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Indonesia: Periodic Reports on Internal Political Situation (FO 371/180309, 1965)
FO 371/180309: Periodic Reports on Indonesia's Internal Political Situation (1965)
UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180309 (1965), periodic reports on Indonesia's internal political situation, mostly weekly letters from the British Embassy in Djakarta (S.J.G. Cambridge, M.J.T. McCann) to D. Tonkin, January to July 1965, with Antara and press extracts. It covers Aidit and the arming of peasants, Chairul Saleh, press bans, the takeover of American estates and the Bandar Betsy affair. Gerwani is mentioned only once (p. 71), as a 'Communist front' protesting the sentences in the Bandar Betsy case; a petition by 'the Indonesian Women's Movement' over prices appears on p. 12.
Berkas Foreign Office Inggris FO 371/180309 (1965), laporan berkala keadaan politik dalam negeri Indonesia, terutama surat mingguan Kedutaan Inggris di Jakarta (S.J.G. Cambridge, M.J.T. McCann) kepada D. Tonkin, Januari-Juli 1965, dengan kutipan Antara dan pers. Isinya Aidit dan persenjataan kaum tani, Chairul Saleh, pembredelan pers, pengambilalihan perkebunan Amerika, dan peristiwa Bandar Betsy. Gerwani hanya disebut sekali (hlm. 71) sebagai 'organisasi front komunis' yang memprotes vonis kasus Bandar Betsy; petisi 'Gerakan Wanita Indonesia' soal harga muncul di hlm. 12.
“p. 71: protests against the Bandar Betsy sentences came from 'the Communist front Indonesian Women's Movement (GERWANI)' and other organisations, while army papers approved.”
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- 1960–1965
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/UK Foreign Office files (1964-1980) - FO and FCO files on Indonesia (Adam Matthew, TNA)/FO 371-180309 (1965) - Indonesia, Periodic reports on internal political situation [TNA via AM Digital].pdf
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › UK Foreign Office files (1964-1980) - FO and FCO files on Indonesia (Adam Matthew, TNA)
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- structured reading (introduction, chapter openings, conclusion and all Gerwani/women's-movement passages)
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