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GA-01640 1951-03-10 Merdeka rel A

Merdeka, 10 Maret 1951, hlm. 3: 'Gelanggang Wanita'

Merdeka, 10 March 1951: 'Gelanggang Wanita' women's column

Merdeka, 10 Mar 1951, p. 3: women's column reporting that Jakarta's International Women's Day on 8 March 1951 was not commemorated by Indonesian groups for lack of Kowani consensus, while 1,500 Chinese women met with Ny. Aidit of Gerwis present.

GA-01424 1952-04-19 Harian Rakjat rel A

Rapat pembubaran Panitia 8 Maret di gedung Gerwis, Ny. Sutanti Aidit (Harian Rakjat, 19 April 1952, hlm. 5)

Dissolution meeting of the 8 March Committee at Gerwis building, Mrs Sutanti Aidit (Harian Rakjat, 19 April 1952)

Harian Rakjat, 19 April 1952. On p. 5 a short report says the 8 March (International Women's Day) Committee held its dissolution meeting at the Gerwis building, Gang Lontar, Jakarta, chaired by Ny. Sutanti Aidit of Gerwis; delegates of Gerwis, Pemuda Puteri Indonesia, Perwari, PWKI and other women's bodies adopted a re

GA-03647 1958-04-28 Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, 1958 no. 81-85, p. 767 rel A

FBIS Daily Report (28 Apr 1958): Mme Tanti Aidit and Mme Sutarsih arrive in Peking

FBIS Daily Report, 28 Apr 1958: Mme Tanti Aidit and Mme Sutarsih arrive in Peking for May Day

US FBIS Daily Report (Foreign Radio Broadcasts), page of 1 May 1958 carrying an NCNA English item of 28 April 1958: Mme Tanti Aidit and Mme Sutarsih, members of the central committee of the 'Indonesian Women's Movement' (Gerwani), arrived in Peking by air as guests of the National Women's Federation to attend May Day.

GA-02464 1958-06-05 rel A licensed

Indonesian Women's Visit (FBIS, 5 Jun 1958)

FBIS, 5 June 1958: Indonesian women's visit (Tanti Aidit and Sutarsih leave Peking)

FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (5 Jun 1958): Mmes Tanti Aidit and Sutarsih, members of the Central Committee of the Indonesian Women's Movement, left Peking after visiting China at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation for May Day (arrived 28 Apr); they also visited North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democ

GA-01779 1958-06-06 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

印度尼西亚妇运会两中央委员回国 (Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home)

Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home (Renmin Ribao, 6 June 1958)

Renmin Ribao, 6 Jun 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih Rachman leave Beijing on 5 June for home via Kunming and Rangoon after their All-China Women's Federation visit (arrived 28 April), which also included a trip to North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democratic Wom

GA-01780 1958-06-06 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

印度尼西亚妇运会两中央委员回国 (Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home)

Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home (Renmin Ribao, 6 June 1958)

Renmin Ribao, 6 Jun 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih Rachman leave Beijing on 5 June for home via Kunming and Rangoon after their All-China Women's Federation visit (arrived 28 April), which also included a trip to North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democratic Wom

GA-03469 1966-12-20 Toronto Daily Star rel A licensed

Toronto Daily Star, 20 December 1966, p. 17: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Toronto Daily Star, 20 Dec 1966: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Page 17 of the Toronto Daily Star (20 Dec 1966), a general world-news page. A short wire item headed 'Indonesian Red's wife' reports, citing the army paper Berita Yudha, the arrest of Mrs Aidit, a doctor and chairman of the Communist women's organization, accused of propaganda after the coup. The OCR is badly garbled;

GA-03472 1966-12-20 Vancouver Sun, p. 16 rel A licensed

Vancouver Sun, 20 December 1966, p. 16: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Vancouver Sun, 20 Dec 1966: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Reuters item on a Vancouver Sun 'Names in the News' page (20 December 1966): the wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit, former Indonesian Communist leader, 'have been captured' in Jakarta; Mrs Aidit, a doctor, is described as chairman of the Communist women's (movement, text cut off). The wife is Sutanti Aidit, presented as

GA-02020 1966-12-21 Berita Harian rel A

Berita Harian, 21 Disember 1966: Isteri Aidit ditangkap

Berita Harian, 21 Dec 1966: Aidit's wife arrested

Berita Harian, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Reports the arrest of D.N. Aidit's wife, described as a leader of the women's wing Gerwani, who had been under intelligence watch since the coup and was a very active communist.

GA-02026 1966-12-21 Eastern Sun rel A

Eastern Sun, 21 December 1966: Wife of Aidit captured

Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966: Wife of Aidit captured

Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Aidit's wife, a leader of Indonesia's communist women's organisation, was captured; intelligence agents had watched her since the coup and described her as a dedicated Communist.

GA-03331 1966-12-21 Berita Harian rel A

Isteri Aidit ditangkap (Army seizes Aidit's wife)

Army seizes Aidit's wife (Berita Harian, 1966)

Berita Harian, 21 December 1966, p. 1, UPI: the wife of D.N. Aidit, described as a leader of the communist women's section (Gerwani), is arrested; per the paper 'Harian Perang' she had been watched since the coup and stayed very active as a fugitive. Short item; she is not named in the text.

GA-03465 1966-12-21 New York Times, p. 16 rel A licensed

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966, p. 16)

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966)

New York Times headline item, 21 December 1966, p. 16: 'Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized'. Per the sweep log it reports the arrest of Dr Soetanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit. Only the citation header was captured, not the article text.

