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The September 30 Affair: Background to the Coup (US Embassy Airgram A-300, Johnson Library copy)
US Embassy Airgram A-300 (Johnson Library copy): The September 30 Affair - background to the coup
Second, noisier OCR copy of the same US Embassy Djakarta airgram A-300 of 22 October 1965 (Masters), from the Johnson Library country file, 46 pages. Covers Sukarno-PKI offensive, the coup, PKI and Sukarno roles, army prospects. Gerwani is mentioned only as PKI women taunting the generals at Lubang Buaya (p.14) and as part of TIK paramilitary units (p.18).
Salinan kedua (OCR lebih kabur) dari airgram A-300 Kedubes AS Djakarta, 22 Oktober 1965 (Masters), dari arsip Perpustakaan Johnson, 46 halaman. Membahas ofensif Sukarno-PKI, kudeta, peran PKI dan Sukarno, serta prospek Angkatan Darat. Gerwani hanya disebut sebagai perempuan PKI yang mengejek para jenderal di Lubang Buaya (hlm. 14) dan bagian unit paramiliter TIK (hlm. 18).
“p.14: Generals 'taunted and humiliated by members of the PKI women's organization Gerwani, then tortured and put to death'; p.18: Gerwani among paramilitary TIK units.”
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)/US Government (1965) - Indonesia, The September 30 Affair, background to the coup [Gale USDD CK2349419378].pdf
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)
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