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Country-wide hunt for Reds in Indonesia: weapons seized (The Times of India, 11 Oktober 1965)
Country-wide hunt for Reds in Indonesia: weapons seized (The Times of India, 11 October 1965)
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 office of the communist women's organisation Gerwani. Sukarno is silent; confrontation with Malaysia continues.
The Times of India, 11 Okt 1965, hlm. 11 (Times of India News Service, Reuter, AFP): perburuan komunis dan penyitaan senjata di seluruh negeri; 1.500 dilaporkan ditahan; massa menggeledah rumah Njoto dan Aidit; Radio Jakarta mengimbau warga melaporkan anggota PKI beserta sayap pemuda dan perempuannya. Massa Muslim menjarah kantor organisasi perempuan komunis Gerwani di pinggiran kota. Sukarno membisu; konfrontasi dengan Malaysia berlanjut.
“A crowd of Muslims ransacked a suburban office of the communist women's organisation, Gerwani, here yesterday. (p.11)”
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