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GA-01250 1956-11-20 Java-Bode rel C

Voorzitterschap Constituante (Chairmanship of the Constituent Assembly)

Chairmanship of the Constituent Assembly

Java-Bode, 20 November 1956, p. 2: Constituent Assembly meeting in Bandung to elect its chair; five candidates (Abidin, Dachlan, Njoto of the PKI, Wilopo, Yamin) are reduced to Dachlan (Islamic front) and Wilopo (Pancasila front) after three withdrew. Mrs Suwarti (PKI) sits on the five-member election committee. No Ger

GA-00719 1956-11-23 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Parlement bespreekt begroting voor 1956 (Parliament discusses the 1956 budget)

Parliament discusses the 1956 budget

De Nieuwsgier report (23 Nov 1956) on the parliamentary general debate on the 1956 budget with 19 speakers. Mrs. Umi Sardjono (Pembangunan) opposed reducing the deficit through higher taxes, which raise prices of necessities, urged that foreign companies and capitalists close the gap, and asked for a separate budget fo