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
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (28 Aug 1950, p.2): Mrs Salawati Daud, delegate of the South Sulawesi council, arrives in Jakarta to meet Sukarno and the defence minister over the guerrilla problem, presenting a motion of the Dewan Pemerintah Sulawesi Selatan. The motion argues guerrillas and APRI share ideals and asks for
FBIS-monitored Makassar report (7 Sep 1950): the Good Offices Committee delegation, chaired by Mrs Salawati Daud, returned from Jakarta, having met Sukarno, defence officials and the parliamentary chair on the guerrilla-army issue. She expressed confidence in a settlement; parliamentary observers were promised for Sout
Nieuwe Courant, 26 September 1950: correspondent's report that the Madiun rebel leaders (Amir Sjarifuddin, Suripno and others) were shot on 20 December 1948 and buried in a mass grave near Solo, with no official detail given. MP Mrs Mudigdo champions the relatives, with Mrs Mangku and Mrs Oei Gee Hwat, to demand from p
Whole-page OCR of Nieuwe Courant, 26 September 1950. Relevant item: the report that MP Mrs Mudigdo, with Mrs Mangku and Mrs Oei Gee Hwat, seeks an official account of the 1948 executions of the Madiun rebel leaders. The rest covers an editorial against liquidating foreign capital, the Sarbupri minimum-wage motion, a co
FBIS-monitored Makassar announcement (2 Jan 1951) by the First Committee for the Settlement of the South Celebes Guerrilla Issue, chaired by Saleh Daeng Tompo. It cites a report by delegates Mrs Abbie Daeng Malawa and Mrs Salawati on talks with guerrilla leader Kahar Muzakar at Pesu, Enrekang, and sets procedures for g
FBIS-monitored Makassar report (dated 5 Jan 1951) in which South Celebes chief Intje Saleh Daeng Tompo, chairing the guerrilla settlement committee, says he trusts Kahar Muzakar to carry out central-government decisions and blames incidents on slow communication and provocateurs. Notes committee member Mrs Salawati wen
Het Vaderland miscellany column 'Indonesische tjampoeran' (30 Jun 1951, p.12) with many short items. Relevant: an emergency meeting of parliament's home affairs section chaired by Mrs Moedigdio (Mudigdio) resolves to ask the government about Mrs Waworoentoe, dismissed as mayor of Manado and placed under house arrest by
Headline fragment, Java-Bode, 2 Jul 1951, p. 3: MP Mrs Mudigdo puts written questions about publications in Suara Rakjat on the execution of the village head of Surade, Sukabumi. Shorter than the companion item 'Terechtstelling', which gives the details.
Java-Bode, 2 Jul 1951, p. 3: details of the Suara Rakjat report that a Sukabumi village head was beaten to death with a rifle butt in a public 'execution' without trial. Mrs Mudigdo asks what the government will do to prevent repeats, prosecute those responsible and support the victim's kin.
Java-Bode, 2 Jul 1951, p. 3: Mrs Mudigdo questions the government on a Sin Po report that a detained police mantri in Banyuwangi died, allegedly a suicide, after violent treatment in custody; he was accused of embezzling Rp 47,000.
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
De Nieuwsgier, 20 Aug 1951: Makassar ceremony to incorporate four CTN ex-guerrilla battalions into APRI fails when they do not arrive; Col. Kawilarang expresses disappointment and Governor Sudiro calls party leaders. According to Pedoman Rakjat, Mrs Salawati Daud left for the interior to try to resolve the difficulties
Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (20 Aug 1951, p.1): Governor Sudiro of Celebes invites party leaders to discuss the failed transfer of CTN battalions in South Sulawesi into the APRI. According to Pedoman Rakjat, Mrs Salawati Daud has gone inland to try to resolve the difficulties.
