GA-00284 1965-11-15 relevance B public
INDONESIA: KOTI overhaul could show where power is (Canberra Times, 15 November 1965)
Indonesia: KOTI Overhaul Could Show Where Power Is (Canberra Times, 15 November 1965), duplicate
Canberra Times, 15 Nov 1965, p. 5 (AAP): Suharto says Sukarno's KOTI command will be overhauled; analysis of the Sukarno-Army power struggle and Subandrio's fate. Reports that 1,000 women marched on government offices backing the anti-Communist purge and presented a National Front resolution announcing suspension of Gerwani and demanding its final dissolution.
Canberra Times, 15 November 1965, hlm. 5 (AAP): Suharto menyatakan komando KOTI Sukarno akan dirombak; analisis tarik-menarik kekuasaan Sukarno-Angkatan Darat dan nasib Subandrio. Dilaporkan 1.000 perempuan berbaris ke kantor pemerintah mendukung penumpasan komunis dan menyerahkan resolusi Front Nasional yang menyatakan Gerwani dibekukan dan menuntut pembubarannya secara final.
“The women presented a resolution to officials of the National Front announcing suspension of the Communist Party women's auxiliary, Gerwani, and calling for final dissolution of the group. (p. 5)”
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