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GA-00724 1965-02-01 De Telegraaf rel C

Toenadering Indonesië tot China (Indonesia's rapprochement with China)

Indonesia's rapprochement with China: Hartini Sukarno at women's gathering

De Telegraaf report (1 Feb 1965) on Indonesia's rapprochement with China, quoting Sukarno's CBS interview and Subandrio's Peking visit. Gerwani is not named; Hartini Sukarno is quoted at a women's movement gathering calling for common struggle with "Chinese comrades" in 1965.

GA-00727 1965-10-11 De Telegraaf rel A

Terwijl Soekarno blijft zwijgen: 1500 communisten gearresteerd (While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested)

While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested; Gerwani blamed for torture

De Telegraaf report (11 Oct 1965) that the army arrested over 1,500 communists, including Col. A. Latief; it states Gerwani members among the arrested "are said to be responsible for the torturing to death of the generals." Early Dutch-press repetition of the Gerwani slander.