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The Indonesian Situation, Report 61, 14 November 1965 (CIA)
CIA, The Indonesian Situation, report 61, 14 November 1965
CIA 'Indonesian Situation' report no. 61, 14 November 1965: continuing anti-communist action and mass killings, Aidit's presumed whereabouts, and 1,000 women demonstrating in Jakarta for permanent dissolution of the PKI women's auxiliary. Records an early anti-Gerwani mobilisation.
Laporan CIA 'Indonesian Situation' no. 61, 14 November 1965: aksi antikomunis dan pembunuhan massal berlanjut, perkiraan keberadaan Aidit, dan 1.000 perempuan berdemo di Jakarta menuntut pembubaran permanen organisasi perempuan PKI. Mencatat mobilisasi anti-Gerwani awal.
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- Date
- 1965
- Creator
- CIA
- Document type
- government record (intelligence memorandum (daily situation report, one page, partly redacted))
- Language
- English
- Perspective
- Intelligence/diplomatic record
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- primary
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- USA
- Period
- 1965–1966
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- archive.org · source link
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- CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (CREST), document number CIA-RDP79T00472A001500040060-6; open access; retrieved 2026-10-13. Expected URL https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp79t00472a001500040060-6 (standard CREST pattern; verify). Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
- Citation (APA)
- Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence. (1965, November 14). The Indonesian situation (Report #61, as of 4:00 PM EST) [Intelligence memorandum, OCI No. 2920/65; CIA-RDP79T00472A001500040060-6; approved for release 2006/02/07]. CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room (CREST).
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA (1965) - The Indonesian Situation, Report 61, 14 Nov 1965 [CIA-RDP79T00472A001500040060-6].pdf
- OCR / text
- Good (0.901) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records
- Summary basis
- condensed from full annotation
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