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GA-00754 1950-08-24 De Vrije Pers rel A

Guerilla-kwestie in Celebes eist spoedige oplossing (Guerrilla question in Celebes demands quick solution)

Guerrilla question in Celebes demands quick solution

Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (24 Aug 1950) on the unresolved guerrilla question in Sulawesi: the guerrilla leadership proposed a "Hasanuddin Brigade" within APRIS. Mrs. Salawati Daud arrived in Jakarta as delegate of the South Sulawesi Council to present a motion to Sukarno and the defence minister urging a commission

GA-00755 1951-07-02 De Vrije Pers rel A

Vragen over neerschieten van arrestanten (Questions about the shooting of arrested persons)

Questions about the shooting of arrested persons (Surade case)

Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (2 Jul 1951): MP Mrs. Moedigdo (Mudigdio) put written questions to the government about the public beating to death of the Surade village head (Sukabumi) without trial, and the death of a detained police mantri in Banyuwangi after violence. She asked about prosecution, prevention and suppo

GA-00756 1951-07-02 De Vrije Pers rel A

Vragen over neerschieten van arrestanten (Questions about the shooting of arrested persons; page-image version)

Questions about the shooting of arrested persons (page-image version)

Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (2 Jul 1951): MP Mrs. Moedigdo (Mudigdio) put written questions to the government about the public beating to death of the Surade village head (Sukabumi) without trial, and the death of a detained police mantri in Banyuwangi after violence. She asked about prosecution, prevention and suppo

GA-01105 1951-07-07 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Mevr. Moedigdo stelde vragen (Mrs Mudigdo asked questions)

Mrs Mudigdo asked questions

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 7 Jul 1951, p. 3: MP Mrs Mudigdo puts written questions to the government about a village head in Sukabumi reportedly beaten to death in a public 'execution' without trial, and a detained police mantri's alleged suicide in Banyuwangi; asks for prosecution of those responsible and suppor

GA-01023 1951-09-15 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Werken van Marx geconfisqueerd (vraag van Suwarti in het parlement)

Works of Marx confiscated (question by Suwarti in parliament)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Sep 1951, p.2): communist MP Suwarti questions the government on the recent confiscation of Karl Marx's books, asking on which legal article the measure rests after the attorney general's spokesman claimed it was lawful. Context for the 1951 anti-communist round-up; identification of Suw

GA-01437 1952-07-11 Harian Rakjat rel B

Harian Rakjat, 11 Juli 1952: DPR kontra Persaja; Ny. Mudigdio, seksi keamanan DPR

Harian Rakjat, 11 July 1952: DPR versus Persaja; Mrs Mudigdio on security section

Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 11 July 1952 (full issue; p. 4 relevant). Parliamentary report in which Ny. Mudigdio is named as a member of the DPR security section during a debate on the prosecutors' association (Persaja) and on political activity by public officials. The issue otherwise has no Gerwis or Gerwani material.

GA-01377 1954-10-07 Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia rel B

Soekarno's huwelijk (Sukarno's marriage)

Sukarno's marriage

Tubantia/Twentsch Dagblad brief (7 Oct 1954): the Indonesian parliament asks the government's view on Sukarno's second marriage and, with communists voting against, agrees to consider a women's movement petition to deprive Muslim men of the right to marry more than one wife. Relevant to the polygamy campaign Gerwani an

GA-01225 1954-11-24 Java-Bode rel A

Positie leden parlement (Position of members of parliament)

Position of members of parliament

Java-Bode, 24 November 1954, p. 2: report of the parliamentary second reading of the bill on the legal position of MPs. PKI member Mrs Mudigdo objected to the bill, holding that parliamentary immunity is part of the democratic system. Others (Soeparno, Kasman Singodimedjo, Abdulhajat) sought amendments and protection a

GA-01044 1954-11-25 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Uit het parlement: rechtspositie leden moet geregeld worden

From parliament: legal position of members must be regulated

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (25 Nov 1954, p.2): parliamentary report on the bill on legal position of MPs. Mrs Moedigdio (Mudigdio) of the PKI objected to its content and argued parliamentary immunity is an aim of the democratic system that must be well maintained; other speakers include Murba, Progressive, PNI and Mas

GA-00530 1955-12-27 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel B

Buitenlandse investeringen: Communistische interpellatie in het Parlement (Investasi asing: interpelasi komunis di parlemen)

Foreign investment: communist interpellation in Parliament

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1955-12-27, p. 2): the communist parliamentary faction (Sakirman, Tjugito, Mrs. Suwarti, Achmad Sumadi, Sujono, S. Utarjo) submits a written interpellation on foreign capital investment, arguing the RTC agreements restored monopoly capital, citing colonial-era profits, and asking eight detaile

GA-00707 1955-12-27 De Nieuwsgier rel C

Interpellatie over buitenlands bedrijf (Interpellation on foreign enterprise)

Interpellation on foreign enterprise by PKI-aligned MPs

De Nieuwsgier report (27 Dec 1955) on a parliamentary interpellation by PKI-aligned members (Sakirman, Tjugito, Mrs. Suwarti, Sumadi, Djoko Sudjono, Utarjo) on the government's foreign-investment policy, asking about foreign monopoly capital, profit transfers and trade with East and West. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-01235 1955-12-28 Java-Bode rel C

Interpellatie-verzoek van P.K.I. (PKI interpellation request)

PKI interpellation request

Java-Bode, 28 December 1955, p. 2: short item that PKI parliamentary members Sakirman, Tjugito, Mrs Suwarti, Achmad Sumadi, Sudjono and S. Utarjo submitted a written interpellation request on foreign capital investment policy. Mrs Suwarti is the only female PKI member named; no Gerwani content.

