Women Demonstrate for PKI and Affiliates Ban, Condemn Gerwani (FBIS Daily Report, 9 Nov 1965, HathiTrust scan)

Title: FBIS Daily Report (1965-11-08) - Women Demonstrate for PKI and Affiliates Ban, condemn Gerwani [HathiTrust osu.32435063920540] 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.32435063920540 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 Note: page-image PDFs could not be downloaded (HathiTrust temporarily blocked image downloads); OCR text only. Page #155 9 November 1965 INDONESIA RRR 2 Yes, it is an issue of all of our heroes, both our heroes who died during Dutch rule, those who died during the Japanese occupation, those who died at the physical stage of our revolution, those who died in various military operations in defense of the revolution and our republic. The epilogue of the 30 September Movement is also the issue of our heroes who recently died as victims of slanders, instigations, and terror. We are all responsible to meet their demand for justice and (word indistinct). Because, as our President said, the 30 September Movement adventure is a national issue, an issue of the revolution, an issue of the whole nation from Sabang to Merauke. is also an issue of the security and safety of our revolution. This is clear from the President's command of 21 October. Furthermore brothers and sisters, the day before yesterday, at the plenary cabinet session in Bogor our President said that the present 30 September Movement's adventure is a "setback" (quoted word in English--ed.) of eight years in our struggle. Mind this brothers and sisters, a "setback" of eight-years. If we evaluate the President's remark in an historic retrospective manner it forces us all to look back to the situation and position of our revolution and our country eight years ago--that is, some time in 1957. What were conditions in 1957? Our President called 1957, in his 17 August independence day speech, a year of decision. In 1956 our President called on us to give substance to our lives. At that time we were faced with crises in all fields and the spectre of their consequences. There were the threats of separatism, anarchism, individualism, and liberalism which had no aim, no direction, no foundation, and no morality or ethics. It was because the President realized these dangers that he called on us to "give substance to your lives. Fill your lives with (several words indistinct.)" He stressed that as a nation and as individuals we aimed to serve God Almighty, to serve our (word indistinct) and the fatherland, to serve the people's masses, to serve social justice. In other words, to serve God Almighty, which whether we like it or not, will lead us to the necessity to serve Pantjasila. We had our At that time we still had not projected Pantjasila into Manipol-Usdek. Manipol-Usdek in 1959, the year of "the rediscovery of our revolution" (quoted in English--ed.), after we passed through the year of decision in 1957 and the year of challenge in 1958, the year of the determination of guided democracy and socialism which were opposed by the PRRI-Permesta rebellion. Brothers and sisters, automatically I recalled the course of our revolution and state in those years when the President stated that our revolution suffered a setback of about eight years. This means that we all must work hard to restore the true nature of Manipol-Usdek, the spirit of the Trisakti Tavip, and the determination of the spirit of Berdikari, which we must base on our Pantjasila with the spirit of Nasakom as its (?core). This means that we must work with all our energy and our mind to rebuild all the moral and material damage caused by the 30 September Movement. This means that we all must come forward to face all the consequences to protect the safety of our revolution and state, our Pantjasila and its five charms. Page #156 9 November 1965 INDONESIA RRR 3 The task in front of us is not easy--the more so in the regions where the remnants of the 30 September Movement are still waging havoc, terrorizing our innocent Marhaenist people and state functionaries who are carrying out their duties. However, thank God that thanks to the close cooperation of our armed forces and the people much progress has been achieved. Nevertheless, we must not relax for a single moment, because besides putting down the remnants of the 30 September Movement we must also maintain and further increase our revolutionary vigilance against enemy No. 1 of our state, namely Nekolim which without doubt is trying to exploit the current difficulties and confusion in our fatherland. Also other international forces will not remain idle. Therefore, brothers and sisters, a gigantic task lies in front of us, the task to recover the setback of eight years. We must recover this in a time less than the aformentioned eight years we have lost, for example in two or three years. It is certainly not an easy task, especially the international situation will not wait for us until we have recovered from our setback. Also the international situation moves rapidly, dynamically, and dialectically. For this reason our task requires a flaming patriotic spirit, a heroic spirit, of sacrifice which is willing to work hard without expecting any remunerations, a spirit of loyal service to serve and to struggle along the road of service to God. All this requires our determined desire to always increase our belief in God so that we will be able to receive God's protection and guidance. Yes, brothers and sisters, we want to receive God's guidance and protection, we want to follow the steps taken by our heroes whose spirit and souls we will honor the day after tomorrow. