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Ketua Komunis Jawa Barat di-tawan dekat Bandung (Gerwani members arrested)
Communist leader in West Java captured near Bandung: Gerwani members arrested (Berita Harian, 1967)
Berita Harian, 11 July 1967, p. 3, Reuters: the army announces capture near Bandung of Yakob Margolang, who allegedly tried to form a new Communist party in West Java; several women believed to be members of Gerwani, 'the secret organisation of Communist women', were also arrested. Context: army warnings against pro-Sukarno revival and a Chinese call for armed revolt.
Berita Harian, 11 Juli 1967, hlm. 3, Reuters: tentara mengumumkan penangkapan Yakob Margolang dekat Bandung yang diduga mencoba membentuk partai komunis baru di Jawa Barat; beberapa perempuan yang diyakini anggota Gerwani, 'organisasi rahasia wanita Komunis', juga ditangkap. Konteks: peringatan tentara terhadap kebangkitan kekuatan Sukarno dan seruan Tiongkok untuk pemberontakan bersenjata.
“p.3: 'several women believed to be members of Gerwani, the secret organisation of Communist women, had also been arrested' (English translation).”
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