Berita Harian, 5 August 1964, p. 3, Reuters: Gerwani, described as a left-wing women's movement, cabled Sukarno demanding closure of the US Information Service, return of Peace Corps volunteers training Indonesian athletes, and condemned the Johnson-Tunku Abdul Rahman joint statement, per the PKI paper Harian Rakyat. S
LBJ Library National Security File, Indonesia (Sept 1964-Feb 1965): White House/State memoranda, Djakarta cables and CIA OCI reports on Sukarno's leftward drift, 'Sukarnoism' anti-PKI movement, succession, Malaysia and the USIS library crisis. Includes the CIA 'Sukarno and the Communists' report, listing Women's Front
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (22 Sept 1964, p. 4): PKI deputy chairman Njoto urges Indonesians to take the 'revolutionary road' to smash 'Malaysia', in a speech at a training course organised by Gerwani. Truncated. Full text is GA-01940.
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (22 Sept 1964, p. 4), citing Harian Rakjat: PKI second deputy chairman Njoto, at a Gerwani training course, names three roads for carrying out Sukarno's order to smash 'Malaysia' (moderate, adventurist, revolutionary) and backs the revolutionary one, praising Sukarno's 17 August speech. Ad
Short Xinhua item (24 Sep 1964, via FBIS): Mme Sukahar, head of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani), with delegation members Suharti Suwarto (OCR 'Suwanto'), Mariam Kanta (Sumpeno?) and Ali Dahlan Nasution, arrived in Peking after visiting Korea; welcomed by Hsu Kuang-ping of the National Women's Federation. Names
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao item (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation headed by a Kowani chair (Mrs Sukahar), including Suharti Suwarto, arrives in Beijing from Korea. Truncated; full text is GA-01942.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation led by Mrs Sukahar, a Kowani chair, with Suharti Suwarto and two others, arrives in Beijing from Korea, met by Xu Guangping of the All-China Women's Federation. Gerwani is not named; Suharti Suwarto is the Gerwani first vice-c
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (30 Sep 1964): Mao Zedong and other leaders received over 70 foreign guests on the eve of National Day. Among the Indonesians: Naibaho (Harian Rakjat editor), Siauw Giok Tjhan, and Mme Suharti, PKI Central Committee member and first vice chairman of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (1 Oct 1964, p. 6) on foreign guests at China's 15th National Day. Among Indonesians listed are BTI and Pemuda Rakyat delegations and Mrs Juswati as Gerwani representative; truncated. Full text is GA-01944.
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (1 Oct 1964, p. 6) on 2,600+ foreign guests at China's 15th National Day. Translation retains only Indonesian items: the PKI delegation under Yusuf Adjitorop, Harian Rakjat, SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat, Kowani delegations and Mrs Juswati as Gerwani's representative. Gerwani is a single name
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (1 Oct 1964, p. 3) on Mao and other leaders receiving National Day guests. It names Mrs Suharti, PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, among those received; truncated. Full text is GA-01946.
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (1 Oct 1964, p. 3) on Mao, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai and others receiving 15th National Day guests. Among those received: Suharti (Suwarto), PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, and Kowani chair Mrs Sukahar; also the PKI delegation and wom
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao front-page extract (5 Oct 1964): Song Qingling, Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi receive women guests; the All-China Women's Federation holds a reception. The snippet names Suharti (PKI CC, head of Women's Department, Gerwani First Vice-Chair, DPR-GR member) and Juswati of Gerwani; truncated. Full text
Two Xinhua reports in Renmin Ribao (5 Oct 1964, p. 1): Song Qingling, Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi receive women guests for China's National Day, then the All-China Women's Federation holds a reception with speeches by Cai Chang and a toast by Deng Yingchao. The Indonesian delegation includes Suharti (PKI CC, head of its Wom
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao front-page extract (7 Oct 1964): Deng Xiaoping and wife host a banquet for PKI delegation head Yusuf Adjitorop, Cao Dechong, Adjitorop's wife Juswati (Gerwani representative) and children. Full text is GA-01950.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (7 Oct 1964, p. 1): CPC General Secretary Deng Xiaoping met PKI delegation head Yusuf Adjitorop and Cao Dechong, then hosted a banquet attended by Adjitorop's wife Juswati, described as Gerwani's representative, and children, with Kang Sheng present. Gerwani is mentioned only through Juswati
Peking Review no. 41 (9 Oct 1964), Chinese state weekly, on the 15th anniversary of the People's Republic. A list of foreign guests received by Chinese leaders (p. 7) names Mme Suharti, PKI Central Committee member and First Vice-Chairman of Gerwani, with Mme Chairul Saleh (Women's Union of the Indonesian Republic), Mm
CIA Office of Current Intelligence report 'Sukarno and the Communists' (23 Oct 1964, ten pages), pre-coup assessment of the PKI-Sukarno relationship. Describes PKI growth to a claimed three million members and its fronts, including the Women's Front (GERWANI), 'almost two million'; also the cabinet, National Front, lan
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao item (24 Oct 1964, p. 4): Suharti, PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, after National Day events and a visit to Yan'an, flew to Guangzhou on 22 October and returned home via Shenzhen on 23 October; truncated.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (24 Oct 1964, p. 4): Suharti, PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, left Beijing for Guangzhou on 22 October after National Day events and a visit to Yan'an, and returned home via Shenzhen on 23 October; a Guangdong women's federation offi
People's Daily, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3, a round-up on the Bien Hoa victory in South Vietnam. The retrieved excerpt reports that D.N. Aidit, speaking at a seminar on housewives' problems organised by the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), said united peoples can defeat US imperialism, and mentioned the new Ind
People's Daily, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3, a round-up on the Bien Hoa victory in South Vietnam. The retrieved excerpt reports that D.N. Aidit, speaking at a seminar on housewives' problems organised by the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), said united peoples can defeat US imperialism, and mentioned the new Ind
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (5 Dec 1964, p. 5) from a roundup on global protests against US-Belgian intervention in the Congo. It notes that the Gerwani Central Council issued a statement demanding withdrawal of the aggressor forces; the Indonesian Youth Front is also cited. Truncated; full text is GA-01954.
Xinhua roundup in Renmin Ribao (5 Dec 1964, p. 5) on world reaction to the US-Belgian attack on Stanleyville, Congo, including a 10,000-strong anti-US demonstration in Jakarta that stormed and burned the USIS library. Gerwani appears in one sentence: its Central Council demanded withdrawal of the aggressor forces, alon
South China Morning Post, 14 Dec 1964, p.28 (Jakarta, 13 Dec; fragmentary OCR): Sukarno rejects a demand to ban 'Sukarnoism', and the item notes that Antara reported hundreds of members of Gerwani, 'the Communist women's organisation', demonstrated outside government offices in Medan the previous Wednesday with signs d
Straits Times, 14 Dec 1964 (lead only). A communist women's organisation, Gerwani, held a demonstration against the government in Medan, North Sumatra, the previous Wednesday, urging lower prices of common goods; Antara reported 'hundreds' of members took part.