FBIS, 28 October 1958: Indonesians laud CPR construction gains
FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (28 Oct 1958; header misdates 1953): Indonesian political figures returning from China praised China's construction, communes and the Great Leap Forward. Includes Mme Kartowijono, Perwari secretary-general, praising communes' labour enthusiasm, food, clothing and education; Anwar Tjokroaminot
CIA report, January 1959: Foreign delegations at the CPSU 21st Congress
CIA report 'Foreign Delegations at the CPSU 21st Congress, January 1959'. Under Far East parties the Indonesian delegation is listed as D. N. Aidit (secretary general), Karel Supit, B. O. Hutapea (editor of Bintang Merah), Suharti Suwarto (head of the party's women's department) and Nursuhut. Suharti Suwarto is the onl
FBIS, 28 March 1959: Aidit broadcast speech (farewell to the Chinese people)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua text (28 Mar 1959) of D.N. Aidit's farewell broadcast to the Chinese people after a fortnight's PKI delegation visit. He praises the Great Leap and people's communes, defends them against 'imperialist lies', and argues peasant women welcome communal dining and nurseries because 'a smoky kitchen is
Sydney I.W.D. celebration
Tribune (Sydney), 9 Mar 1960, p. 12: report of the Sydney celebration of the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day. Messages came from women abroad, including Chinese and Indonesian guests prevented from attending by visa and passport difficulties. UAW president Noreen Hewitt spoke of China; theme was equal sta
Sydney I.W.D. celebration
Tribune (Sydney), 9 Mar 1960, p. 12: report of the Sydney celebration of the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day. Messages came from women abroad, including Chinese and Indonesian guests prevented from attending by visa and passport difficulties. UAW president Noreen Hewitt spoke of China; theme was equal sta
FBIS, 11 September 1960: Indonesian women's delegation (Gerwani in Peking)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (11 Sep 1960): five members of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani) delegation, including Siti Asijah (surname OCR-garbled), arrived in Peking as the second group visiting China at the invitation of the PRC National Women's Federation; Wu Chuan-heng of the federation met them. Shows Gerw
Peking Review no. 38, 20 September 1960 ('Friends from the Four Seas')
Peking Review vol. III no. 38 (20 Sept 1960), a full issue of the Chinese weekly: Chou Yang on socialist literature and art, Congo and India statements, agriculture and cinema. The only Gerwani-relevant item is a brief list of foreign delegations ('Friends from the Four Seas', p. 27) that includes a Delegation of the I
FBIS, 22 June 1961: Indonesian women writers (Rukiah and Sugiarti in China)
One-line Xinhua item (22 Jun 1961, via FBIS): two Indonesian women writers, S. Rukiah Kertapati and Sugiarti Siswadi, left Peking for home after a visit to China; Chinese writer Yang Shuo saw them off. Records Lekra-circle women writers' PRC visit.
FBIS, 12 September 1961: Indonesian women's delegation (to China)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (12 Sep 1961): an Indonesian women's delegation left Jakarta for China at the invitation of the PRC Women's Federation, led by Mme Rusiah Sardjono (Persatuan Wanita Republik Indonesia) and including MP Mme Salawati of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), MP Mme Wahid Hasjim, Mme Sulardi
Recognise the Indonesian just claim: Unite to build friendship!
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 1 front-page editorial backing Sukarno's proclamation of West Irian as an Indonesian province and attacking the Menzies government and ALP leader Calwell. Gerwani appears only in a photo caption: delegates welcome Sukarno at the opening night in Jakarta of the recent Gerwani National C
Recognise the Indonesian just claim: Unite to build friendship!
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 1 front-page editorial backing Sukarno's proclamation of West Irian as an Indonesian province and attacking the Menzies government and ALP leader Calwell. Gerwani appears only in a photo caption: delegates welcome Sukarno at the opening night in Jakarta of the recent Gerwani National C
W. Irian: biggest issue for Indonesian people today
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 3: Gloria Garton, UAW national president, reports on her 3.5 weeks in Indonesia as WIDF and UAW representative at the 4th Gerwani Congress in Jakarta (14-17 Dec 1961) and a Java tour, with meetings of up to 2,000 in Semarang and Yogyakarta. Says West Irian is the biggest unifying issue
W. Irian: biggest issue for Indonesian people today
Tribune (Sydney), 10 Jan 1962, p. 3: Gloria Garton, UAW national president, reports on her 3.5 weeks in Indonesia as WIDF and UAW representative at the 4th Gerwani Congress in Jakarta (14-17 Dec 1961) and a Java tour, with meetings of up to 2,000 in Semarang and Yogyakarta. Says West Irian is the biggest unifying issue
Indo-Viet TU declaration
Tribune (Sydney), 11 Apr 1962, p. 8: Indonesian (SOBSI) and Vietnamese trade unions issue a joint declaration of solidarity against American and Dutch imperialism after talks with a visiting SOBSI delegation of Hartono, Sukirno and Sri Ambar. Vietnamese side hails Indonesia's West Irian decision. Gerwani not named.
Indo-Viet TU declaration
Tribune (Sydney), 11 Apr 1962, p. 8: Indonesian (SOBSI) and Vietnamese trade unions issue a joint declaration of solidarity against American and Dutch imperialism after talks with a visiting SOBSI delegation of Hartono, Sukirno and Sri Ambar. Vietnamese side hails Indonesia's West Irian decision. Gerwani not named.
