Republican Sixth Division

Type: Indonesian state/army/court
Country: Indonesia
Also written as: Republican Sixth Division

1948 – 1948

2 items

GA-00594 1948-09-21 Bredasche Courant rel C

Moeso over de staatsgreep in de republiek (Musso on the coup in the republic)

Musso on the coup in the republic

Bredasche Courant, 21 Sept 1948: Madiun-affair report quoting Musso's radio speech that the revolution is under national-communist leadership, claiming 20 million Indonesian women were widowed by romusha labour and calling Sukarno and Hatta servants of Japan and America. Also reports refugees fleeing to Dutch lines. Ge

GA-01341 1948-09-21 Overijsselsch Dagblad rel C

De staatsgreep in de Republiek: Meningen van Gen. Spoor en Sjahrir (The coup in the Republic: opinions of Gen. Spoor and Sjahrir)

The coup in the Republic: opinions of Gen. Spoor and Sjahrir

Overijsselsch Dagblad (21 Sep 1948) on the Madiun communist uprising: Gen. Spoor fears communist spill-over into Dutch-held areas, Sjahrir comments on discontent, KNIP grants Sukarno special powers, and Musso broadcasts that 20 million women were widowed by romusha. No Gerwani or Gerwis mention; context for the later a