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GA-00664 1951-01-03 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Chinese vrouwen kregen geen visum (Chinese women did not get visas)

Chinese women did not get visas to Indonesian women's congress

De Nieuwsgier, 3 Jan 1951 (AP): Peking radio complains that the Indonesian consulate in Hong Kong refused visas to three Chinese women delegates to an Indonesian women's congress; they returned to Beijing and filed a report with the WIDF, which had delegated them. Organisation of the congress is not named in the text.

GA-00770 1952-09-04 De Vrije Pers rel B

Demonstraties verboden (Demonstrations banned)

Demonstrations banned: Surabaya refuses permission for 7 September rally

De Vrije Pers item (4 Sep 1952): Surabaya authorities refused permission for the 7 September demonstration for August-raid detainees; a delegation of Mrs. Tam, Mrs. Talia and Miss Sulami left for Jakarta to seek a presidential audience, and Tam and Sulami with Miss Warmi and Mr Fatkali were to go on to the "communist p

GA-03501 1963-06-14 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), p. 1 rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 14 June 1963, p. 1: People's China anniversary reception (Gerwani delegation attends)

Renmin Ribao, 14 Jun 1963, p. 1: People's China anniversary reception (Gerwani delegation attends)

Renmin Ribao front page, 14 June 1963: reception marking the tenth anniversary of the Japanese edition and fifth of the Indonesian edition of 'People's China', attended by Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi. The excerpt lists guests including Ibrahim Isa of the Indonesian Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee and members of the Indonesi

GA-03502 1963-06-14 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), p. 1 rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 14 June 1963, p. 1: People's China anniversary reception (Gerwani delegation attends)

Renmin Ribao, 14 Jun 1963, p. 1: People's China anniversary reception (Gerwani delegation attends)

Renmin Ribao front page, 14 June 1963: reception marking the tenth anniversary of the Japanese edition and fifth of the Indonesian edition of 'People's China', attended by Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi. The excerpt lists guests including Ibrahim Isa of the Indonesian Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee and members of the Indonesi

GA-01890 1963-07-21 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 21 Juli 1963: Ketua Aidit memimpin delegasi mengunjungi Uni Soviet dan Tiongkok (艾地主席率领代表团启程访问苏联和中国)

Chairman Aidit leads delegation to the Soviet Union and China (Renmin Ribao, 21 July 1963)

Renmin Ribao/Xinhua report (21 July 1963, p. 3) on PKI chairman Aidit's delegation leaving Jakarta for Moscow, Beijing and Cuba, with his airport statements on the Sino-Soviet dispute, Nasakom and 'Malaysia'. Gerwani appears once, its head among mass-organisation leaders at the send-off. Useful for Gerwani's place in P

GA-01900 1963-09-05 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

D.N. Aidit, 'Beberapa masalah revolusi Indonesia dan PKI', laporan di Beijing, 4 September 1963 (Renmin Ribao, 5 September 1963) (印度尼西亚革命的若干问题和印度尼西亚共产党)

D.N. Aidit, 'Some problems of the Indonesian revolution and the PKI': Beijing report, 4 September 1963

Full Renmin Ribao text (5 Sept 1963, p. 3) of D.N. Aidit's 4 September Beijing rally report on the Indonesian revolution and PKI: semi-colonial, semi-feudal analysis, national united front, Nasakom, state power's 'two aspects', and party building. Gerwani appears only once, in a membership tally (1.5 million, alongside

GA-02568 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia: Internal Political Situation, Attempted Coup against Sukarno [15] (FO 371/180324, 1965)

FO 371/180324: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [15] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180324 (1965), 'Attempted coup against Sukarno [15]': telegrams and letters from Djakarta, Washington and Peking, November 1965, plus appended US and Canadian reports. It records Sukarno's Heroes Day speech, Adam Malik's view of the Sukarno-generals stalemate and accounts of 30 September.

GA-02571 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Bilateral relations: China (FO 371/180333, 1965)

FO 371/180333: Bilateral Relations with China (1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180333 (Jan-Dec 1965): Peking, Djakarta and Hanoi telegrams on Sino-Indonesian relations: Subandrio's visit, delegations, PKI-China links, then the post-coup anti-Chinese wave, attacks on Chinese premises and Medan riots. Only Gerwani mention: Angkatan Bersendjata (29 Oct, p. 82) says the

GA-02377 1965-11-04 rel B licensed

CIA, Press Information Relating to Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: South and East Asia (Summary No. 6897, 4 November 1965)

CIA, Press information relating to insurgency and counterinsurgency: South and East Asia (Summary 6897), 4 November 1965

CIA Foreign Documents Division weekly digest (Summary No. 6897, 4 Nov 1965) of press on insurgency in South and East Asia. Its Indonesia section reproduces Army-controlled press (Angkatan Bersendjata, Duta Masjarakat) on the 30 September Movement, including claims that Gerwani volunteers trained at Lubang Buaja and moc

