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Suara Merdeka, 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2
Suara Merdeka, 29 October 1965, p. 2: 'Confession' of a Pemuda Rakyat leader on Lubang Buaya training
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. Antara report of the 'confession' of Pemuda Rakyat leader 'MSN': secret 'GTM' recruitment for Lubang Buaya training from July 1965, seeing many Gerwani, PR and BTI in ranks, 'Ibu Djumono of the DPP Gerwani', and ranks that 'appeared happy and sang'.
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 29 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2. Berita Antara 'pengakuan' pimpinan Pemuda Rakyat 'MSN': rekrutmen rahasia 'GTM' untuk latihan Lubang Buaya sejak Juli 1965, melihat banyak Gerwani, PR, dan BTI berbaris, 'Ibu Djumono dari DPP Gerwani', dan barisan yang 'tampak gembira dan bernyanyi'.
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- 1965-10-29
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- Suara Merdeka
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- Suara Merdeka
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- newspaper article (newspaper page image (two-page opening of a daily, JPG scan))
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- Indonesian (old spelling)
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- Indonesian mainstream/other press
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- primary
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- 1965–1966
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- Downloaded 2026-10-15 via Nath's Chrome (see 'Download Log 2026-10-15.csv'); page image from the Monumen Pers Nasional SIDAK digital newspaper archive (https://mpn.komdigi.go.id/arsip/), open online access without login; site licence CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (as recorded in the SIDAK search-results file). Freely viewable at source but reuse terms apply or are unrecorded: link to the source; host the file only after checking rights.
- Citation (APA)
- Suara Merdeka. (1965, October 29). [Pages 2–3, two-page opening; includes "Dgn code GTM: Saja pernah mengikuti latihan Lobang Buaja..."]. Suara Merdeka (Semarang). Monumen Pers Nasional, SIDAK digital collection (item 74467).
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)/Suara Merdeka (1965-10-29) - p. 02, Gerwani hit [MPN SIDAK 74467].jpg
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- Poor (0.518) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)
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- condensed from full annotation
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