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GA-00727 1965-10-11 De Telegraaf rel A

Terwijl Soekarno blijft zwijgen: 1500 communisten gearresteerd (While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested)

While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested; Gerwani blamed for torture

De Telegraaf report (11 Oct 1965) that the army arrested over 1,500 communists, including Col. A. Latief; it states Gerwani members among the arrested "are said to be responsible for the torturing to death of the generals." Early Dutch-press repetition of the Gerwani slander.

GA-02207 1965-10-11 Courrier de Genève rel B

Courrier de Genève, 11 octobre 1965: A Djakarta, des musulmans saccagent le logis du chef des communistes indonésiens

Courrier de Genève, 11 October 1965: In Jakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the Indonesian communist leader

Courrier de Genève, 11 Oct 1965, AFP report 'In Djakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the leader of the Indonesian communists': per the daily Mimbar Revolusi, crowds sacked the homes of Aidit and Njoto and the headquarters of 'Gerwani'. Also: 86 rebels captured near Brebes, mass demonstrations in Malang, and an analysi

GA-02212 1965-10-11 Journal du Jura rel B

Journal du Jura, 11 octobre 1965: Les domiciles des chefs communistes mis à sac

Journal du Jura, 11 October 1965: The homes of the communist leaders ransacked

Journal du Jura (Biel), 11 Oct 1965, 'The homes of the communist leaders ransacked' (AFP). The Muslim daily Mimbar Revolusi reports that homes of Aidit and Njoto were sacked, a bloodstained shirt found at Njoto's, then crowds ransacked the Gerwani headquarters; one billion rupiah allegedly found at Aidit's. Also 86 'co

GA-02216 1965-10-11 Le nouvelliste rel B

Le Nouvelliste, 11 octobre 1965: En Indonésie, on fait la chasse aux rebelles et aux... communistes

Le Nouvelliste, 11 October 1965: In Indonesia, the hunt for rebels and communists

Le Nouvelliste (Valais), 11 Oct 1965, 'In Indonesia, rebels and ... communists are hunted down'. A military source claims 90% of rebels arrested and five battalions (4,000 men) took part in the coup. Repeats the AFP account that Muslims ransacked the homes of Aidit and Njoto and then the Gerwani headquarters, with one

GA-00997 1965-10-12 Gereformeerd Gezinsblad rel A

Communisten

Communists

Gereformeerd Gezinsblad wire item (12 Oct 1965, p.1): Muslims looted the homes of Aidit and Njoto and then the headquarters of the communist women's organisation 'Gerwani'; 86 'counter-revolutionaries' arrested near Breses; 1,500-2,000 rebels arrested on Java. It repeats that arrested Gerwani members are said to be res