GA-00492 1963-06-01 relevance B public
Communisten in Indonesië: Geïsoleerde positie, ondanks vijf miljoen aanhangers (Komunis di Indonesia: posisi terisolasi meski lima juta pengikut)
Communists in Indonesia: isolated position despite five million followers
Algemeen Handelsblad analysis by a contributor (1963-06-01) on the PKI's isolated position despite about five million followers. It credits the PKI with 1 million members plus 1.5 million in 'the communist women's organisation Gerwani', and discusses food prices, the lifting of the state of siege, SOKSI's rise and Western fears of communist takeover.
Analisis kontributor di Algemeen Handelsblad (1-6-1963) tentang posisi terisolasi PKI meski punya sekitar lima juta pengikut. Disebut PKI beranggota 1 juta ditambah 1,5 juta anggota 'organisasi perempuan komunis Gerwani'; dibahas harga pangan, pencabutan keadaan darurat, kebangkitan SOKSI dan kekhawatiran Barat akan pengambilalihan komunis.
“'the 1.5 million members of the communist women's organisation Gerwani' (p. unspecified).”
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