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GA-00600 1947-07-08 De Heerenveensche Koerier rel A

Nederlandse zuiveringsactie op Zuid-Celebes (Dutch purge action in South Celebes)

Dutch purge action in South Celebes

De Heerenveensche Koerier, 8 July 1947, summarising a Vrij Nederland exposé on the Dutch 'purge' in South Sulawesi (Dec 1946-Mar 1947), with sworn statements and over 20,000 reported dead. It quotes a letter from the women of Makassar protesting the soldiers' methods, signed on behalf of a women's social association by

GA-00589 1949-11-07 Arnhemsche Courant rel A

Fabrieksinspecteur door bende vermoord (Factory inspector murdered by gang)

Factory inspector murdered by gang

Arnhemsche Courant, 7 Nov 1949: report that a gang terrorising the Masamba area of South Sulawesi killed factory inspector Th. Pluyter on 2 Nov; the gang is said to have been led by Makassar council member Salawati Daud, who drove there in a municipal car. A colonial-era press allegation against a future Gerwis/Gerwani

GA-00595 1949-11-07 Bredasche Courant rel A

Moord en terreur op Zuid-Celebes: Bendeleidster gearresteerd (Murder and terror in South Celebes: gang leader arrested)

Murder and terror in South Celebes: gang leader arrested

Bredasche Courant, 7 Nov 1949, article on a gang terrorising Masamba (South Sulawesi) that killed factory inspector Th. Pluyter; it names Makassar council member Salawati Daud as leader and adds that she has since been arrested and the gang broken. Colonial-press allegation against a future Gerwis/Gerwani figure. Other

GA-00596 1949-11-07 Bredasche Courant rel A

Bredasche Courant, 7 november 1949, voorpagina (front page) – Moord en terreur op Zuid-Celebes

Bredasche Courant, 7 November 1949, front page: Murder and terror in South Celebes

Full front page (OCR) of the Bredasche Courant, 7 Nov 1949. Indonesia items cover Roem on RTC sovereignty transfer, Hatta on finances and left-wing opposition, and the arrest of 'gang leader' Salawati Daud, a Makassar council member accused of leading the Masamba gang that killed inspector Pluyter. Other articles (Male

GA-00605 1949-11-08 De Locomotief rel A

Salawati Daud gearresteerd (Salawati Daud arrested)

Salawati Daud arrested

De Locomotief, 8 Nov 1949 (Aneta): reports that Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud, said to have played a leading role in the Masamba gang that killed Pluyter, was arrested by troops in a cave about 8 km from Masamba. Authorities claim order was restored within a week. Other items (ILO meeting, cinema fire) un

GA-00606 1949-11-08 De Locomotief rel A

De Locomotief, 8 november 1949, voorpagina (front page) – Salawati Daud gearresteerd

De Locomotief, 8 November 1949, front page: Salawati Daud arrested

Full front page (OCR, garbled) of De Locomotief, 8 Nov 1949, with the Aneta report that Makassar councillor Salawati Daud, said to have had a leading role in the Masamba gang that killed Pluyter, was arrested in a cave near Masamba. The page otherwise covers RTC follow-up, High Commissioner candidates, PSII demands and

GA-00607 1950-03-13 De Locomotief rel B

Irian moet bij Indonesië horen! (Irian must belong to Indonesia)

Irian must belong to Indonesia!

De Locomotief, 13 Mar 1950 (Aneta): RIS parliament unanimously adopts a motion that Irian be linked to Indonesia within a year, and the government accepts it. In the defence-minister Q&A, it is noted that the Defence Ministry has asked the NIT government about the arrest of Salawati Daud, still unanswered; Supomo repor

GA-01013 1950-03-13 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

PSII-mannen (arrestaties; aanhouding van Salawati Daud)

PSII men (arrests; detention of Salawati Daud)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (13 Mar 1950, p.3): the Sultan (Hamengkubuwono IX) explains arrests of PSII men Abikusno and Anwar Tjokroaminoto over APRA contacts and Zakaria in Kalimantan; on the detention of Mrs Salawati Daud, the defence ministry has contacted the NIT government but has had no reply. He reaffirms a nat

GA-00608 1950-06-29 De Locomotief rel A

Nationaal Comité van Zuid-Celebes (National Committee of South Celebes)

National Committee of South Celebes

De Locomotief, 29 June 1950 (Aneta): the South Sulawesi people's representation, meeting as 'Komite Nasional Indonesia Sulawesi Selatan', elects Salawati Daud, 'a well-known political figure in Makassar', as chairwoman. Her arrest in the Masamba affair had recently been raised in the RIS parliament; she was released sh

GA-00597 1950-07-11 Bredasche Courant rel A

Salawati Daud, voorzitster volksvertegenwoordiging Zuid-Celebes (Salawati Daud, chair of South Celebes representation)

Salawati Daud, chair of South Celebes representation

Bredasche Courant, 11 July 1950: short item recalling that the 'Masamba affair' implicated a woman member of parliament, Salawati Daud, released soon after her arrest and now elected chair of South Sulawesi's people's representation. The rest of the item (Soviet divisions on the Yugoslav border) is unrelated.

