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The Indonesian Situation, Report 61, 14 November 1965 (CIA)

CIA, The Indonesian Situation, report 61, 14 November 1965

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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.

People

D.N. AiditM.H. LukmanNjotoA.H. NasutionSukarno

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Central Intelligence Agency

Places

JakartaEast JavaCentral JavaMount Merapi

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Regional bans of the PKI and its mass organisations

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathkillings 1965–66propaganda and mediaPKIUSA and UK

Tags

anti-communismdemonstrationdiplomatic and intelligence report

Details

Date
1965
Creator
CIA
Document type
government record (intelligence memorandum (daily situation report, one page, partly redacted))
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
archive.org · source link
Access
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).
File
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
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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