Sukarno Given List Of Suspected M.P.s; Women Demonstrate Against Communists (South China Morning Post, 9 November 1965)

=== [PDF page 1] === Sukarno Given List Of Suspected M.P.s: WOMEN DEMONSTRATE AGAINST COMMUNISTS South China Morning Post (1946-); Nov 9, 1965; ProQuest pg. 20 [Unreadable] Parliament, According to Radio Indonesia today, from the Headquarters of [Unreadable] today, the Parliamentary leadership delivered the list to the President as part of a purge of supporters of the abortive October 1 coup. The announcement said the suspected members had been deprived of their Parliamentary privileges pending President Sukarno's decision on their status. It said investigations were [Unreadable] might be added to the list. About 10,000 housewives, girl students and actresses marched [Unreadable] General Suharto, to the National Front headquarters, shouting support for President Sukarno and the armed forces against the Indonesian Communist Party. They denounced the PKI women's auxiliary, Gerwani, as a disgrace to Indonesian womanhood and accused the PKI of poisoning the minds of Indonesian youths. In a resolution presented to the National Front Secretary-General Sudibjo, a member of President Sukarno's 96-man Cabinet, they called for the dissolution of Gerwani and for the Government to take over [Unreadable] In an emotional speech broadcast over Radio Djakarta last night, Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Dr Subandrio, said: "For God's sake, I swear I am not involved in the coup and I have nothing to do with it." The broadcast was of a speech the Foreign Minister made before last Saturday's meeting of President Sukarno's Cabinet. The President told the meeting that Dr Subandrio was a "capable Foreign Minister" and criticised people who wanted him sacked for his alleged involvement in the coup. President Sukarno also said it would be wrong of him to "kill Communism" in Indonesia. He said he would keep [his] theory of blending nationalism, religion, and Communism in [Unreadable] President Sukarno's remarks were interpreted to mean he had decided against a complete ban on Communist operations. There was speculation that Dr Sukarno might dissolve the current Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and insist on a new Communist Party without foreign [Unreadable] Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.