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GA-02224 1965-10-12 Thurgauer Zeitung rel B

Die antikommunistische Welle in Indonesien (Gelombang antikomunis di Indonesia)

Thurgauer Zeitung, 12 October 1965: The anti-communist wave in Indonesia

Thurgauer Zeitung wire digest, 12 Oct 1965, on the anti-communist wave in Indonesia: Communists fleeing in Central Java, an angry crowd burning Gerwani premises in Aceh (per Radio Djakarta), Untung's capture, Antara placed under Army control, and Sukarno's remarks on 'imperialists'. Gerwani appears only in one sentence

GA-02041 1965-11-07 The Straits Times rel A

The Straits Times, 7 November 1965: Suicide squad women crushed by army tanks

Straits Times, 7 Nov 1965: suicide squad women crushed by army tanks

Straits Times, 7 Nov 1965 (world round-up, lead only). An army bulletin claimed a 'suicide squad' of Communist women, nine 'suicide members' of Gerwani, were killed trying to block army tanks in a Central Java town. Army-sourced propaganda framing of Gerwani women.

GA-02597 1965-11-30 rel B

Airgram A-353: Joint Weeka no. 45, 30 November 1965

Airgram A-353: Joint Weeka no. 45, 30 Nov 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 45 (airgram A-353), 30 Nov 1965: Nasution says repression of the PKI has reached 'mass executions' in several provinces; Army-Sukarno contest. Note: Gerwani not specifically named in the excerpt; high-level context.

GA-02599 1965-12-07 rel C

Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Desember 1965

Airgram A-373: Joint Weeka no. 46, 7 Dec 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 46 (airgram A-373), 7 Dec 1965: Aidit's capture and death, the fate of Politburo members, and a figure of 34,000 PKI prisoners in Java. Context on leadership elimination and detention scale.

GA-02601 1965-12-21 rel C

Airgram A-408: Joint Weeka no. 48, 21 Desember 1965

Airgram A-408: Joint Weeka no. 48, 21 Dec 1965

US Embassy Joint Weeka no. 48 (airgram A-408), 21 Dec 1965: estimates 100,000 PKI deaths and 10,000 on Bali; notes Sukarno addressing the 20th anniversary of Perwari. Only women-related scene is a non-communist women's group used as a stage.