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The Upheaval in Indonesia (memorandum intelijen CIA, 6 Oktober 1965)
CIA intelligence memorandum, 6 October 1965: The upheaval in Indonesia
CIA intelligence memorandum, 6 October 1965, an early US assessment of the 30 September Movement; names Gerwani as reportedly involved and relays Suharto's 4 October claim that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani volunteers trained near Halim. Early US echo of the Lubang Buaya narrative.
Memorandum intelijen CIA, 6 Oktober 1965, penilaian awal AS atas Gerakan 30 September; menyebut Gerwani 'dilaporkan' terlibat dan mengutip klaim Suharto 4 Oktober bahwa sukarelawan Pemuda Rakyat dan Gerwani dilatih dekat Halim. Gema awal narasi Lubang Buaya di AS.
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- Date
- 1965
- Creator
- CIA
- Document type
- government record (CIA intelligence memorandum)
- Language
- English
- Perspective
- Intelligence/diplomatic record
- Source role
- primary
- Country
- USA
- Period
- 1965–1966
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- Citation (APA)
- Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Current Intelligence. (1965). The upheaval in Indonesia (Intelligence Memorandum, OCI No. 2330/65). CIA-RDP79T00472A000600020009-5. (Approved for release 2004)
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA (1965) - The Upheaval in Indonesia (Intelligence Memorandum, 6 October 1965).pdf
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- Fair (0.868) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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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