The Times

Type: daily newspaper
Country: United Kingdom
Orientation: mainstream/commercial
Published in: London
Years active: 1785–
Language: English
Description: British national daily.
Also written as: The Times

1965 – 1978

2 items

GA-01538 1965-10-11 The Times rel A licensed

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 Oktober 1965)

Mass arrests in Jakarta: anti-Communist drive (The Times, 11 October 1965)

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

GA-01539 1978-07-27 The Times rel C licensed

Jakarta releases 8,000 political prisoners (The Times, 27 Juli 1978)

Jakarta releases 8,000 political prisoners (The Times, 27 July 1978)

The Times, 27 July 1978, p.6, whole page of overseas news; the relevant item reports (Bandung, 26 July) that more than 8,000 political prisoners, communists jailed since the 1965 coup attempt, were released across Indonesia, about 4,000 in Bandung. They were 'B'-class prisoners who could have been tried; Colonel Sardjo