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Jakarta generals clamp down on Communists (Daily Mail, 19 Oktober 1965)

Jakarta generals clamp down on Communists (Daily Mail, 19 October 1965)

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Daily Mail (London), 19 Oct 1965, p.2, by Arthur Cook from Singapore: Indonesia's ruling generals banned the Communist Party in Jakarta and its surrounding region; Radio Jakarta listed the organisations (People's Youth Front, Gerwani 'the Communist women's organisation', the peasants' and scientists' associations, student groups) that must report to police by Sunday. The page also covers the Chinese embassy incident and unrelated news (Rhodesia, Vietnam).

Daily Mail (London), 19 Okt 1965, hlm. 2, oleh Arthur Cook dari Singapura: para jenderal Indonesia melarang PKI di Jakarta dan sekitarnya; Radio Jakarta menyebut organisasi yang harus lapor polisi paling lambat Minggu, termasuk Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani ('organisasi perempuan Komunis'), organisasi tani dan sarjana, serta organisasi mahasiswa. Halaman juga memuat insiden kedutaan Cina dan berita lain yang tidak terkait.

“p.2: Banned organisations 'include the People's Youth Front, Gerwani (the Communist women's organisation), the peasants' association, the scientists' association and three student organisations.'”

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Arthur CookSukarno

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Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaPeople's YouthIndonesian National Armed Forces

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JakartaSingaporeIndonesiaChina

Events

Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisations

Topics

1965 coup and aftermatharrests and detentionpropaganda and mediaPKI

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wire reportradio broadcast monitoringname list

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Date
1965-10-19
Creator
Daily Mail
Publication
Daily Mail
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
UK
Period
1965–1966
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Gale Primary Sources (Columbia): Daily Mail | GALE|EE1864727609
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Fair (0.868) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)
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