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GA-02405 1965-12-22 rel B licensed

US Embassy Djakarta, Joint Sitrep No. 68, Telegram 1842 (22 Desember 1965)

US Embassy Djakarta, Joint Sitrep No. 68, Telegram 1842 (22 December 1965)

US Embassy Djakarta telegram 1842, Joint Sitrep No. 68 (22 Dec 1965, Secret, sanitized, OCR rough). Reports Sukarno's speeches defending the PKI, including a Mother's Day gathering where he defended the PKI's women's affiliate (Gerwani), Nasution's 'basic guide' for crushing the PKI, the PNI purge, anti-Chinese violenc

GA-03326 1967-07-11 Berita Harian rel A

Ketua Komunis Jawa Barat di-tawan dekat Bandung (Gerwani members arrested)

Communist leader in West Java captured near Bandung: Gerwani members arrested (Berita Harian, 1967)

Berita Harian, 11 July 1967, p. 3, Reuters: the army announces capture near Bandung of Yakob Margolang, who allegedly tried to form a new Communist party in West Java; several women believed to be members of Gerwani, 'the secret organisation of Communist women', were also arrested. Context: army warnings against pro-Su