Java ruled by the army
Friese Koerier ANP/Reuters wire report (11 Oct 1965, p.1) on the situation in Java after the 30 September coup attempt: 90% of rebels reportedly arrested, Muslims looting the homes of Aidit and Njoto and the Gerwani headquarters. It adds that among arrested communists are Gerwani members 'said to be responsible for the torture to death of the six generals' - an early Dutch press repeat of the slander.
Berita kawat ANP/Reuters Friese Koerier (11 Okt 1965, hlm. 1) tentang situasi Jawa setelah percobaan kudeta 30 September: 90% pemberontak dikabarkan ditangkap, kelompok Muslim menjarah rumah Aidit dan Njoto serta kantor Gerwani. Ditambahkan bahwa di antara komunis yang ditangkap ada anggota Gerwani yang 'konon bertanggung jawab atas penyiksaan sampai mati enam jenderal' - pengulangan dini fitnah oleh pers Belanda.
“Among arrested communists are members of the women's movement Gerwani, 'die verantwoordelijk zou zijn voor het doodmartelen van de 6 generaals' (p. 1); Gerwani HQ plundered.”
Gereformeerd Gezinsblad wire item (12 Oct 1965, p.1): Muslims looted the homes of Aidit and Njoto and then the headquarters of the communist women's organisation 'Gerwani'; 86 'counter-revolutionaries' arrested near Breses; 1,500-2,000 rebels arrested on Java. It repeats that arrested Gerwani members are said to be res
shared: 30 September Movement, Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani, Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, D.N. Aidit
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
shared: Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani, Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, Antara News Agency, D.N. Aidit
Journal du Jura (Biel), 11 Oct 1965, 'The homes of the communist leaders ransacked' (AFP). The Muslim daily Mimbar Revolusi reports that homes of Aidit and Njoto were sacked, a bloodstained shirt found at Njoto's, then crowds ransacked the Gerwani headquarters; one billion rupiah allegedly found at Aidit's. Also 86 'co
shared: Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, Mimbar Revolusi, D.N. Aidit, Njoto
The Irish Times, 11 Oct 1965, p.66 (Reuter and AP): mass arrests of Communists in Jakarta (about 1,500 detained) after PKI headquarters were burned; Muslims and army organise processions demanding Aidit be hanged. Those arrested include Gerwani members, some alleged to have tortured the six generals, and a crowd of Mus
shared: Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani, Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, D.N. Aidit, Central Java
Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais, 11 Oct 1965, brief item 'Ransacked' (AFP). The Muslim daily Mimbar Revolusi reports that the homes of Aidit and Njoto were ransacked by Muslims, a bloodstained bullet-riddled shirt found at Njoto's, and that demonstrators then ransacked the Gerwani headquarters.
shared: Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, Mimbar Revolusi, D.N. Aidit, Njoto
The Times of India, 11 Oct 1965, p.11 (Times of India News Service, Reuter, AFP): country-wide hunt for Communists and weapons seized; 1,500 reported detained; mobs raid Njoto's and Aidit's houses; Radio Jakarta urges people to report members of the PKI, its youth and women's wings. A Muslim crowd ransacked a suburban
shared: Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, D.N. Aidit, Njoto, Central Java
De Volkskrant commentary (11 Oct 1965) warning that the hunt for communists could drive Aidit's followers to armed self-defence. It describes Muslim demonstrators wrecking Aidit's and Njoto's houses and then "the headquarters of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and army occupation of PKI headquarters in Ace
shared: Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, D.N. Aidit, Njoto, Sumatra
Xinhua survey in Renmin Ribao (20 Oct 1965, p. 1) of Indonesia's first three weeks after 30 September, from Chinese-side sources: Suharto takes control, mass arrests (3,000 by 17 October), PKI headquarters burned, Harian Rakjat closed, universities shut, anti-Chinese incidents. Gerwani appears in the NU demand to disso
shared: 30 September Movement, Attacks on PKI and Gerwani premises in Jakarta, Antara News Agency, D.N. Aidit