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GA-02557 1967 rel B licensed

FCO 15/155: Indonesia, Political Affairs Internal, Arrests and Trials (1967-1968)

FCO 15/155: Indonesia, Arrests and Trials (1967-1968)

UK Foreign Office file FCO 15/155 (Feb 1967 to June 1968) of Jakarta embassy letters, press cables and an air attache's report on the Mahmilub trials of Supardjo and Omar Dani, plus a June 1968 note on a Soviet protest over PKI prisoners. Gerwani appears only in the Omar Dani report, as female youth trained at Lubang B

GA-00575 1967-09-06 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Oud-penningmeesteres P.K.I. gearresteerd (Former PKI treasurer arrested)

Former PKI treasurer arrested

Amigoe di Curaçao, 6 Sept 1967: Mrs Djoebaedah, former treasurer of the PKI women's movement (i.e. Gerwani, not named), was arrested in Jakarta after being a fugitive. She is accused of taking part in the torture and murder of six generals on 1 October 1965; documents were reportedly found. Typical New Order framing of

GA-00733 1967-09-29 De Tijd rel B

Executies in Indonesië (Executions in Indonesia)

Executions in Indonesia: Untung and others, with Gerwani blamed

De Tijd commentary by C.H. Schaap (29 Sep 1967) on the executions of Untung and others for the 1965 coup. It says the generals were killed at Halim by "volunteers" trained by Maj. Sujono, "among them members of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and notes the trials were broadcast and published.