GA-03328 1965-11-15 relevance A check rights
Wanita Komunis ditahan di Sumatra Utara (Communist woman detained in North Sumatra)
Communist woman detained in North Sumatra (Berita Harian, 1965)
Berita Harian, 15 November 1965, p. 3 (clipping lacks its headline), Antara via Medan: a Gerwani member is detained near an Islamic scholar's house; police say a 'secret mark' was found on her thigh and she confessed she was assigned to kill the cleric. A typical 1965 propaganda item on Gerwani as assassins and 'marked' communists; only a partial clipping, and the woman is unnamed.
Berita Harian, 15 November 1965, hlm. 3 (judul kliping tidak tertangkap), Antara dari Medan: seorang anggota Gerwani ditahan dekat rumah seorang ulama; polisi menyatakan ditemukan 'tanda rahasia' di pahanya dan ia mengaku ditugasi membunuh ulama tersebut. Contoh khas propaganda 1965 tentang Gerwani sebagai pembunuh dan komunis 'bertanda'; kliping parsial, perempuan itu tak disebut namanya.
“p.3: 'a careful examination was carried out, a secret mark was found on her thigh' (English translation; clipping partial).”
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