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GA-02566 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [13] (FO 371/180322, 28 October-5 November 1965)

FO 371/180322: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [13] (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180322 (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams quoting Antara on the post-coup purge, Sukarno versus the generals, Medan and Central Java. Gerwani items: tel. 2418 (2 Nov, p. 52) reports a Kowani/women's congress move to expel Gerwani members; tel. 2421 (p. 57) quotes Suharto naming 'Pemud

GA-02567 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [14] (FO 371/180323, November 1965)

FO 371/180323: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [14] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180323 (c. 4-16 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams, Antara extracts and Foreign Office correspondence on the PKI's destruction, Subandrio, Nasution and Sukarno. Gerwani items: tel. 2480 (p. 39) reports a 8 Nov Jakarta rally of women's organisations demanding dissolution of the PKI and Gerwani;

GA-02406 1965-10-22 rel C licensed

The September 30 Affair: History and Interpretation of the Attempted Coup (US Embassy Airgram A-300)

US Embassy Djakarta Airgram A-300, 22 October 1965: The September 30 Affair - history and interpretation of the attempte

US Embassy Djakarta airgram A-300 (22 Oct 1965, Edward Masters), a 46-page analysis of the 30 September Movement, the PKI, Sukarno, Air Force and army prospects. Gerwani appears only twice: as members of PKI paramilitary TIK units trained at Halim, and as PKI women said to have taunted and humiliated the generals at Lu