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GA-02471 1960-03-27 rel A licensed

Sukarno Names National Front Committee (FBIS, 27 Mar 1960)

FBIS, 27 March 1960: Sukarno names National Front committee

FBIS-monitored Jakarta radio text (27 Mar 1960) of Presidential Decision No. 34 of 1960 appointing the Preparatory Committee for the National Front, with Sukarno's installation speech. Among functional-group members are Mrs Supeni and Mrs Umi Sardjono (Gerwani leader), alongside D.N. Aidit in the political group; Arudj

GA-01540 1965-10-11 The Times of India rel B licensed

Country-wide hunt for Reds in Indonesia: weapons seized (The Times of India, 11 Oktober 1965)

Country-wide hunt for Reds in Indonesia: weapons seized (The Times of India, 11 October 1965)

The Times of India, 11 Oct 1965, p.11 (Times of India News Service, Reuter, AFP): country-wide hunt for Communists and weapons seized; 1,500 reported detained; mobs raid Njoto's and Aidit's houses; Radio Jakarta urges people to report members of the PKI, its youth and women's wings. A Muslim crowd ransacked a suburban

GA-03336 1965-11-07 Berita Harian rel A

Aidit di-kepong oleh ahli2 Tentera di-Jawa Tengah (Gerwani 'suicide squad' in Solo)

Aidit surrounded by army in Central Java: Gerwani 'suicide squad' in Solo (Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian, 7 November 1965, p. 1: reports Aidit surrounded in Central Java (Col. Jasir) and, from army broadcasts, that nine 'suicide' members of Gerwani blocked tanks in Solo, jeered at paratroopers and were killed when they would not move. The text does not say how; the account is army-sourced and unverified. Als