De Nieuwsgier, 22 Aug 1951: the Defence Ministry spokesman comments on Mrs Salawati Daud's trip into South Sulawesi's interior to contact CTN leader Kahar Muzakkar, saying it suggests government efforts to resume talks, but deeply regretting people's leaders who still negotiate with Kahar and demanding compliance with
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (22 Aug 1951, p.2): a defence ministry spokesman says the report of Mrs Salawati Daud visiting South Sulawesi's interior to contact Kahar Muzakar should not suggest renewed negotiations; Kahar acted for his own benefit. A mass meeting of parties at the governor's residence in Makassar leaves
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (4 Sep 1951, p.2): at a Makassar meeting eight speakers, including PKI's Tular, Mrs Towoliu ('Gowani'), Mrs Salawati Daud and others, back formation of a twenty-organisation 'Comité Volkswens' to help the government and to send people to Kahar Muzakar, urging minimal casualties in any milita
De Nieuwsgier, 27 May 1953: at Affandi Ridhwan's trial in Bandung for cooperation with Darul Islam, he argues he acted with central government approval, asking why he should be punished if Leimena contacted RMS bands and 'Mrs Salawati Daoed' negotiated with Kahar Muzakkar's bands. Salawati Daud appears only as a preced
Java-Bode, 27 May 1953, p. 2: report on the Bandung trial of Affandi Ridhwan, charged with cooperating with Darul Islam, who argued he acted with government approval. He invoked Minister Leimena's contacts with RMS bands and Mrs Salawati Daud's negotiations with Kahar Muzakkar's bands. Salawati Daud is the only link to
De Waarheid, 24 Feb 1954, p. 4: Jakarta report that the Indonesian government wants more sales of Indonesian products in the USSR and trade with people's democracies (Czechoslovakia, Hungary, GDR, Bulgaria); rubber prices rose on a Soviet purchase. A photo note on the Indonesian National Peace Congress (late January) n
Java-Bode, 20 August 1954, p. 2: PKI central committee announces non-party figures willing to stand on its list in the coming elections: Prof. Purbodiningrat, Dr Tjokronegoro and painter Hendra Gunawan, adding earlier announced Tahir Thajeb, Salawati Daud and Henk Ngantung. Salawati Daud, a Gerwis-linked figure, appear
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (21 Aug 1954, p.1): the PKI central committee announces that three non-party leaders (Prof. Purbodiningrat, Dr Tjokronegoro and the painter Hendra Gunawan) will appear on its election list, and recalls earlier announcement that Taher Thajeb, Mrs Salawati Daud and Henk Ngantung agreed to stan
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 26 Aug 1954, p. 2: the PKI central committee announces non-party figures Purbodiningrat, Dr Tjokronegoro and painter Hendra Gunawan will stand on its election list, adding that Taher Thajeb, Salawati Daud and Henk Ngantung had earlier agreed to be candidates.
One-line FBIS item (7 Oct 1954): for the fourth session of Parliament, the Justice and Security Committee elected a PNI member as chairman and H. Subhajat (Progressive faction) and Madame Mudigdio of the PKI as vice-chairmen. Documents Mudigdio's parliamentary position.
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
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 1 Dec 1954, p. 2: parliament's second reading of the bill on MPs' legal position. Mrs Mudigdo, here identified as PKI, opposes the bill's content and argues parliamentary immunity is part of the democratic system; others call for protection against arbitrary imprisonment.
De Waarheid, 22 Jan 1955, p. 5: feature on preparations for Indonesia's first general elections, with voter registration, party symbols for illiterate voters, the PKI-and-independents list and attacks on it from Masjumi and PSI. It names independent candidates, among them Salawati (Daud), described as a guerrilla leade
Harian Rakjat, 17 Mar 1955, p. 3: PKI candidate list (Sulawesi/Maluku section). No. 5 Ny. Charlotte Salawati (non-party, former deputy mayor of Makassar); no. 12 Sorongan Helena (non-party, Gerwani leader in North Sulawesi); no. 6 Henk Ngantung. Page also has sports and anti-atomic-weapons items.
Harian Rakjat, 22 Mei 1955, hlm. 3: halaman khusus HUT ke-35 PKI. Special anniversary page including 'What non-party PKI candidates say': three women candidates on the PKI list for the 1955 election, with 'Emansipasi bagi kaum wanita, kata Setiati Surasto'.
US State Department Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (HathiTrust, vol. no. 11-21), p. 40, translating Harian Rakjat's 8 Sep 1955 biographies of PKI parliamentary candidates. Mrs Mudigdio (Siti Aminah Nahsjam Marah Umar), born Medan 1904, active in women's organisations from age 14, in Pertindo 1931-34, MP since 1945, an