The Struggle between Two Lines at the Moscow World Congress of Women (Peking, 1963)
Chinese-published pamphlet (Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1963) with statements and a report by Yang Yun-yu attacking Soviet and WIDF leaders at the June 1963 Moscow World Congress of Women over anti-imperialism versus disarmament and peaceful coexistence. It records the Indonesian delegation, led by Umi Sardjono, s
FBIS Daily Report, 15 June 1963: Indonesian women leaders (Mrs Mudikdio, vice chairman of Gerwani)
FBIS Daily Report page (HathiTrust, Chicom International Affairs, dated 19 June 1963 on the page) with several Peking items. Relevant entry: Mrs Mudikdio (Mudigdio), vice chairman of the Gerwani central council, and Mrs Darmini, secretariat member, ended their China visit and flew home 17 June, seen off by Li Te-chuan
FBIS, 17 June 1963: Indonesian women leaders (Mudigdio and Darmini leave China)
One-item FBIS note (17 Jun 1963, Xinhua): Mrs Mudikdio (Mudigdio), vice chairman of the central council of Gerwani, and Mrs Darmini of its secretariat ended their China visit and left Peking for Indonesia on 17 June, seen off by Li Te-chuan, vice president of the Chinese National Women's Federation. Same item as in the
Peking Review no. 27, 5 July 1963: World Congress of Women, Moscow; statement of Umi Sardjono
Peking Review no. 27 (5 July 1963), Chinese state weekly, reporting the WIDF World Congress of Women in Moscow (June 1963). It covers the Chinese delegation's votes against the WIDF programme and Appeal, its statements, and the clash with the Indian delegate and chair over the Sino-Indian border. Umi Sardjono, head of
FBIS, 8 July 1963: Delegates to women's congress in Peking (after Moscow)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (8 Jul 1963): an Indonesian women's delegation, a Nepalese delegate and the Chinese delegation arrived in Peking after the World Congress of Women in Moscow, welcomed by 300 people. Indonesian members include Mme Parjani Pradono (head, Gerwani central committee), Mme Satryo and Mme Muningga
Peking Review no. 29, 19 July 1963: Parjani Pradono (Gerwani) criticises WIDF at Peking women's meeting
Peking Review Vol. VI No. 29, 19 July 1963, a Chinese weekly. The item of interest is 'Peking Acclaims Women Delegates From Asia, Africa and Latin America' (p. 17): at a Peking meeting after the Moscow World Congress of Women, Mme Parjani Pradono, Central Committee member of the Indonesian women's movement (Gerwani) an
FBIS-monitored KCNA report (24 Jul 1963): Pyongyang meeting welcoming the Indonesian women's delegation led by Mudikdio (Mudigdio), vice chairman of the Gerwani committee and MP. Kim Ok-sun praised the PKI as vanguard of anti-imperialist struggle; Mudigdio said emancipation without revolutionary struggle against coloni
FBIS item (5 Aug 1963, Xinhua): three Indonesian women guests reached Peking on 4 August after visiting North Korea: Mudikdio (Mudigdio), vice chairman of the Gerwani Central Committee, MP and member of the Indonesian delegation to the Moscow World Congress of Women, with Lie Tjwan Sien and Muninggar. Welcomed by Hu Na
Short Xinhua item (10 Aug 1963, via FBIS): Chairman Mao received the Indonesian women's delegation led by Mudikdio (Mudigdio, Gerwani vice chairman) on the afternoon of 10 August in Peking, with a cordial and friendly talk; Yang Yun-yu and Kuo Chien of the National Women's Federation were present (OCR garbled). Shows t
Women confer
Tribune (Sydney), 14 Aug 1963, p. 2: announces the Third National Conference of the Union of Australian Women in Sydney, 13-17 September 1963, and says invitations went to the WIDF, the Soviet Women's Committee and Gerwani of Indonesia to be represented.
Women confer
Tribune (Sydney), 14 Aug 1963, p. 2: announces the Third National Conference of the Union of Australian Women in Sydney, 13-17 September 1963, and says invitations went to the WIDF, the Soviet Women's Committee and Gerwani of Indonesia to be represented.
Women coming to conference
Tribune (Sydney), 4 Sep 1963, p. 3: reports that Soviet (Nina Bogomolova) and Indian (Geeta Mukherjee, for WIDF) delegates accepted invitations to the UAW national conference of 13-17 September; advice is awaited from Indonesia about the delegate invited from Gerwani, 'one and a half million strong'.
Women coming to conference
Tribune (Sydney), 4 Sep 1963, p. 3: reports that Soviet (Nina Bogomolova) and Indian (Geeta Mukherjee, for WIDF) delegates accepted invitations to the UAW national conference of 13-17 September; advice is awaited from Indonesia about the delegate invited from Gerwani, 'one and a half million strong'.
Indonesian woman delegate invited
Tribune (Sydney), 11 Sep 1963, p. 8: Madame Suharti Suwarto, Indonesian MP and teacher, is invited to the UAW's third national conference in Sydney from 13 September if entry formalities are completed. Gives the conference programme (rally at Sydney Trades Hall, delegates over 200) with guests Geeta Mukherjee and Nina
Indonesian woman delegate invited
Tribune (Sydney), 11 Sep 1963, p. 8: Madame Suharti Suwarto, Indonesian MP and teacher, is invited to the UAW's third national conference in Sydney from 13 September if entry formalities are completed. Gives the conference programme (rally at Sydney Trades Hall, delegates over 200) with guests Geeta Mukherjee and Nina