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FBIS Daily Report, 29 Mar 1968: Arrest of Mrs Suharti Suwarto, Gerwani deputy chairman, and husband Subarto

Arrest of Suharti Suwarto, Gerwani Deputy Chairman, and Husband Subarto (FBIS, 29 Mar 1968)

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HathiTrust FBIS Daily Report extract (29 Mar 1968). It reports the arrest on 22-23 March of Mrs Suharti Suwarto, called Gerwani deputy chairman and head of the PKI women's division, and her husband Subarto, alleged to have posed as a religious teacher among Muslims. It places them in 'Operation Kalong', with about 300 arrests. Other items cover the MPRS session.

Kutipan FBIS Daily Report dari HathiTrust (29 Maret 1968). Memuat penangkapan Suharti Suwarto pada 22-23 Maret, disebut wakil ketua Gerwani dan kepala bagian wanita CC PKI, bersama suaminya Subarto, yang dituduh menyamar sebagai guru agama di kalangan Muslim. Keduanya masuk 'Operasi Kalong' dengan sekitar 300 penangkapan. Item lain tentang sidang MPRS.

“p. 502: Mrs Suharti Suwarto was the deputy chairman of the executive board of the PKI-associated Gerwani women's organization and concurrently head of the women's division of the PKI Central Committee.”

People

Suharti SuwartoSubartoSarwandiSurosoOloan HutapeaSuharto

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaOperasi Kalong (army intelligence unit)KolapriAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationProvisional People's Consultative Assembly

Places

JakartaWest SumatraEast Java

Events

Arrest of Suharti Suwarto

Topics

arrests and detentionGerwani organisationPKINew Orderbiography

Details

Date
1968-03-04
Creator
FBIS Daily Report Asia-Pacific
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1967–1979
Source archive
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)/FBIS Daily Report Asia-Pacific (1968-03-04) - Arrest of Mrs Suharti Suwarto, Gerwani deputy chairman, and husband [HathiTrust nnc1.cu00734551].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.942) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)
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