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Indonesia, Bilateral relations: China (FO 371/180333, 1965)

FO 371/180333: Bilateral Relations with China (1965)

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UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180333 (Jan-Dec 1965): Peking, Djakarta and Hanoi telegrams on Sino-Indonesian relations: Subandrio's visit, delegations, PKI-China links, then the post-coup anti-Chinese wave, attacks on Chinese premises and Medan riots. Only Gerwani mention: Angkatan Bersendjata (29 Oct, p. 82) says the government confiscated Chinese-made 'Tjung' weapons from Pemuda Rakjat and Gerwani 'involved in' the 'S-30-M'.

Berkas Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris FO 371/180333 (Jan-Des 1965): telegram Peking, Djakarta dan Hanoi tentang hubungan Indonesia-Tiongkok: kunjungan Subandrio, delegasi, hubungan PKI-Tiongkok, lalu gelombang anti-Tionghoa pasca-kudeta, serangan atas properti Tiongkok dan kerusuhan Medan. Satu-satunya sebutan Gerwani: Angkatan Bersendjata (29 Okt, hlm. 82) menyebut pemerintah menyita senjata 'Tjung' buatan Tiongkok dari Pemuda Rakjat dan Gerwani yang terlibat 'S-30-M'.

“Angkatan Bersendjata, 29 Oct 1965 (p. 82): 'the weapons confiscated by the government from the Pemuda Rajat and Gerwani are the Chinese-made "Tjung"'.”

People

SubandrioSukarnoChaerul SalehD.N. AiditZhou EnlaiLiu ShaoqiChen YiGanis HarsonoA.H. NasutionYao ZhongmingUmarjadi

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)People's YouthCommunist Party of IndonesiaAngkatan Bersendjata (newspaper)Xinhua News AgencyRenmin Ribao (People's Daily)Embassy of China in JakartaUK Foreign Office

Places

JakartaBeijingMedanGuangzhouHanoiAlgiers

Topics

China1965 coup and aftermathpropaganda and mediaPKIAfro-Asian solidarity

Tags

ethnic chinese

Details

Date
1965
Creator
FO 371-180333
Publication
Document type
government record (government / diplomatic record (UK National Archives file, digitised by Adam Matthew))
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
UK
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
Adam Matthew: Foreign Office Files for South East Asia 1963-1980 (via AM Explorer, Columbia) | (via AM Explorer, Columbia) · source link
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File
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 371-180333 (1965) - Indonesia, Bilateral relations, China [TNA via AM Digital].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.838) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
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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