Constituent Assembly Member Profile: Suwarti Bintang Suradi
Konstituante.Net member profile (transcribed) of Suwarti Bintang Suradi, PKI member no. 15 of the Constituent Assembly. Born 1 August 1914 in Ngawi, Kweekschool and AMS educated, living in Jakarta. KNIP working committee member in Surakarta and nationally 1945-50, member of the RIS parliament and the unitary Parliament
Statement by Lt Col Worang: Lukas Kustario has not understood the situation in Minahassa
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1956-07-27, p. 2): Lt.-Col. Worang rebuts parliamentary defence committee chair Lukas Kustario's claims about a counter-revolutionary movement in Minahasa, saying Kustario stayed in Manado only hours; Worang wonders whether fellow MPs Mrs. Salawati and Masjur share the view. Resident coordinat
CIA, East-West and Intra-Orbit Travel and Contacts, 18 Sep 1956 (Mrs Ch. Salawati of the PKI)
CIA bulletin of travel by bloc and non-bloc delegations. Citing Harian Rakjat (30 June 1956), it lists the Indonesian parliamentary delegation to the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia (September 1956), including 'Mrs Ch. Salawati of the PKI' (identified by the sweep as Charlotte Salawati Daud) with Sakirman. A separate l
Chief of staff's delegation returned: Sumual prepared to meet Nasution before 15 March
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-03-09, p. 1): army envoys report from Makassar on Lt.-Col. Sumual's 2 March proclamation of martial law in TT-VII; parliament debates sending observers, proposing a group including Mrs. Ch. Salawati (PKI); the PKI central committee calls the move anti-republican and linked to SEATO. Cover
Parliamentary delegation
Java-Bode, 9 March 1957, p. 1: parliament has not yet decided on its defence section's request to send observers to TT VII over the Sulawesi events. Proposed members: Slamet Ginting (PNI) as chair, Mrs Ch. Salawati Daud (PKI), A.B. Karubuy, K.H. Misbach, with Roza as secretary; Senduk wants other factions included.
Parliament fairly sympathetic to emergency law
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (19 Jun 1957, p.1): parliamentary debate on the state-of-emergency bill replacing the colonial SOB regime. Speakers (Munir/PNI, Tambunan, Soeprapto, Amin Iskandar, Arudji Kartawinata) mostly accept it. Mrs Salawati Daud (PKI) stresses her faction's view that the law must primarily protect th
Close of general debates on state of emergency
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-06-20, p. 2): report of the closing general debates in parliament on the state-of-emergency (SOB) bill, with 24 speakers from PNI, Parkindo, Pembangunan, NU, PSII, Masyumi and PKI. Mrs. Salawati (PKI) warns against abuse of power and weak oversight, wanting the law aimed at separatists an
Veterans bill in parliament
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (20 Aug 1957, p.2): parliament begins first-round debate on the veterans' welfare bill; eight members speak, among them Mrs Salawati Daud (PKI). Minister Chaerul Saleh adds an oral statement and says a veterans law is needed to register veterans and define them. The government will accept am
Indonesian parliament wants more concrete Sukarno-Hatta cooperation
Ons Noorden (27 Sep 1957) on the parliamentary debate after the national consultation conference. PKI MP Suharti Suwarto sharply criticised the revolutionary councils in Sumatra and Celebes for arresting local communist leaders, warning the conference decisions cannot work until they are freed. Other speakers urge Suka
Parliament Holds Dialogue With Dissident Group (FBIS, 5 Jul 1991)
FBIS item (Jakarta Post, 5 Jul 1991): the Petition 50 dissident group, 18 members attending, was heard by DPR Commissions II and III. Attendees included Ali Sadikin, H.R. Dharsono and 79-year-old freedom fighter S.K. Trimurti. They complained of travel, loan and media restrictions since 1980. Gerwani is not named.
Dissidents Seek Amicable Settlement to Dispute (FBIS, 10 Jul 1991)
FBIS item (Jakarta Post, 10 Jul 1991): the Petition 50 group said it would seek amicable settlement of the restrictions imposed since 1980 and go to court only as a last resort, and intended to meet Suharto. S.K. Trimurti attended the group's meeting. Gerwani is not named.