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters in the fatherland from Sabang to Merauke, and wherever you are at home and abroad, let us, at this time of difficulty and danger to our revolution, caused by slanders, instigations, and adventurism, let us continue to go onward, continue the struggle following the course of our revolution, using the five charms as our weapon. There is no doubt that this terrific weapon will find its mark, provided we always uphold our firm solidarity with the spirit of our Heroes Day. For this reason, observe Heroes Day as solemnly as possible; observe Heroes Day with the fullest realization of the historic task of our nation; observe Heroes Day in a spirit of national unity, with Pantjasila as a tool to forge unity, and with Pantjasila as a way of life. This is all, and goodnight. WOMEN DEMONSTRATE FOR PKI, AFFILIATES BAN Djakarta ANTARA in English 1414 GMT 8 November 1965--B (Text) Djakarta, 8 November--A demonstration was held here today by housewives and girl students affiliated with progressive revolutionary popular organizations demanding the dissolution of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI), Gerwani, and its other affiliated organizations and bodies for masterminding the 30 September Movement counterrevolutionary coup early last month. The demonstrators, estimated at 30,000 persons, were received by the minister and commander of the army, Major General Suharto, and the National Front secretary general, Sudibjo, to whom they presented a petition demanding the ban of the PKI and its affiliates. Page #157 9 November 1965 INDONESIA RRR 4 The petition appealed to President Sukarno to safeguard the new generation from the bad influences and moral decadence and inhuman brutality of the counterrevolutionary elements masterminded by the PKI and its organizations. The demonstrators, representing about 30 women's organizations also paid high tribute to the armed forces which within a short time crushed the counterrevolutionary movement and saved the country from harm. The women and girls expressed readiness to help the armed forces in whatever way to destroy the counterrevolutionary elements. They expressed sympathy and sorrow at the killing of the army generals by the coup elements. The demonstrators particularly condemned Gerwani for the brutal: slaying of the top army officers which they said had lowered the prestige of Indonesian women. The petition demanded from the minister of basic education and culture, Professor Prijono, to put under government control all schools run by Gerwani throughout the country as these schools had "trained our (?generation) into immoral and anti-God people." They urged that all cultural institutions affiliated with the PKI, particularly LEKRA (People's Cultural Foundation) should be put under government control. The women demonstrators also said that they supported the decision taken by the Congress of Women's Organizations (Kowani) to suspend Gerwani from its membership and were also prepared to carry out task entrusted to the Berdikari task force in all fields. The women holding the demonstrations were affiliated with Moslem Scholars Women's Association, the Perti Party Women's Association. Fatsjat NU Marhaenist women, Islam women, Al Irsjad women, (?Puteri) Al Washliah, HMI (Association of Moslem University Students) and others. The demonstrators dispersed after meeting the National Front secretary general, Sudibjo. Sucibjo Remarks Djkarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 0500 GMT 9 November 1965--B (Text) The minister and National Front secretary general, Sudibjo, has pointed out that we should safeguard Pantjasila as the rallying force of all revolution forces with devotion to the five charms of the revolution for the sake of the consummation of the Indonesian revolution. Sudibjo made the remarks to women demonstrators when they called on the National Front on Monday morning in the framework of the intensification of the liquidation of the Gestapu-PKI and its culprits. He said that the so-called 30 September: Movement should be condemned and that, viewed from the legal point of view as well as from the revolution, it was clearly a mistake. Any movement which is against Pant jasila will never be blessed by God. The women's demonstration on Monday morning was comprised of the Moslem Scholars Women's Association, the Perti Women's Association, the Moslem Women's Association, the Indonesian Moslem University Girl Students' Association, the Indonesian Christian Women's Union, and the Catholic Women Association. ANTI-GESTAPU GROUP SPONSORS MASS MEETING Djakarta Domestic Service in Indonesian 0600 GMT 9 November 1965--B (Text) This morning a mass meeting of about 1.5 million Djakarta citizens from 45 political parties and mass organizations, and youth, students, and volunteers was sponsored by the coordination body of the action movement to crush the 30 Spetember Movement at Banteng Square in Djakarta.