1963 – 1966
RAND paper P-2690 by Guy J. Pauker (Jan 1963, for Asian Survey), 'Indonesia: Towards Development or Expansionism?'. Surveys the West New Guinea settlement, the lifting of the state of emergency, PKI strength (Aidit versus Lukman factions), inflation, Soviet arms debt and the Brunei revolt. Mentions Gerwani once, as a P
Berita Harian, 6 February 1963, p. 3: SOBSI, Partindo and Gerwani send a protest to the Singapore government over the previous week's arrests of left-wing figures (Operation Coldstore); SOBSI blames the British and Tunku Abdul Rahman. The clipping is damaged and ends abruptly; Gerwani is only one of three protesting bo
Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,
Renmin Ribao, 19 Apr 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua, Bali): about 50,000 attend a rally in Bali welcoming PRC President Liu Shaoqi and Wang Guangmei. Liu stresses the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial struggle; Sukarno attacks the Malaysia plan. Gerwani is listed only among attending organisations (BTI, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, PNI,
British Commonwealth Relations Office/Foreign Office file (DO 169/516, 1964) on Indonesia and Malaysia. It combines handwritten minutes, an IRD intelligence paper on the PKI (Aidit's December 1963 plenum, Sino-Soviet line, the prospect of PKI power within five years), a brief 'Communists smoothing path to power in Indo
Berita Harian, 5 August 1964, p. 3, Reuters: Gerwani, described as a left-wing women's movement, cabled Sukarno demanding closure of the US Information Service, return of Peace Corps volunteers training Indonesian athletes, and condemned the Johnson-Tunku Abdul Rahman joint statement, per the PKI paper Harian Rakyat. S
De Telegraaf report (11 Oct 1965) that the army arrested over 1,500 communists, including Col. A. Latief; it states Gerwani members among the arrested "are said to be responsible for the torturing to death of the generals." Early Dutch-press repetition of the Gerwani slander.
The Times, 11 Oct 1965, p.9, whole page scan; only the first article, 'Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive', concerns Indonesia (other items cover Aden, Cuba, Bulgaria, etc.). It reports 1,500 detained, the burning of PKI headquarters, Muslim demands that Aidit be hanged, and that arrested Communists include
Globe and Mail, 12 Oct 1965, p.8 (NYT/AP/Reuters wire): Sukarno returns to Jakarta and urges normal conditions two weeks after the 30 September coup; the army is cracking down on the PKI, with about 1,000 arrests. Malaysian radio reports a Muslim crowd sacked the Medan branch office of Gerwani, 'the Communist women's o
Neues Deutschland, 12 October 1965, p. 7. ND brief 'Malaysias Premier feiert Putschversuch' (Kuala Lumpur/Djakarta, citing AP and AFP): Tunku Abdul Rahman calls the 30 September coup attempt an 'answer to our prayers' and a chance to eliminate Indonesian communists. Citing a Jakarta Muslim daily, it reports that incite
The Irish Times, 9 Nov 1965, p.44: Sukarno tells his Cabinet communism should not be suppressed but the PKI need not be kept; 102 MPs are listed for investigation; Malaya's Tunku accuses Subandrio of involvement in the coup. About 10,000 housewives and women students marched in Jakarta led by drum majorettes, demanding
Algemeen Handelsblad (1966-03-09, pp. 1 and 11): student and schoolchildren demonstrations in Jakarta, tanks outside ministries, a student demand to ban the PKI, and Siliwangi troops beating the Cakrabirawa guard to the university. Sukarno told a meeting of Indonesian women (unnamed) to amend a resolution to condemn Am