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GA-01666 1965-12-10 Evening Post rel A

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)

Evening Post (Wellington), 10 Dec 1965, commentary on the Indonesian Communists after the 30 September coup. It repeats the Lubang Buaya atrocity claim that six generals were 'horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls' of the PKI's 'Gerwani' women's movement and thrown into a well, with Communist youth dancing at Halim; als

GA-01668 1965-12-10 Evening Post rel B

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), standfirst clipping

Standfirst clipping of the Evening Post article of 10 Dec 1965: the Indonesian Communists, 'almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today', miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy and the determination of the military and Muslims to wipe them out. Gerwani is not named in this fragment.

GA-01669 1965-12-10 Evening Post rel A

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), clipping on Gerwani claim

Clipping from the Evening Post of 10 Dec 1965: says Sukarno could not back the coup because of its brutality, and that six generals were 'horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls' of the PKI's 'Gerwani' women's movement and thrown into a well, while Communist youth danced at Halim. This is the Lubang Buaya sexual-atrocity

GA-01670 1965-12-10 Evening Post rel B

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)

Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), closing clipping

Closing clipping of the Evening Post article of 10 Dec 1965: Nasution's escape over his garden wall and the murder of his five-year-old daughter; alleged PKI plans for arson and famine; the party's 'patriotic' image destroyed; Sukarno forced to appoint Suharto army chief while the Army mops up Communists in Central and