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GA-02566 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [13] (FO 371/180322, 28 October-5 November 1965)

FO 371/180322: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [13] (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180322 (28 Oct-5 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams quoting Antara on the post-coup purge, Sukarno versus the generals, Medan and Central Java. Gerwani items: tel. 2418 (2 Nov, p. 52) reports a Kowani/women's congress move to expel Gerwani members; tel. 2421 (p. 57) quotes Suharto naming 'Pemud

GA-02069 1965-11-22 Izvestiia rel B licensed

Izvestiia, 22 November 1965, p. 1: Indonesia (Sukarno meets commanders; anti-communist campaign)

Izvestiia, 22 Nov 1965: Sukarno meets commanders; anti-communist campaign continues

Izvestiia, 22 Nov 1965, p. 1, TASS: Sukarno at Bogor condemns journalists spreading 'fables' about 'atrocities' of the 30 September movement, orders a civil-service purge under Subandrio; a second item gives arrests (1,600 in South Kalimantan), citing Antara that all those arrested are members of PKI, Gerwani, Pemuda R

GA-01562 1966-03-27 Asahi Shimbun rel B licensed

ス前外相夫人更迭 インドネシア婦人科学者協会 (Former foreign minister's wife replaced, Indonesian Association of Women Scientists)

Former foreign minister's wife replaced at Indonesian Association of Women Scientists

Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 27 Mar 1966, p. 3): article on the replacement of the former foreign minister's wife (apparently Subandrio's) as head of the Indonesian Association of Women Scientists, in the aftermath of the 1965 coup. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a

GA-00210 1966-05-25 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 25 Mei 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 25 May 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 25 Mei 1966. Curiosity item in 'Bung Piket': 'Rosni (Gerwani)', a woman who 'went adventuring with Gestapu PKI', reports meeting a red long-haired creature on Mount Tandikat; a job ad requires 'no indication with Gestapu/PKI'.

GA-00225 1966-10-29 Angkatan Bersendjata rel B

Angkatan Bersendjata, 29 Oktober 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 29 October 1966

Angkatan Bersendjata, 29 Oktober 1966. Satirical column where a visitor must declare whether he took part in 'Lubang Buaya training'; the mention of Gerwani reflects the pervasive loyalty-screening culture.

GA-02008 1966-11-06 Sinar Harapan rel B

Sinar Harapan, 6 November 1966 (edisi Minggu)

Sinar Harapan, 6 Nov 1966: customs purge expose; official's wife a 'Gerwani ringleader'

Sinar Harapan, 6 November 1966 (edisi Minggu). Exposé demanding a deeper purge of Customs; customs inspector Heru Basoeki was arrested with 'his wife, a Gerwani ringleader', yet reinstated and posted to Tanjung Pinang.

GA-02010 1966-11-20 Sinar Harapan rel C

Sinar Harapan, 20 November 1966 (edisi Minggu)

Sinar Harapan, 20 Nov 1966: customs director general shields 'Gestapu/PKI' staff

Sinar Harapan, 20 November 1966 (edisi Minggu). Front-page item that the Director General of Customs protects 'Gestapu/PKI' staff, e.g. Heroe Basuki, posted to Tanjung Pinang with his wife 'known as a Gerwani ringleader'.

GA-00250 1968-09-10 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 10 September 1968

Angkatan Bersendjata, 10 September 1968. Editorial defends the Brawijaya commander's instruction requiring East Java parties and mass organisations to screen members, publish names of those implicated in 'Gestapu-PKI' and have boards military-approved.

GA-00267 1978-01-19 Papua New Guinea Post-Courier rel B

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 Jan 1978)

After 12 Years Freedom (Post-Courier, 19 January 1978)

Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 January 1978, p. 5, feature by George Oliver on the release of 10,000 political prisoners held since the 1965 coup, with PKI members forced to swear loyalty. It describes the Category A, B, C system, the 1965-66 massacres (estimates up to half a million killed), Amnesty International's

GA-02721 1988-12 TAPOL rel B

TAPOL Bulletin No. 90, December 1988

TAPOL Bulletin no. 90 (London, Dec 1988): East Timor, Golkar congress, executions of two 1965 Cakrabirawa prisoners, Kopkamtib replaced by Bakorstanas, 'clean-self/clean-environment' screening, and Suharto's role in the G30S. In the G30S article, a section on a 'myth coming unstuck' says the 1965 press claims that Gerw