GA-02378 1965-11-08 rel B

CIA, Bi-Weekly Propaganda Guidance, 8 November 1965 (WFTU Congress, AAPSO, Setiati Surasto)

CIA Bi-Weekly Propaganda Guidance, 8 November 1965 (WFTU Congress, AAPSO, Setiati Surasto)

CIA Bi-Weekly Propaganda Guidance of 8 Nov 1965 on Communist fronts (commentary 13-26 Oct 1965, WFTU Warsaw Congress, AAPSO Havana conference, Chinese foreign policy). Setiati Surasto appears only in a list of newly elected WFTU officials (Indonesia); the document notes the WIDF 20th anniversary and Indonesian delegate

GA-02635 1965-12-16 rel B

Hysni Kapo to the Chinese ambassador on aid to Indonesian comrades and students, 16 December 1965

Hysni Kapo to the Chinese Ambassador on Aid to Indonesian Comrades and Students, 16 Dec 1965

Record of Hysni Kapo (Albanian Party of Labour) to the Chinese ambassador, 16 Dec 1965 (Albanian original, scanned; only this item is in the file). After reporting on Polish Marxist-Leninists, Kapo says Indonesian comrades asked about Indonesian students in 'revisionist' countries; Albania offers to host communist stud

GA-01685 1966-04-29 Peking Review rel B

Peking Review No. 18, 29 April 1966: 'White terror' in Indonesia, women and children killed

Peking Review no. 18, 29 April 1966: 'white terror' in Indonesia, women and children killed

Peking Review Vol. 9 No. 18, 29 April 1966, a Chinese weekly. Besides Cultural Revolution and Afro-Asian Journalists' Association material, it carries Chinese protests against Indonesian anti-China outrages and a Renmin Ribao commentary, 'Right-Wing Reactionaries Plunge Indonesia into a Bloodbath' (p. 25), quoting New

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-00235 1967-07-12 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 12 Juli 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 12 July 1967

Angkatan Bersendjata, 12 Juli 1967. Report on the 11th session of Sudisman's Mahmillub trial (witnesses Karel Supit and Sardjono); Gerwani mentioned on p. 3 as the court was to hear further witnesses.

GA-00252 1968-09-20 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1968

Angkatan Bersendjata, 20 September 1968. Introduction to W.W. Tjokro's memoir series 'Mengungkap 30 September '65' claims Chinese ships delivered weapons 'to PR, Gerwani and SOBSI' before the coup.

GA-03597 2007-10-01 Tempo (Edisi 1 Oktober 2007) rel B licensed

Keluarga Besar Aidit: Sesudah Malam Horor Itu (Tempo, 1 Oct 2007)

The Aidit family: after that night of horror (Tempo, 1 Oct 2007)

Tempo special (1 October 2007) on what happened to D.N. Aidit's family after 30 September 1965. It recounts the fates of his father, siblings and children, and of his wife Dr Soetanti Aidit, who fled, lived in disguise, was arrested, held in Kodim 66 and Bukit Duri until about 1980, and died in 1991. Her Gerwani member

GA-02303 2023-09-17 Tempo rel B licensed

Mengapa Para Eksil Peristiwa 1965 Tak Mau Pulang? (Tak Lagi Berharap Pulang)

Tempo, 17 September 2023: Why 1965 exiles will not return home

Tempo report (17 Sep 2023, Raymundus Rikang and Stefanus Pramono) on 1965 exiles who decline to return despite visa and residence facilities offered by ministers Mahfud Md. and Yasonna Laoly in Amsterdam and Prague. Sri Budiarti (Aachen, ex-student in Budapest) demands truth and an apology and removal of the stigma tha

GA-02307 2024-12-15 Tempo rel B licensed

Cerita Francisca Fanggidaej Selama Eksil di Cina dan Belanda

Tempo, 15 December 2024: Francisca Fanggidaej's story of exile in China and the Netherlands

Tempo magazine profile (15 Dec 2024, archivist Rika Theo and Iwan Kurniawan) of Francisca Fanggidaej: Pesindo leader, survivor of Madiun 1948, in Chile during 30 Sept 1965, passport revoked 1967, 20 years in Beijing with the Afro-Asian journalists' organisation, then exile in the Netherlands from 1985. She joined the K

GA-02308 2024-12-15 Tempo rel B licensed

Isi Buku Harian Francisca Fanggidaej untuk Anak-Anaknya (Catatan Eksil)

Tempo, 15 December 2024: Inside Francisca Fanggidaej's diaries for her children (notes of exile)

Tempo magazine article (15 Dec 2024, Dian Yuliastuti and Iwan Kurniawan) on Francisca Fanggidaej's papers at the IISH, Amsterdam, notably her diaries 'Sasja' and 'Nila' written in exile in Beijing from Oct 1965 to her children. Her daughters recall the family's separation, stigma at school and her later reunion. It not