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Protest by women in Jakarta (The Guardian, 9 November 1965)
The Guardian, 9 Nov 1965, p.12 (BUP/Reuter, Jakarta, 8 Nov): about 10,000 Indonesian women and girls, led by drummers and majorettes, marched from Suharto's headquarters to the National Front office shouting support for Sukarno and against the Communists, and called for the dissolution of Gerwani, 'the Communist women's organisation', and for the Government to take over Communist-run schools. Also reports troop searches of Jakarta's old city for weapons and an item on Sukarno's autobiography.
The Guardian, 9 Nov 1965, hlm. 12 (BUP/Reuter, Jakarta, 8 Nov): sekitar 10.000 perempuan dan gadis Indonesia, dipimpin penabuh drum dan majorette, berbaris dari markas Suharto ke kantor Front Nasional meneriakkan dukungan kepada Sukarno dan menentang Komunis, dan menuntut pembubaran Gerwani, 'organisasi perempuan Komunis', serta pengambilalihan sekolah yang dikelola Komunis oleh pemerintah. Juga dilaporkan penggeledahan senjata oleh pasukan di kota tua Jakarta dan satu berita tentang otobiografi Sukarno.
“About 10,000 women 'called for the dissolution of Gerwani, the Communist women's organisation, and for the Government to take over Communist-run schools.'”
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