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Indonesia: Political parties and communism (FO 371/180326, February-August 1965)
FO 371/180326: Political Parties and Communism (Feb-Aug 1965)
UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180326 (Feb-Aug 1965): embassy telegrams, letters and Antara extracts on the PKI's growth before the coup: its 45th anniversary, Aidit's speeches, Mao's greeting, Sino-Soviet positions and Sukarno's leftward drift. Gerwani items: Antara of 9 June reports Sukarno addressing Gerwani, chaired by Umi Sardjono (p. 62); Lukman at a Universitas Rakyat illiteracy-pledge ceremony, 28 June (p. 70).
Berkas Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris FO 371/180326 (Feb-Agu 1965): telegram, surat dan kutipan Antara tentang pertumbuhan PKI sebelum kudeta: HUT ke-45, pidato Aidit, ucapan Mao, sikap Sino-Soviet, dan kecenderungan Sukarno ke kiri. Butir Gerwani: Antara 9 Juni melaporkan pidato Sukarno kepada Gerwani yang diketuai Umi Sardjono (hlm. 62); Lukman pada upacara ikrar bebas buta huruf Universitas Rakyat, 28 Juni (hlm. 70).
“Antara 9 June 1965 (p. 62): Sukarno told 'the Communist Women's Movement, Gerwani, whose chairman is Mrs. Umi Sardjono' that its members could 'associate daily necessities with the ideas of struggle and Socialism'; Lukman spoke at the People's University pledge (p. 70).”
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