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GA-02123 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 19 February 1967, No. 50: Arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 February 1967 (No. 50): a short TASS item 'Arrests' (p. 1) citing Sinar Harapan on arrests in Jakarta of PKI figures. It reports that security forces arrested three members of the central leadership of the women's organisation 'Gervani' [Gerwani], along with a PKI CC member. A page 5 item covers the MPRS rej

GA-02124 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 1967, No. 50: 'Penangkapan berlanjut' (pimpinan Gerwani ditangkap)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: 'Arrests continue', Gerwani leaders arrested

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967 (No. 50), OCR excerpt re-captured from archive.org with the TASS item 'Arrests continue'. After arrests of PKI CC candidate Anwar Nasution and Pemuda Rakyat leaders, the security forces arrested PKI CC member Rachmat and three members of Gerwani's central leadership in Jakarta. Names not given; rest

GA-02557 1967 rel B licensed

FCO 15/155: Indonesia, Political Affairs Internal, Arrests and Trials (1967-1968)

FCO 15/155: Indonesia, Arrests and Trials (1967-1968)

UK Foreign Office file FCO 15/155 (Feb 1967 to June 1968) of Jakarta embassy letters, press cables and an air attache's report on the Mahmilub trials of Supardjo and Omar Dani, plus a June 1968 note on a Soviet protest over PKI prisoners. Gerwani appears only in the Omar Dani report, as female youth trained at Lubang B

GA-00229 1967-01-05 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Januari 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 January 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 Januari 1967. Two items on Gerwani women: prosecutor Tamzir announces trials of A, B, C category prisoners as a New Year gift, including 'ex-Gerwani figures' in the Bukit Duri women's prison; and underground activity.

GA-00290 1967-01-06 The Canberra Times rel B

Sukarno will explain his actions (Canberra Times, 6 Januari 1967)

Sukarno Will Explain His Actions (Canberra Times, 6 January 1967)

Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil

GA-00291 1967-01-06 The Canberra Times rel B

Sukarno will explain his actions (Canberra Times, 6 Januari 1967)

Sukarno Will Explain His Actions (Canberra Times, 6 January 1967), duplicate

Canberra Times, 6 Jan 1967, p. 1 (AAP): Sukarno promises a written account of his policies and role in the 1965 coup within a week; Cabinet Presidium plans debt-rescheduling teams; Indonesia to hold West Irian plebiscite in 1969. A brief item says Mrs Tanti Aidit, wife of the dead PKI chairman, captured last month, wil

GA-00587 1967-02-17 ANP Radiobulletin rel A

ANP Nieuwsbericht, 17-02-1967 (Indonesia: four PKI leaders arrested)

ANP news report, 17 February 1967 (Indonesia: four PKI leaders arrested)

ANP radio bulletin, 17 Feb 1967: four prominent banned-PKI members arrested in Jakarta, three of them Central Committee members (Rachmat, 'Mrs Soedjimah' [Sudjinah] and Mrs Soelami [Sulami]). The last two were also leading figures in Gerwani. Documents the arrest of two top Gerwani leaders.

GA-02125 1967-02-19 Pravda rel B licensed

Pravda, 19 Februari 1967, hlm. 1: 'Penangkapan' (Jakarta)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967, p. 1: 'Arrests' (Jakarta)

Pravda front page, 19 Feb 1967 (No. 50), full-page capture of the same issue. The only Indonesia item is the short TASS report 'Arrests': PKI CC candidate Anwar Nasution, Pemuda Rakyat leaders, CC member Rachmat and three members of Gerwani's central leadership were arrested in Jakarta. Other articles concern Turkey, S

GA-02045 1967-06-22 The Straits Times rel A

The Straits Times, 22 June 1967: Woman Red gets life sentence

Straits Times, 22 Jun 1967: woman Red gets life sentence (Palembang)

Straits Times, 22 Jun 1967 (lead only). A special military tribunal in Palembang sentenced Mrs Suwardiningsih, a local communist leader, to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1965 coup attempt; she was the first woman tried by that tribunal.

GA-01410 1967-07-05 Harian Kami rel A

Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967

Harian Kami, 5 July 1967: Sudisman's lawyers and witnesses

Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967. List of Sudisman's three defence lawyers and 22 witnesses for his Mahmillub trial includes two Gerwani leaders with underground aliases, including Sulami (alias Siti Alfiah).

GA-01411 1967-09-01 Harian Kami rel A

Harian Kami, 1 September 1967

Harian Kami, 1 September 1967: arrest of Nyonya Djubaedah

Harian Kami, 1 September 1967. Arrest in Jakarta on 29 Aug 1967 of Nyonya Djubaedah, wife of Nun Tjik AR, called 'cashier of Gerwani' and 'G30S/PKI ringleader', after two years in hiding; includes her biography.

GA-01316 1967-09-02 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel A

Rode Kruis krijgt nieuwe uniformen (Red Cross gets new uniforms; note on arrest of Gerwani's former treasurer)

Red Cross gets new uniforms (note on arrest of Gerwani's former treasurer)

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 2 September 1967, p. 7: page-column item on new Red Cross uniforms, followed by a short wire note that Mrs Djoebaedah, former treasurer of the PKI women's movement (Gerwani), was arrested in Jakarta, per an Indonesian paper, accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals on

GA-00575 1967-09-06 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Oud-penningmeesteres P.K.I. gearresteerd (Former PKI treasurer arrested)

Former PKI treasurer arrested

Amigoe di Curaçao, 6 Sept 1967: Mrs Djoebaedah, former treasurer of the PKI women's movement (i.e. Gerwani, not named), was arrested in Jakarta after being a fugitive. She is accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals on 1 October 1965; documents were reportedly found. Typical New Order framing of