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GA-01497 1957-06-16 New York Times rel B licensed

Jakarta Sets Up National Council: Sukarno Names Members (New York Times, 16 Juni 1957)

Jakarta sets up National Council: Sukarno names members (New York Times, 16 June 1957)

New York Times, 16 June 1957, p.37, Special to the Times from Jakarta: Sukarno names the 45 members of the new National Council (Dewan Nasional), chaired by himself, with Roeslan Abdulgani as deputy chairman and secretary-general. About a quarter are described as Communists or sympathisers, including PKI member Sujono

GA-01534 1965-10-11 The Scotsman rel A licensed

Mass arrests in Indonesia: 3500 Communists detained during round-up (The Scotsman, 11 Oktober 1965)

Mass arrests in Indonesia: 3,500 Communists detained during round-up (The Scotsman, 11 October 1965)

The Scotsman, 11 Oct 1965 (Djakarta, Sunday): mass arrests of Communists after the reported discovery of arms and a radio transmitter at burned PKI headquarters, with detainees put at 3,500 including rebels in Java. Among those arrested are Gerwani members alleged to have tortured the six generals whose mutilated bodie