GA-01668 1965-12-10 relevance B public
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965)
Sukarno the Key to Any Revolution in Indonesia (Evening Post, 10 December 1965), standfirst clipping
Standfirst clipping of the Evening Post article of 10 Dec 1965: the Indonesian Communists, 'almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today', miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy and the determination of the military and Muslims to wipe them out. Gerwani is not named in this fragment.
Kliping teras berita artikel Evening Post 10 Des 1965: komunis Indonesia, 'hampir penguasa kemarin, hampir terlarang hari ini', salah menghitung waktu, kekuatan dan strategi serta tekad militer dan umat Muslim untuk membasmi mereka. Gerwani tidak disebut dalam fragmen ini.
“'... SAVAGE DETERMINATION OF THE MILITARY AND THE MUSLIMS TO WIPE THEM OUT.'”
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- 1965-12-10
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/New Zealand press (1959-1966) - articles on Gerwani (Papers Past)/Evening Post (1965-12-10) - Sukarno the key to any revolution in Indonesia (Gerwani girls atrocity claim), area 2 [PapersPast EP19651210.2.78].gif
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › New Zealand press (1959-1966) - articles on Gerwani (Papers Past)
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