Republicans want to relieve Madiun
Deventer Dagblad front-page roundup (22 Sep 1948) on the Madiun affair: republican forces prepare to retake Madiun, communist leaders of the FDR are arrested in Magelang, curfews in Kediri, Solo calmed, fighting organisations disarmed, and a 'social revolution' purge in Sumatra. Mentions Colonel Djokosoejono as communi
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
Dutch soldiers killed in Blitar; Salawati Daud arrested in Makassar
De Waarheid report (7 Nov 1949) on clashes between Dutch troops and guerrillas in Blitar, Central Java and South Sulawesi. It says Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud "has already been arrested", officially as head of a resistance group, and calls the East Indonesia government a puppet; companion to colonial-pr
Talks (Salawati Daud in Jakarta on the guerrilla problem)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (28 Aug 1950, p.2): Mrs Salawati Daud, delegate of the South Sulawesi council, arrives in Jakarta to meet Sukarno and the defence minister over the guerrilla problem, presenting a motion of the Dewan Pemerintah Sulawesi Selatan. The motion argues guerrillas and APRI share ideals and asks for
'Hasanuddin division' no enemies of APRI
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 8 Nov 1950, p. 1: sympathetic piece on the South Sulawesi guerrillas ('Hasanuddin division'). Notes Lot Salawati Daud was released on 30 Oct after ten days' detention, perhaps after protests by 29 parties and organisations, and that a government commission seeks contact with the guerril
Hatta in Surabaya
Nieuwe Courant, 5 March 1951: Vice-President Hatta's arrival in Surabaya on his way to East Indonesia; and a note that PKI MP Miss Suwarti visited Bondowoso to ask Resident Soediro about PKI members arrested in the Besuki 'Aksi Merdeka'. No Gerwani content.
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
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
The ex-guerrillas of South Celebes
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (22 Aug 1951, p.2): a defence ministry spokesman says the report of Mrs Salawati Daud visiting South Sulawesi's interior to contact Kahar Muzakar should not suggest renewed negotiations; Kahar acted for his own benefit. A mass meeting of parties at the governor's residence in Makassar leaves
South China Sunday Morning Post, 23 Apr 2000, p.10, Vaudine England: profile of Sudjinah Halina (72), former Gerwani activist and political prisoner, as Indonesia reopens debate on 1965. She recounts Solo childhood, guerrilla courier work (1947-49), study at Gadjah Mada, the 1955 Prague youth festival, a job with the W
Kedaulatan Rakyat, 31 July 2017: Menwa must stay consistent with the values of struggle
Kedaulatan Rakyat, 31 July 2017: at an IARMI Central Java reunion in Semarang a veteran of the student regiment recalls joining ABRI's post-G30S security operation, guarding Gerwani detainees and helping interrogate.