Army leadership in Jakarta: 'infamy' as Njono, Sudisman, Wirjomartono executed
De Waarheid, 29 Oct 1968, p. 1: report, via Reuters, that the Indonesian military regime executed PKI Central Committee members Njono and Sudisman and Yogyakarta PKI secretary Wirjomartono by firing squad in Jakarta Bay after secret tribunal hearings; an initial report on Supardjo and Ruslan Kamaludin was retracted. It notes Trees Sunito-Heyligers and other lawyers contested the tribunal's authority from the first day.
De Waarheid, 29 Okt 1968, hlm. 1: laporan via Reuters bahwa rezim militer Indonesia mengeksekusi anggota CC PKI Njono dan Sudisman serta sekretaris PKI Yogyakarta Wirjomartono di depan regu tembak di Teluk Jakarta setelah sidang rahasia mahkamah militer; laporan awal soal Supardjo dan Ruslan Kamaludin ditarik kembali. Disebut Trees Sunito-Heyligers dan pengacara lain menggugat wewenang mahkamah sejak hari pertama.
“Sunito appears only in one sentence; no Gerwani content.”
Berliner Zeitung, 3 November 1968, p. 5. ADN/BZ brief 'Protest gegen Massaker': the IDFF (WIDF) telegraphed General Suharto its outrage at continuing massacres of Indonesian patriots and democrats, calling them a flagrant violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The same page's column 'Es geschah in dieser Woch
shared: Suharto, Njono, Sudisman, Wirjo Martono
Journal article by Coen Holtzappel (Journal of Contemporary Asia, 1979) analysing the Untung and Njono trial records to argue the 30 September Movement was steered by Air Force and Army intelligence, with Sjam's Pringgodani group deliberately compromising the PKI and Aidit. Gerwani is mentioned only once, in a footnote
shared: Suharto, Njono, Sudisman, Supardjo
Review essay by Justus M. van der Kroef (Pacific Affairs, winter 1970) surveying interpretations of the 1965 coup (Wertheim, Rey, the Cornell Report, Utrecht, Pluvier, Hughes, Nugroho/Saleh) from a pro-PKI-complicity standpoint. Several passages mention Gerwani members' role at Halim; he cites 'Mrs Djamilah's' confessi
shared: Njono, Sudisman, Supardjo, Yogyakarta
Angkatan Bersendjata, 12 Juli 1967. Report on the 11th session of Sudisman's Mahmillub trial (witnesses Karel Supit and Sardjono); Gerwani mentioned on p. 3 as the court was to hear further witnesses.
shared: Sudisman's Mahmillub trial, Sudisman, trials (Mahmillub)
Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967. List of Sudisman's three defence lawyers and 22 witnesses for his Mahmillub trial includes two Gerwani leaders with underground aliases, including Sulami (alias Siti Alfiah).
shared: Sudisman's Mahmillub trial, Sudisman, trials (Mahmillub)
English pamphlet (Melbourne, 1975, trans. Benedict Anderson) of PKI General Secretary Sudisman's final Mahmillub speech of 21 July 1967, 'Analysis of Responsibility'. A leader's self-critical account of the PKI and the 30 September Movement.
shared: Sudisman's Mahmillub trial, Sudisman, trials (Mahmillub)
Online English text (marxists.org) of Sudisman's 21 July 1967 Mahmillub defence 'Analysis of Responsibility': his choice of 'the path of death', PKI self-criticism and account of the 30 September Movement. Same speech as the printed pamphlet.
shared: Sudisman's Mahmillub trial, Sudisman, trials (Mahmillub)
Short JPRS extract (1964) from Harian Rakjat translations listing changes to the PKI Central Committee: new candidate members include Mrs Setiati Surasto, Mrs Sundari (Dundari Ar.) and Mrs Umi Sardjono, plus replacements on the Control and Verification Commissions (Mrs Mudjiatun) and new Secretariat members (Njono, Rus
shared: Njono, Ruslan Kamaludin, organisational structure