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GA-02359 1965 rel A

The Indonesian Situation, Report 61, 14 November 1965 (CIA)

CIA, The Indonesian Situation, report 61, 14 November 1965

CIA 'Indonesian Situation' report no. 61, 14 November 1965: continuing anti-communist action and mass killings, Aidit's presumed whereabouts, and 1,000 women demonstrating in Jakarta for permanent dissolution of the PKI women's auxiliary. Records an early anti-Gerwani mobilisation.

GA-02939 1976 rel A licensed

The 1965 Coup in Indonesia: The CIA's Version

The 1965 Coup in Indonesia: The CIA's Version (van der Kroef, 1976)

Critical review by Justus M. van der Kroef (Asian Affairs, Nov 1976) of the CIA's declassified 1968 report 'Indonesia-1965: The Coup That Backfired'. Takes issue with the CIA's claim that Lubang Buaya victims were not mutilated and that Gerwani/Pemuda Rakyat confessions were Army-contrived, quoting Gerwani member Djami