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Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Evening Post (Wellington), 10 Dec 1965, commentary on the Indonesian Communists after the 30 September coup. It repeats the Lubang Buaya atrocity claim that six generals were 'horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls' of the PKI's 'Gerwani' women's movement and thrown into a well, with Communist youth dancing at Halim; also recounts Nasution's escape and Suharto's rise.
Evening Post (Wellington), 10 Des 1965, komentar tentang komunis Indonesia setelah kudeta 30 September. Mengulang tuduhan kekejaman Lubang Buaya bahwa enam jenderal 'dimutilasi mengerikan oleh gadis-gadis bermata rusa' gerakan perempuan 'Gerwani' PKI lalu dibuang ke sumur, dengan pemuda komunis menari di Halim; juga memaparkan lolosnya Nasution dan naiknya Suharto.
“Six leading generals were done to death, horribly mutilated by doe-eyed girls of the Indonesian Communist Party's (P.K.I.) "Gerwani" women's movement, and their bodies pitched into a well.”
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