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The Straits Times, 8 December 1965: Almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)

Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965: almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)

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Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965, by Dennis Bloodworth (lead only). Analysis of how Indonesian Communists, implicated in the 'ruthless but abortive' 1 October coup, miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy, and the army's savage determination. Matched on Gerwani and PKI; lead does not name Gerwani.

Straits Times, 8 Des 1965, oleh Dennis Bloodworth (hanya teks pembuka). Analisis tentang bagaimana komunis Indonesia, yang terlibat kudeta 1 Oktober yang 'kejam tetapi gagal', salah menghitung momen, kekuatan dan strategi, serta tekad ganas militer. Terjaring Gerwani dan PKI; tidak disebut dalam bagian ini.

“the Indonesian Communists who were so deeply implicated in the ruthless but abortive left-wing coup d'etat in Jakarta on October 1”

People

Dennis Bloodworth

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

Jakarta

Events

30 September Movement

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathPKIpropaganda and media

Tags

commentaryarmy in politicsfeature article

Details

Date
1965-12-08
Creator
The Straits Times
Publication
The Straits Times
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Singapore
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
NewspaperSG · source link
Access
open access (NewspaperSG) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)/The Straits Times (1965-12-08) - p. 12, Almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth) [NewspaperSG straitstimes19651208-1.2.103].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.893) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Singapore and Malayan press (1949-2015) - articles on Gerwani (NewspaperSG)
Summary basis
full text read; only the ~60-word lead text is archived

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