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GA-02183 1965-10-25 Suara Merdeka rel B

Suara Merdeka, 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 25 October 1965, p. 1: Sukabumi PKI organisations self-dissolve

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 25 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Antara: on 15 Oct the PKI leaderships of Sukabumi with SOBSI, Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani declared self-dissolution after consulting the local Pantja Tunggal.

GA-00382 1965-10-26 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 26 Oktober 1965

Berita Yudha, 26 October 1965

Berita Yudha, 26 Oktober 1965. Antara: West Java police close and freeze assets of seven private universities suspected of G30S links, including Universitas Rakyat (UNRA) in Bandung and Cirebon; important for the education strand.

GA-02634 1965-11 rel A licensed

The Anti-Communist Campaign in Indonesia: A Chronology (USIA R-158-65), November 1965

The Anti-Communist Campaign in Indonesia: A Chronology (USIA R-158-65), Nov 1965

USIA Research and Reference Service report R-158-65 (November 1965), a chronology of the anti-Communist campaign in Indonesia, 1-20 October 1965, built on Indonesian and foreign radio and press. Gerwani entries: Suharto's 4 Oct TV statement linking the generals' murders to Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani training grounds; NU

GA-02520 1965-11-01 rel B licensed

300 in Bandung Area Renounce PKI Membership (FBIS, 1 Nov 1965)

FBIS item (1 Nov 1965, Indonesian Information Service to diplomatic missions): over 300 members of BTI, Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani in Rantjamalang village, Bandung regency, were reported to have renounced PKI membership and dissolved their organisations, saying they were 'tricked' by the PKI leadership; about 100 PKI su

GA-01362 1965-11-03 Trouw rel A

Soekarno: mijn leven verkeert in gevaar (Sukarno: my life is in danger)

Sukarno: my life is in danger

Trouw (3 Nov 1965), wire report: Sukarno tells ministers his life is in danger; demonstrations in Medan demand Subandrio's removal; a Muslim leader urges dissolving the PKI. Reports that Gerwani was expelled from the women's congress Kowani, chaired by Mrs Subandrio. Early evidence of Gerwani's isolation weeks after 30

GA-00912 1965-11-08 De Waarheid rel A

Het leger (geweld tegen Gerwani-vrouwen bij Solo)

The army: violence against Gerwani women near Solo

De Waarheid, 8 Nov 1965, p. 3: report that the army continues violent actions against progressives; per an army communique, paratroopers near Solo shot nine women who stood before tanks and refused to move, said to be Gerwani members. Also notes army encouragement of Muslims to destroy communists' buildings in Tasikmal

GA-01508 1965-11-20 South China Morning Post rel A licensed

Girl Admits Role In Coup (South China Morning Post, 20 November 1965)

Girl admits role in coup (South China Morning Post, 20 November 1965)

South China Morning Post, 20 Nov 1965, p.20 (Jakarta, 19 Nov; UPI/AP via Antara): a girl captured near Bandung admitted taking part in the killing of the six generals at Lubang Buaya and among those who shot the Army commander, and admitted membership of Gerwani, the Communist women's auxiliary. The item also reports a

GA-00495 1965-11-29 Algemeen Handelsblad rel A

Indonesia: Gouden tijd (Indonesia: masa emas)

Indonesia: golden time

Algemeen Handelsblad column 'Golden time' (1965-11-29) on post-coup Indonesia: loyalty advertisements in newspapers, frozen bank accounts for suspected persons, price rises and Conefo stamps, a quarrel in a Malang court. A final item, 'Gerwani, kill her', describes villagers near Tasikmalaya chasing 'Gerwani' with kniv

GA-00195 1966-01-15 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

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.

GA-03326 1967-07-11 Berita Harian rel A

Ketua Komunis Jawa Barat di-tawan dekat Bandung (Gerwani members arrested)

Communist leader in West Java captured near Bandung: Gerwani members arrested (Berita Harian, 1967)

Berita Harian, 11 July 1967, p. 3, Reuters: the army announces capture near Bandung of Yakob Margolang, who allegedly tried to form a new Communist party in West Java; several women believed to be members of Gerwani, 'the secret organisation of Communist women', were also arrested. Context: army warnings against pro-Su

GA-00236 1967-08-05 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Agustus 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 August 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Agustus 1967. Siliwangi commander Dharsono hands West Java prosecutors case files of 141 'G.30.S/PKI persons' from Pemuda Rakyat, BTI, SOBSI, Gerwani and Lekra; Sukarno confined to Bogor.

GA-00253 1969-02-08 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 8 Februari 1969: 'Peristiwa Djatibarang'

Angkatan Bersendjata, 8 February 1969: 'The Djatibarang Incident'

Angkatan Bersendjata, 8 Februari 1969: 'Peristiwa Djatibarang'. Editorial blames a Jatibarang religious clash on 'remnants of Gestapu-PKI', citing 'Gerwani-PKI figure Nj. Suwarti' arrested in Priok working as a Qur'an teacher under a cover job.

GA-00256 1969-03-14 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 Maret 1969: 'Menjingkap Peristiwa Djatibarang' (II)

Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 March 1969: 'Uncovering the Djatibarang Incident' (II)

Angkatan Bersendjata, 14 Maret 1969: 'Menjingkap Peristiwa Djatibarang' (II). Part II of a series claiming a 'household course' was a mask for PKI cadre activity, based on the confession of junior-high girl Purwati; a template of the 'Gerwani underground' narrative.

GA-02713 1981-03 TAPOL rel A

TAPOL Bulletin No. 44, March 1981

TAPOL Bulletin no. 44 (London, March 1981): army takeover of the legal sector, Free-Aceh trials, Pramoedya's Buru novels harassed, East Timor, US human rights report. A short item (p.4) reports that eight women political prisoners long held in Bukit Duri were moved to Tangerang women's prison: Sulami (20 years), Sudjin

GA-01623 1989-04-22 Harian Neraca rel B

Harian Neraca, 22 April 1989: 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (94)

Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (94): communism manipulating religion

Harian Neraca, 22 April 1989, p. 10: instalment 94 of Soegiarso Soerojo's serial. Argues communism manipulates religion, citing in Jatibarang a 'babu (Gerwani)' who spread lies between Muslims and Christians, and forged Qur'anic pamphlets.

GA-02261 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Karena Wibawa Sang Jenderal (Mengapa Jawa Barat luput dari pembantaian)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Because of the general's authority (why West Java escaped the killings)

Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve