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JPRS, Translations on South and East Asia No. 101: Pers Indonesia Oktober 1965 (Pecat Gerwani dari Gerakan Wanita, dan lainnya)
JPRS Translations on South and East Asia No. 101: Indonesian press, October 1965 (dismiss Gerwani from the women's movem
JPRS Translations on South and East Asia No. 101: selected Oct 1965 Indonesian press items. Gerwani-related: Duta Masjarakat (16 Oct) 'Dismiss Gerwani from Women's Movement' saying members trained at Lobang Buaja and urging Kowani (chair Hurustiati Subandrio) to act; 11 Oct 'Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat in Disguise' (claimed kidnap attempt on Suprapto's widow); Banten arson, Kalimantan and Jakarta demands to dissolve Gerwani, document seizures. Other items cover the coup.
JPRS Translations on South and East Asia No. 101: kumpulan berita pers Indonesia Okt 1965. Terkait Gerwani: Duta Masjarakat (16 Okt) 'Pecat Gerwani dari Gerakan Wanita' yang menyebut anggota berlatih di Lobang Buaja dan mendesak Kowani (ketua Hurustiati Subandrio) bertindak; 11 Okt 'Gerwani dan Pemuda Rakjat Menyamar' (dituduh mencoba menculik janda Suprapto); pembakaran gedung di Banten, tuntutan pembubaran Gerwani, dokumen disita.
“'Gerwani... apart from being clearly an organ of the Indonesian Communist Party, had members who underwent training at Lobang Buaja'; the women's movement 'is waiting for firm and revolutionary action' by Kowani (Duta Masjarakat, 16 Oct 1965).”
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