GA-00368 1970-01-21 Tribune rel A

The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far' (Tribune, 21 Januari 1970)

The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far'

Tribune (Sydney), 21 Jan 1970, p. 8: extract from Hong Kong's Eastern Horizon of letters by an Indonesian writing as 'Barbro Karabuda' on the 1965-66 massacre and prisoners (official 86,000 detainees; torture; Army extortion). The writer finds Tanti Aidit in Bukit Duri women's prison in Jakarta with Aidit's mother-in-l

GA-00369 1970-01-21 Tribune rel A

The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far' (Tribune, 21 Januari 1970)

The forgotten massacre: 'More killed than in Vietnam so far'

Tribune (Sydney), 21 Jan 1970, p. 8: extract from Hong Kong's Eastern Horizon of letters by an Indonesian writing as 'Barbro Karabuda' on the 1965-66 massacre and prisoners (official 86,000 detainees; torture; Army extortion). The writer finds Tanti Aidit in Bukit Duri women's prison in Jakarta with Aidit's mother-in-l

GA-03627 1974-08-15 Cable 1974STATE178603, State to AmEmbassy Jakarta rel A

US State Department cable 1974 STATE 178603: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

US State Department cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as

GA-03628 1974-08-15 Cable 1974STATE178603, State to AmEmbassy Jakarta rel A

US State Department cable 1974 STATE 178603: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

US State Department cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiry on the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit

Declassified US State Department cable (15 August 1974, Kissinger to Embassy Jakarta) relaying a Congressional inquiry. Senator Hubert Humphrey has forwarded a constituent's letter asking the status of Dr Sutanti Aidit, 'apparently imprisoned since 1967'; the embassy is asked for details by 18 August. The same cable as

GA-03629 1974-08-15 US Department of State cable, Document 1974JAKART10067 rel A

US State Department Cable 1974-170348 (Jakarta 10067): Congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni

Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss

GA-03630 1974-08-15 US Department of State cable, Document 1974JAKART10067 rel A

US State Department Cable 1974-170348 (Jakarta 10067): Congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 15 Aug 1974: congressional inquiries on Dr Sutanti Aidit and Yusuf Roni

Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (15 Aug 1974) answering congressional inquiries. It states that Sutanti Aidit is the wife of D.N. Aidit, that her fate is unknown, that she was born 1 Nov 1923 in Sungai Liat, Bangka, was a PKI member and radiobiology consultant at the National Atomic Energy Agency, and was dismiss

GA-03631 1974-12-16 US Department of State cable, Document 1974JAKART15056 rel A

US State Department Cable 1974-271934 (Jakarta 15056): Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 16 Dec 1974: inquiry on the Sutanti Aidit case

Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political

GA-03632 1974-12-16 US Department of State cable, Document 1974JAKART15056 rel A

US State Department Cable 1974-271934 (Jakarta 15056): Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 16 Dec 1974: inquiry on the Sutanti Aidit case

Declassified US Embassy Jakarta cable (16 Dec 1974). The embassy says all information on Mrs Aidit was reported in an earlier cable and that it is asking the Indonesian government to clarify her status, to help the Department reply to a query from Rosenthal. Metadata tags: amnesty, US congressional hearings, political

GA-03633 1974-12-30 US Department of State cable 1974JAKART15493 rel A

US State Department cable 1974 JAKARTA 15493: Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case (Class A detainee)

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 30 Dec 1974: Sutanti Aidit confirmed as 'Class A' detainee

Confidential US Embassy Jakarta cable to the State Department, 30 December 1974 (declassified), reporting that Indonesian government sources confirm Sutanti Aidit is a 'Class A' detainee, i.e. slated for trial over the 1965 'coup attempt'. They describe her as a PKI central committee member, leading supporter of husban

GA-03634 1974-12-30 US Department of State cable 1974JAKART15493 rel A

US State Department cable 1974 JAKARTA 15493: Inquiry on Sutanti Aidit case (Class A detainee)

US Embassy Jakarta cable, 30 Dec 1974: Sutanti Aidit confirmed as 'Class A' detainee

Confidential US Embassy Jakarta cable to the State Department, 30 December 1974 (declassified), reporting that Indonesian government sources confirm Sutanti Aidit is a 'Class A' detainee, i.e. slated for trial over the 1965 'coup attempt'. They describe her as a PKI central committee member, leading supporter of husban

GA-00942 1975-09-20 De Waarheid rel A

Vrouwen, moeders (Waarover Suharto's afgezanten zwegen)

Women, mothers (what Suharto's envoys kept silent about)

De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw

GA-03635 1977-08-30 US Department of State cable 1977STATE207433 rel A

Cable, State Department to US Embassy Singapore, 30 August 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)

State Department cable to Embassy Singapore, 30 Aug 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)

Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou

GA-03636 1977-08-30 US Department of State cable 1977STATE207433 rel A

Cable, State Department to US Embassy Singapore, 30 August 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)

State Department cable to Embassy Singapore, 30 Aug 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)

Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou

GA-03637 1977-09-01 US Department of State cable 1977SINGAP03809 rel A

Cable, US Embassy Singapore to State Department, 1 September 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit

US Embassy Singapore cable, 1 Sep 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit, head of Gerwani 1962-65

Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i

GA-03638 1977-09-01 US Department of State cable 1977SINGAP03809 rel A

Cable, US Embassy Singapore to State Department, 1 September 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit

US Embassy Singapore cable, 1 Sep 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit, head of Gerwani 1962-65

Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i