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Indonesia, Internal political situation: Attempted coup against Sukarno [11] (FO 371/180320, Gilchrist despatch of 8 October 1965)
FO 371/180320: Gilchrist Despatch of 8 October 1965 on the Coup and Counter-Coup
UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180320 (Oct-Nov 1965): Gilchrist's despatch no. 13 of 8 Oct 1965 on the coup and counter-coup, plus telegrams, NATO and Commonwealth reports and Chinese/Soviet/Hanoi reactions. The despatch lists GERWANI among 'chief suspects' (p. 11) and says members of PKI youth and women's groups took part in the murders (para. 27). A Beirut editorial (p. 81) lists 'Gerwayn' among affiliates that contrived the coup.
Berkas Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris FO 371/180320 (Okt-Nov 1965): dispatch no. 13 Gilchrist tanggal 8 Okt 1965 tentang kudeta dan kontra-kudeta, ditambah telegram, laporan NATO/Persemakmuran, dan reaksi Tiongkok, Soviet, Hanoi. Dispatch mencantumkan GERWANI di antara 'tersangka utama' (hlm. 11) dan menyebut anggota organisasi pemuda dan wanita PKI ikut dalam pembunuhan (par. 27). Editorial Beirut (hlm. 81) menyebut 'Gerwayn' sebagai afiliasi yang merekayasa kudeta.
“Despatch para. 27: 'members of the PKI's youth and women's groups took part in the murders' of the generals; p. 11 lists GERWANI, 'the Communist Party's Women's Group', among the chief suspects.”
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