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Bloody orgy at Halim air base (Canberra Times, 15 April 1966)
Bloody Orgy at Halim Air Base (Canberra Times, 15 April 1966)
Canberra Times, 15 Apr 1966, p. 10: concluding part of a 'Special Correspondent' account repeating the Lubang Buaya slander. Claims 100 Gerwani women at Halim took razor blades, tortured and mutilated the generals, citing 'Mrs Djamilah' via the Djakarta Mail (15 Nov), singing 'People's Blood'. Adds Nasution escape narrative and death estimates of 87,000 to half a million.
Canberra Times, 15 April 1966, hlm. 10: bagian akhir laporan 'Koresponden Khusus' yang mengulang fitnah Lubang Buaya. Mengklaim 100 perempuan Gerwani di Halim membagikan silet, menyiksa dan memutilasi para jenderal, mengutip 'Ny. Djamilah' dari Djakarta Mail (15 Nov) dan nyanyian 'Darah Rakyat'. Ditambah kisah lolosnya Nasution dan taksiran korban 87.000 hingga setengah juta.
“Among the waiting groups were 100 members of the Indonesian Communist Women's Movements called GERWANI. One of their number was a Mrs Djamilah... 'The first to start the beating and cutting we saw to be leaders of the Tandjung Priok branch of GERWANI.' (p. 10)”
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