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GA-01300 1958-02-06 Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant rel B

Soekarno, de aartsintrigant (Sukarno, the arch-intriguer)

Sukarno, the arch-intriguer

Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant, 6 February 1958, p. 5: long profile of Sukarno by former correspondent C.H. Schaap, calling him an 'arch-intriguer' bent on absolute power, tracing his career to the 1957 cabinet. It mentions that his October 1954 second marriage to Hartini caused general indignation among Indonesian women,

GA-02616 1965-11 rel B licensed

LBJ National Security File - Indonesia: communist parties and internal politics, Nov 1965 - May 1966

LBJ National Security File: Indonesia, Communist Parties and Internal Politics, Nov 1965-May 1966

LBJ Library National Security File, Indonesia country file (vol. VI): US Embassy Jakarta cables and withdrawal sheets, mainly December 1965 to May 1966, on the army's moves against the PKI, Sukarno's speeches, student demonstrations and Suharto's rise. Gerwani appears twice. Embtel 2077 (17 Jan 1966) reports Bogor wall

GA-02043 1966-09-15 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 15 September 1966: Students open new assault on Hartini

Straits Times, 15 Sep 1966: students open new assault on Hartini

Straits Times, 15 Sep 1966 (lead only). The Bandung and Jakarta chapters of the Indonesian Action Front (KAMI) demanded that President Sukarno resign and answer before a special military tribunal, with an attack on Hartini. Matched on Gerwani; lead does not mention it.

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.