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FO 371/180317: Indonesia, Internal political situation, Attempted coup against Sukarno [8] (Oct 1965)
FO 371/180317: Attempted Coup against Sukarno [8] (2-9 Oct 1965)
UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180317 (2-9 Oct 1965): Jakarta embassy and Foreign Office telegrams on the 30 September coup, Suharto's takeover, Sukarno and Omar Dani, Soviet press silence, and a Singapore proposal for unattributable propaganda to blacken the PKI. Gerwani is named in Suharto's 4 Oct statement and a 6 Oct army editorial, linking Gerwani volunteers to the generals' murder and urging its banning.
Berkas Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris FO 371/180317 (2-9 Oktober 1965): kawat KBRI Inggris di Jakarta dan Kemlu tentang G30S, pengambilalihan Suharto, Sukarno dan Omar Dani, bungkamnya pers Soviet, serta usul Singapura tentang propaganda tanpa atribusi untuk memburukkan PKI. Gerwani disebut dalam pernyataan Suharto 4 Oktober dan tajuk koran militer 6 Oktober, yang mengaitkan sukarelawati Gerwani dengan pembunuhan jenderal dan menuntut pelarangannya.
“p. 54: the corpses were recovered from a well at the training centre of the AURI Halim Air Base for men and women volunteers... from the Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani (the Communist Women's Movement) (Suharto, via Berita Yudha, 5 Oct).”
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