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Press Information Relating to Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: South and East Asia (217)
CIA, Press information relating to insurgency and counterinsurgency: South and East Asia (217), 28 October 1965
CIA Foreign Documents Division compilation of Indonesian, Malaysian, Burmese and Cambodian press, 28 Oct 1965. Djakarta's Angkatan Bersendjata (early Oct) is quoted on the 30 September Movement and the Lubang Buaya killings: bodies found near a bivouac of Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat volunteers, Suharto's remark about a Gerwani training centre run by the Air Force and a Gerwani member arrested at Tjirebon, and the Revolution Council list including Mrs Suharti Suwarto (no. 38). No sexual-slander claims appear.
Kompilasi Foreign Documents Division CIA dari pers Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma dan Kamboja, 28 Oktober 1965. Angkatan Bersendjata Djakarta (awal Okt) dikutip tentang Gerakan 30 September dan pembunuhan Lubang Buaya: jenazah ditemukan dekat bivak sukarelawan Gerwani dan Pemuda Rakjat, ucapan Suharto soal pusat pelatihan Gerwani yang dijalankan AU dan seorang anggota Gerwani ditangkap di Tjirebon, serta daftar Dewan Revolusi termasuk Ny. Suharti Suwarto (no. 38). Tidak ada klaim fitnah seksual.
“The bodies were found near a bivouac area of Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat volunteers... How could these PKI organizations not know of this incident (p.29).”
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