PKI Affiliates Including Gerwani Suspended (FBIS Daily Report, 18-21 Oct 1965, HathiTrust scan)

Title: FBIS Daily Report (1965-10-18) - PKI affiliates incl. Gerwani suspended [HathiTrust osu.32435063969109] Source: HathiTrust Digital Library (full view, US government work), page OCR text via text-only view Volume: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435063969109 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 Note: page-image PDFs could not be downloaded (HathiTrust temporarily blocked image downloads); OCR text only. Page #183 19 October 1965 INDONESIA RRR 3 Considering: 1) law No. 23/1959; 2) government regulation No. 10/1960; 3) presidential decision No. 52/Koti/1964; 4) presidential decision No. 54/Koti/ 1964; 5) presidential decision No. 89/Koti/1965; 6) Pepelrada letter of decision No. 01/(indistinct)/10/1965; 7) Koti radiogram C/0275/ No. C/0275/(indistinct)/ 5/1965; 8) Djakarta Raya war administrátor's letter of decision No. 11/1965; Has resolved, that members of the leadership/board of organizations which are involved or suspected to be involved in the adventurous 30 September Movement who are residents of the territory under the jurisdiction of the war administration of Djakarta Raya and environs, are obliged to report to the agencies as stipulated in article two of this decision: Article 1--Any member of the leadership/board of all levels of the following organizations: 2) the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI); b) Pemuda Rakjat (People's Youth); c) Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani); d) Indonesian Peasant Front (BTI); e) Indonesian University Students Movement Concentration (CGMI); f) Indonesian University Students Movement (Perhimi); g) Indonesian Youth and Students Association (IPPI); h) People's Cultural Association (Lekra); and 1) Indonesian Scholars Association (HSI), Article 2--Agencies which have been assigned for receiving the report as stipulated in article one are: a) The headquarters of the police resort command concerned for the special region of Djakarta Raya; and b) (?military posts) concerned for the second level regions of Bekası and Tangerang. Article 3--The obligation to report as stipulated in Article 1 of this letter of decision shall be valid from 19 October 1965 to 24 October 1965. Article 4--Measures will be taken according to the stipulations of existing (?regulations) against any member of the leadership/board of the organizations stipulated in article one who deliberately or due to negligence fails to report during the period as stipulated in article three. This letter of decision shall come into force on the date of its enactment. Enacted in Djakarta on 18 October 1965. Commandant of the Fifth Djakarta Regional Military Command in his capacity as war administrator for Djakarta Raya and environs, signed: Umar Wiranadikusumah, TNI major general. South Sulawesi Groups Makassar Domestic Service in Indonesian 1100 GMT 19 October 1965--B (Text) The commandant of the 14th South-Southeast Sulawesi Regional Military Command in his capacity as the South-Southeast Sulawesi Regional Dwikora authority has resolved and decided to temporarily prohibit the activities of political and mass organizations in South-Southeast Sulawesi whose leaders and members were involved in the counterrevolutionary adventure of the so-called 30 September Movement. Those political parties and mass organizations are: PKI (Indonesian Communist Party); Gerwani (Indonesian Women's Movement): SOBSI (All-Indonesia Central Labor Organization); and all its affiliated trade unions. Other organizations which are affected by the prohibition are: Pemuda Rakjat (People's Youth): CGMI (Indonesian University Students Movements Concentration); Perhimi (Indonesian University Students Association); LEKRA (People's Cultural Association); and Hsi (Indonesian Scholars Association). Page #327 21 October 1965 INDONESIA: RRR 2 Activities Prohibited in Jogd jakarta Djakarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 1500 GMT 20 October 1965--B (Text) The commandant of the 72d local military command in his capacity as coordinator of assistant Pepelrada (regional Dwikora authority) for the special region of Jogdjakarta, Surakarta, and environs, in a letter of decision has prohibited temporarily all activities of the PKI and its affiliated mass organizations, namely, the People's Youth League, the Indonesian Women's Movement, the Indonesian University Students Movements Concentration, the Indonesian Youth and Students Association, the Indonesian Scholars Association, the People's Cultural Association, Perhimi (Indonesian University Students Association), BTI (Indonesian Peasant Front) and SOBSI (All-Indonesia Central Labor Organization), including all its branches and chapters in the Jogd jakarta Special Region. Besides, the activities of the aforementioned political and mass organizations have been temporarily suspended from state institutes--executive as well as legislative--in the Jogdkajarta Special Region. The Res Publica University in Jogdka jarta also has been closed. Buildings and properties of the aforementioned political and mass organizations are put under the supervision of the commandant and Pepelrada. Members of the boards of these political and mass organizations are obliged to report within (?five days) to their respective military commands as from the issuance of this letter of decision on 20 October 1965. Anyone who disobeys this letter of decision will be dealt with according to existing regulations. Suspension in North Sulawesi Menado Domestic Service in Indonesian 1000 GMT 20 October 1965--B (Text) The commandant of the 13th Regional Military Command in his capacity as the regional Dwikora authority has resolved to suspend temporarily all activities of the PKI and its affiliated mass organizations in the first-level region of North Sulawesi. PKI affiliated mass organizations whose activities have been suspended are: Pemuda Rakjat (People's Youth); Gerwani (Indonesian Women's Movement) BTI (Indonesian Peasant Front): CGMI (Indonesian University Students Movements Concentration); Perhimi (Indonesian University Students Association); IPPI (Indonesian Youth and Students Association); HSI (Indonesian Scholars Association); LEKRA (People's Cultural Association); and SOBSI (All-Indonesian Central Labor Organization). This Pepelrada (Regional Dwikora authority) letter of decision No. 029/Pepelrada/1965 comes into force on 20 October 1965. SUKARNO TALKS WITH DEPUTIES, MINISTERS Djakarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 1200 GMT 20 October 1965--B (Text) President Sukarno held talks at Merdeka Palace with all three deputy premiers and a number of ministers concerning the present domestic situation.