GA-00505 1951-08-20 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Bespreking (Perundingan)

Discussion

Fragmentary Algemeen Indisch Dagblad item (1951-08-20, p. 1, beginning missing): an official invites party leaders to discuss a failed transfer of battalions; per Pedoman Rakjat, Mrs. Salawati Daud has left for the interior to try to resolve the difficulties. A one-line mention of a future Gerwani leader.

GA-00667 1951-08-20 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Teleurstelling in Makasser (Disappointment in Makassar)

Disappointment in Makassar: battalion incorporation fails

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

GA-00668 1951-08-22 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Verklaring van defensie (Statement from Defence)

Statement from Defence on Salawati Daud's trip to South Sulawesi interior

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

GA-00679 1952-07-17 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Het programma (The programme: Quirino's visit; token of appreciation to Mrs Salawati)

The programme: Quirino's visit; token of appreciation to Mrs Salawati

De Nieuwsgier, 17 July 1952: programme of Philippine President Quirino's ten-day Indonesia visit, plus a separate note that Mrs Salawati (presumably Salawati Daud) was given a moped by the head of the Celebes provincial security staff in appreciation of 'special merits in the effort to restore calm and order'.

GA-00686 1953-05-27 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Pleidooi Affandi Ridhwan (Plea of Affandi Ridhwan)

Plea of Affandi Ridhwan at his Bandung trial

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

GA-00702 1954-12-15 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Partijloze PKI-candidaten (Non-party PKI candidates)

Non-party candidates on the PKI list for the 1955 elections

De Nieuwsgier item (15 Dec 1954, p. 1) listing new non-party candidates on the PKI list for the 1955 elections (Affandi, Basuki Resobowo, Witarsa and others). Earlier non-party names include Mrs. Salawati (Salawati Daud), Henk Ngantung and Mrs. S.D. Susanto.

GA-00877 1955-01-22 De Waarheid rel B

Verkiezingen met symbolen

Elections with symbols: preparations for Indonesia's first general election

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

GA-00711 1956-04-13 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Mevr. Salawati (Mrs. Salawati in parliament)

Mrs Salawati (PKI) in parliament criticises the cabinet

Two-sentence De Nieuwsgier parliamentary note (13 Apr 1956): Mrs. Ch. Salawati (PKI) criticised the cabinet's composition and Prime Minister Burhanuddin Harahap's attempt at compromise with the armed bands on security.

GA-00712 1956-04-17 De Nieuwsgier rel C

Dr Ali Akbar (Dr. Ali Akbar in parliament)

Dr Ali Akbar in parliament responds to PKI cooperation call

De Nieuwsgier parliamentary note (17 Apr 1956): Masjumi's Ali Akbar said PKI member Loekman's call for cooperation interested his faction, but the optimism evaporated because of attacks by Mrs. Salawati of the PKI faction. Salawati (Daud) appears only as the cause of friction.

GA-00542 1956-04-18 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel B

Standpunt PNI (Pendirian PNI)

PNI standpoint

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1956-04-18, p. 2): PNI West Java secretary Rivai explains the party's rejection of the Sundanese Youth Front and its support for regional autonomy within a unitary state. Illustrates daerah representation by noting Mrs. Ch. Salawati (PKI) from Sulawesi raised the security problem in the parlia

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-00942 1975-09-20 De Waarheid rel A

Vrouwen, moeders (Waarover Suharto's afgezanten zwegen)

Women, mothers (what Suharto's envoys kept silent about)

De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw

GA-00947 1978-03-09 De Waarheid rel A

NVB op Internationale Vrouwendag: geen steun voor Suharto (Van Heutsz-monument omhuld)

NVB on International Women's Day: no support for Suharto (Van Heutsz monument wrapped)

De Waarheid, 9 Mar 1978, p. 1: report that NVB women on International Women's Day wrapped the Van Heutsz monument in Amsterdam in white cloth marked 'Gerwani'. The item summarises Gerwani's pre-1965 work (clinics, crèches, kindergartens, courses, anti-polygamy campaigns) and the 1975 trials: Sulami life, Suharti, Sudji