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GA-02567 1965 rel B licensed

Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [14] (FO 371/180323, November 1965)

FO 371/180323: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [14] (Nov 1965)

UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180323 (c. 4-16 Nov 1965): Djakarta telegrams, Antara extracts and Foreign Office correspondence on the PKI's destruction, Subandrio, Nasution and Sukarno. Gerwani items: tel. 2480 (p. 39) reports a 8 Nov Jakarta rally of women's organisations demanding dissolution of the PKI and Gerwani;

GA-01529 1965-10-11 The Irish Times rel A licensed

Mass arrests by Indonesian army: Communist offices burned (The Irish Times, 11 Oktober 1965)

Mass arrests by Indonesian army: Communist offices burned (The Irish Times, 11 October 1965)

The Irish Times, 11 Oct 1965, p.66 (Reuter and AP): mass arrests of Communists in Jakarta (about 1,500 detained) after PKI headquarters were burned; Muslims and army organise processions demanding Aidit be hanged. Those arrested include Gerwani members, some alleged to have tortured the six generals, and a crowd of Mus

GA-02513 1965-10-20 rel B licensed

Moslem Youth Rally (FBIS, 20 Oct 1965)

FBIS-monitored ANTARA English report (20 Oct 1965): some 100,000 Ansor youths in Jakarta (Taman Suropati) demanded dissolution of the PKI and affiliates for their part in the coup, endorsed the war administrator's suspension decision, said 'CGMI, Gerwani, SOBSI and Lekra were deeply involved in the recent terror moveme

GA-02179 1965-10-21 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 21 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1

Suara Merdeka, 21 October 1965, p. 1: Anti-PKI mass action in Semarang

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 21 Oktober 1965, hlm. 1. Front page on the anti-PKI mass action sweeping Semarang on 20 Oct 1965 after RPKAD's arrival under Sarwo Edhie: burning of PKI, SOBSI, CGMI and Baperki buildings; Gerwani appears among targets.

GA-02182 1965-10-23 Suara Merdeka rel A

Suara Merdeka, 23 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3

Suara Merdeka, 23 October 1965, pp. 2-3: PNI women ask Kowani to take a stand on G30S

Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 23 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3. Three Gerwani items: PNI women ask Kowani (Hurustiati Subandrio) to take a position on G30S, opening the move toward Gerwani's exclusion; a businesswoman declares she is not Gerwani; a rally of 67 East Java organisations.

GA-00584 1965-11-08 ANP Radiobulletin rel B

ANP Nieuwsbericht, 8-11-1965 (Djakarta: women's anti-communist demonstration)

ANP news report, 8 November 1965 (Djakarta: women's anti-communist demonstration)

ANP radio bulletin, 8 Nov 1965 (UPI): almost 10,000 Indonesian women demonstrated in Jakarta against communism, backing Sukarno and the army, and in a resolution urged dissolution of Gerwani. Illustrates the organised women's campaign against Gerwani after the coup.

GA-02524 1965-11-08 rel A licensed

Women Demonstrate for PKI and Affiliates Ban, Condemn Gerwani (FBIS Daily Report, 9 Nov 1965, HathiTrust scan)

Women Demonstrate for PKI and Affiliates Ban, Condemn Gerwani (FBIS, 9 Nov 1965)

FBIS Daily Report pages (9 Nov 1965; HathiTrust scans pp.155-157): after a Sukarno-era Heroes Day speech text, ANTARA reports a 30,000-strong demonstration by housewives and girl students from about 30 women's organisations (NU, Perti, Muslim, Christian, Catholic) received by Suharto and Sudibjo. They demanded a PKI an

GA-01629 1989-10-04 Harian Neraca rel B

Harian Neraca, 4 Oktober 1989: peringatan KAP-Gestapu

Harian Neraca, 4 October 1989: commemoration of KAP-Gestapu

Harian Neraca, 4 Oct 1989, p. 11: Antara retrospective on the founding of KAP-Gestapu on 4 Oct 1965 and the 8 Oct 1965 rally, after which youths burned PKI offices; Gerwani mentioned.

GA-03060 1997 rel B licensed

The Forgotten Years: The Missing History of Indonesia's Mass Slaughter, Jombang-Kediri 1965-1966 (PhD Arizona State, 1997)

The Forgotten Years: Mass Slaughter in Jombang-Kediri 1965-1966 (Sulistyo, 1997)

Hermawan Sulistyo's 1997 Arizona State history PhD, 'The Forgotten Years', studies the 1965-66 killings in Jombang-Kediri, East Java, from interviews and documents, finding no single national pattern and stressing local conflict and military-backed operations. Gerwani appears in passing: its claimed 1.75 million member