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GA-00983 1948-09-24 Eindhovensch Dagblad rel C

De Republiek zuivert op Sumatra: talrijke arrestaties

The Republic purges Sumatra: numerous arrests

Eindhovensch Dagblad report (24 Sep 1948, p.5) on republican purge arrests of military officers in Tapanuli, Sumatra (Padang Sidempuan, Sibolga, Tarutung), with a second Aneta account that communist laskars effectively control the area. Also reports two executed 'terrorists' who used village women as cover in July raid

GA-00667 1951-08-20 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Teleurstelling in Makasser (Disappointment in Makassar)

Disappointment in Makassar: battalion incorporation fails

De Nieuwsgier, 20 Aug 1951: Makassar ceremony to incorporate four CTN ex-guerrilla battalions into APRI fails when they do not arrive; Col. Kawilarang expresses disappointment and Governor Sudiro calls party leaders. According to Pedoman Rakjat, Mrs Salawati Daud left for the interior to try to resolve the difficulties

GA-01020 1951-08-20 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Besprekingen (Salawati Daud en de CTN-bataljons, augustus 1951)

Talks (Salawati Daud and the CTN battalions, August 1951)

Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (20 Aug 1951, p.1): Governor Sudiro of Celebes invites party leaders to discuss the failed transfer of CTN battalions in South Sulawesi into the APRI. According to Pedoman Rakjat, Mrs Salawati Daud has gone inland to try to resolve the difficulties.

GA-01295 1951-08-20 Nieuwe Courant rel B

Wederom spanning in Makassar: Vier bataljons ex-guerilla's wilden zich overgeven (Renewed tension in Makassar: four ex-guerrilla battalions)

Renewed tension in Makassar: four ex-guerrilla battalions failed to surrender

Nieuwe Courant, 20 August 1951: report of renewed tension in Makassar after four CTN ex-guerrilla battalions failed to appear for their 17 August incorporation into the APRI, leaving with cash, uniforms and trucks meant for Kahar Muzakkar; Col. Kawilarang announces strict measures. The text ends with Pedoman Rakjat say

GA-01347 1951-08-21 Provinciale Drentsche En Asser Courant rel A

Verdwenen guerillastrijders bliezen brug op (Vanished guerrilla fighters blew up a bridge)

Vanished guerrilla fighters blew up a bridge

Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant (21 Aug 1951): about 4,000 ex-guerrillas vanished from Makassar on 16 Aug, blowing up a bridge; government announces strict measures. Salawati Daud, credited with an important role in solving the guerrilla problem, has gone to the fugitives' hideouts to mediate. Also notes ex-RMS

GA-01107 1951-08-29 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Regering heeft alles gedaan wat in haar vermogen lag (The government did everything in its power)

The government did everything in its power

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 29 Aug 1951, p. 1: South Sulawesi guerrilla question after failure to install the CTN as APRI units. Mass meeting backs the government; Ministry of Defence comments on Salawati Daud's reported trip into the interior to contact Kahar Muzakkar and rejects further negotiation with him.

GA-00726 1965-10-07 De Telegraaf rel A

Woedend (Furious)

Furious: Suharto's statement on the generals' bodies near the Halim training base

De Telegraaf item (7 Oct 1965) on General Suharto's television statement: the generals' bodies were found near the air-force base where Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani volunteers were trained, and an arrested female volunteer in Cirebon reportedly said volunteers came from Central Java. An early press link of Gerwani to the

GA-01382 1965-10-07 Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia rel A

Djakarta zag gruwelijke tv-film over opgraving lijken van generaals (Jakarta saw gruesome TV film of the exhumation of the generals' bodies)

Jakarta saw gruesome TV film of exhumation of generals' bodies

Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia (7 Oct 1965): Jakarta TV shows exhumation of the generals' mutilated bodies from the Lubang Buaya well; Suharto says they were found near the air-force base where Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani volunteers were trained, citing an arrested female volunteer from Cirebon. Also the generals' funeral and

GA-00912 1965-11-08 De Waarheid rel A

Het leger (geweld tegen Gerwani-vrouwen bij Solo)

The army: violence against Gerwani women near Solo

De Waarheid, 8 Nov 1965, p. 3: report that the army continues violent actions against progressives; per an army communique, paratroopers near Solo shot nine women who stood before tanks and refused to move, said to be Gerwani members. Also notes army encouragement of Muslims to destroy communists' buildings in Tasikmal

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.