GA-01149 1956-01-07 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel C

Interpellatie-verzoek van PKI (PKI interpellation request)

PKI interpellation request

One-sentence item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 7 Jan 1956, p. 1: PKI faction MPs Sakirman, Tjugito, Mrs Suwarti, Achmad Sumadi, Sudjono and S. Utarjo file a written interpellation request on foreign capital investment policy. Mrs Suwarti's identity as a Gerwani member is not stated.

GA-01239 1956-02-10 Java-Bode rel C

Zitting parlement: Wetsontwerpen betreffende daerah-aangelegenheden (Parliament session: bills on regional affairs)

Parliament session: bills on regional affairs

Java-Bode, 10 February 1956, p. 2: parliamentary debate on the bill creating autonomous regions in Central Sumatra. PKI member Mrs Suwarti argued it was premature, as the current parliament no longer has popular support; Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Djuir Muhammad and Abdulhajat proposed amendments or objected. No Gerwani cont

GA-00453 1956-04-13 Bintang Timur rel A

Ch. Salawati Daud berbicara di DPR tentang teror DI/TII dan keamanan, Bintang Timur 13 April 1956 (hlm. 1)

Salawati Daud speaks in the DPR on DI/TII terror and security (Bintang Timur, 13 April 1956)

Front page (with pp. 2-4) of Bintang Timur, Jakarta, 13 Apr 1956, reporting the DPR's first-round debate on the Ali cabinet programme. Ch. Salawati Daud (PKI, non-party) speaks on security: she says Masyumi and DI/TII share an ideology differing only in method, urges amnesty and caution toward rebels, calls for housing

GA-00454 1956-04-17 Bintang Timur rel A

Bintang Timur, 17 April 1956: Umi Sardjono di DPR soal kasus Maisuri

Umi Sardjono in the DPR on the Maisuri case (Bintang Timur, 17 April 1956)

Bintang Timur (Jakarta daily), 17 April 1956, full issue. The Gerwani-relevant item is a report on the DPR debate on the Ali Sastroamidjojo cabinet programme, in which Umi Sardjono (Fraksi Pembangunan) objects to a verdict punishing Maisuri for refusing a forced customary marriage and demands abolition of feudal remnan

GA-01048 1957-02-21 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Vragen over Celebes (Salawati Daud over oud-strijders)

Questions on Celebes (Salawati Daud on ex-fighters)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (21 Feb 1957, p.1): PKI MP Mrs C.H. Salawati Daoed, from Celebes, submitted written questions asking whether former TKR members in Celebes face hunger because Rp 1.7 million from the governor was not received, who got the money, how large the fund is, and for action against culpable official

GA-01049 1957-03-09 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Regering beantwoordt vragen in parlement (parlementaire missie naar Makassar)

Government answers questions in parliament (parliamentary mission to Makassar)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (9 Mar 1957, p.1): Indonesian parliament begins a new tradition of ministers answering written questions orally; the plenary has not yet decided on sending a parliamentary mission to Makassar. The defence section nominated Slamet Ginting (PNI), Mrs Ch. Salawati Daud (PKI), A.B. Karubuy and K

GA-01054 1957-06-19 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Parlement vrij sympathiek tegen wet op noodtoestand

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

GA-00559 1957-06-20 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel B

Slot algemene beschouwingen te dezer zake over noodtoestand (Penutupan debat umum soal keadaan darurat)

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

GA-01056 1957-08-20 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Veteranenwet in parlement

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

GA-00565 1957-09-27 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Voldaan over besluiten nationaal overleg: Algemene beschouwingen over normalisatie 's Landstoestand (Puas atas keputusan Munas)

Satisfied with decisions of national conference: general debates on normalisation of the country's situation

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-09-27, p. 2): parliamentary general debates on the national conference results and Soekarno-Hatta cooperation. PKI women MPs speak: Nungtjik A.R. calls the results a merit of the cabinet and asks for a gotong-royong cabinet; Mrs. Suharti Suwarto criticises regional councils and military a

GA-00566 1957-09-28 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Algemene beschouwingen over normalisatie 's Landstoestand (Debat umum normalisasi keadaan negara)

General debates on normalisation of the country's situation

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-09-28, p. 2): continuation of the parliamentary debate on normalisation after the national conference, with seven speakers. Mrs. Umi Sardjono (Pembangunan) calls the result a positive principle showing the government's authority, but doubts it can be realised while arbitrary arrests and b

GA-03439 1963 Problems of the Indonesian Revolution (Demos, 1963) rel A

Aidit (1963), Problems of the Indonesian Revolution

Book by PKI chairman D.N. Aidit (Demos, 1963) collecting his writings on the Indonesian revolution. Beyond the opening chapters, a passage on the Madiun affair (p. 128) records that Mrs Mudigdio and A.M. Tambunan put parliamentary questions on 9 December 1950 about the 1948 killing of Amir Sjarifuddin and ten comrades.