Central Kalimantan Bans PKI Activities

=== [PDF page 1] === CENTRAL KALIMANTAN BANS PKI ACTIVITIES Djakarta ANTARA in English 1511 GMT 7 December 1965--B (Text ) Palangka Raja, 7 December--The Dwikora administrator of Central Kalimantan announced a decree here Monday temporarily suspending activities by the PKI and its cover organizations in the jurisdiction of Central Kalimantan Province. The decision was taken, it was explained in the decree, because sufficient indications that the PKI and its cover organs hed been involved in the counterrevolutionary coup by the 30 September Movement. Violation of the decree would be liable to drastic action. The PKI-affiliated Gerwani women's organization of East Kalimantan dissolved itself voluntarily this week. Board leaders of tne Gerwani chapter and its affiliated bodies and organs throughout East Kalimantan realized that the national revolution must be safeguarded. They admitted that Gerwani had been involved in the coup attempt two months ago. At Kampung Gunung Samarinda at Balikpapan, the members of PKI, Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat, and another PKI cover organ also disbanded themselves before local civil and military authorities this week. In other measures, the governor of East Kalimantan also temporarily dismissed efficials of government agencies and bodies who were members of political parties and organizations involved in the coup. The dismissals were in agreement with the instructions of Koti and of the Dwikora administrator.