Fears of a New Surge of Red Terror in Indonesia (Evening Post, 11 October 1965)

flalisaCnca A mob of Indonesian Moslems ransacked a_ suburban office of the Communist women’s organisation, Gerwani, here yesterday, according to usually reliable sources quoted by A.A.P- Reuter today. They destroyed Ales and burned some of the office furniture, the sources said, but did not burn the premises. On Friday, hundreds of Moslems screaming for the death of Mr. D. N. Aidit, the Communist Party chairman, burned down the Indonesian Communist Party (P.K.I.) headquarters. ‘Full Power’ The Malaysian Govern- ‘ment radio today reported that President Sukarno has iven ‘full power’’ to_ the rmy to deal with Communists and supporters in its campaign following the abortive coup, the Associated Press said. _ Radio Malaysia did not elaborate, nor did it give the source of its information. | In Jacarta, Indonesia’s Nationalist Party, (P.N.1.), the country’s leading polit: cal organisation, leclared all - out support for the Army’s action against the rebel movement, A.P. said, The party earlier had taken a non-committal stand. Plot Foiled The Moslem newspaper “Saura Islam” reported that the Army had frustrated a Communist plan to seize the Waru air base near Sourabaya, East Java, A.A.P-Reuter said. It_added_ that Communist; youth in Jacarta had kidnapped several members of the Moslem youth_ organisation while Communist women members had made unsuccessful attempts to kid-: nap Moslem women. Meanwhile the National Front — a body charged with uniting all political parties and mass organisations —has called for a meeting on| Wednesday of all political party leaders to discuss the present situation in Indonesia, — NZPA ~- Reuter.