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2 itemsTopic: Netherlands ✕Place: Merdeka Square ✕Decade: 1950s ✕
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GA-00638 1954-12-06 De Locomotief rel A

Massa-demonstratie in Djakarta: inlijving van West-Irian geëist (Mass demonstration in Jakarta demands incorporation of West Irian)

Mass demonstration in Jakarta demands incorporation of West Irian

De Locomotief, 6 Dec 1954: tens of thousands rally on Merdeka Square, Jakarta, organised by the West Irian liberation committee with women's associations. Speakers include Umi Sardjono of Gerwani, who read out the resolution demanding unilateral incorporation of West Irian, severing relations with the Netherlands and a

GA-00639 1954-12-06 De Locomotief rel A

Massa-demonstratie in Djakarta: inlijving van West-Irian geëist [duplicate]

Mass demonstration in Jakarta demands incorporation of West Irian (duplicate copy)

Second copy of the De Locomotief report of 6 Dec 1954 on the Merdeka Square mass meeting for West Irian. Umi Sardjono of Gerwani spoke and read the resolution demanding unilateral incorporation, severing of Dutch relations and abrogation of the agreements; text differs slightly in wording ('colonial Dutch government').