Government reference almanac issued by the Department of Information (Departemen Penerangan), June 1961, on the institutions of Guided Democracy: MPRS, DPR-GR, DPAS, Depernas, Bapekan, Front Nasional and recognised parties, with decrees, membership lists and party statutes. Gerwani appears only once, as the women's del
News-Mail (Bundaberg), 6 February 1963, p. 7, AAP-Reuter wire from Jakarta (duplicate OCR of GA-00265, with scrambled columns). SOBSI cabled protest to Singapore over mass arrests of leftists on 2-3 February; Partindo and Gerwani also protested. Also reports Brunei's Sultan warning against Indonesian volunteers and Gen
News-Mail (Bundaberg), 6 February 1963, p. 7, AAP-Reuter wire from Jakarta (clean OCR). The SOBSI federation, claiming three million members, cabled Singapore condemning its mass arrests of leftists as a move to quell opposition to Malaysia, and Partindo and Gerwani also protested. The Sultan of Brunei warned against a
Berita Harian, 6 Feb 1963 (lead text only). Reports from Jakarta that SOBSI, Partindo and Gerwani, described as leftist, protested to the Singapore government over arrests of left-wing figures on the island the previous week (Operation Coldstore).
Ipong Jazimah's 2016 biographical sketch of S.K. Trimurti (1912-2008): journalist, labour minister, Gerwis co-founder, Petisi 50 signatory. Pages 50-51 cover Gerwis's founding; relies on a few secondary sources.