah: Studi pada Komunitas Tapol PKI Moncongloe, Sulawesi Selatan (1979-2003)

Ex-PKI political prisoners and government control: Moncongloe community, South Sulawesi (Ahmad, 2013)

2013 article by Taufik Ahmad on about 911 ex-political prisoners (BTI, Lekra, CGMI, Gerwani activists) held at Moncongloe, South Sulawesi: their 1975-77 release and post-release control through reporting, Pancasila courses, ET identity-card code and screening. Context on stigma.