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
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
Brief FBIS item (7 Jun 1950): the East Indonesian government appointed a Guerrilla Committee to reintegrate guerrillas into society, including Mrs Salawati Daud; of 3,400 guerrillas in the Makassar sector only 664 could be admitted to RIS armed forces. Early record of Salawati Daud's public role in South Sulawesi.
FBIS-monitored Makassar radio report (28 Jun 1950) on the first meeting of the South Sulawesi Representative Assembly since the territory's proclamation as a province of the Republic (26 Apr 1950). Mrs Salawati Daud was elected chairman of the assembly (votes for and 14 against, one abstention). Also covers statements
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
Short item, Java-Bode, 30 Jun 1950, p. 3: the South Sulawesi representative body, now the Komite Nasional Indonesia Sulawesi Selatan, elects Salawati Daud, a well-known Makassar political figure, as chair; notes her Masamba arrest and release with other political prisoners.
Short Indische Courant voor Nederland item (8 Jul 1950): the South Sulawesi representative body, now the Komite Nasional Indonesia Sulawesi Selatan, elects Salawati Daud, a well-known Makassar political figure, as chairwoman; notes her earlier Masamba arrest and release.
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.
FBIS-monitored Makassar report (13 Jul 1950) on East Indonesian Information Ministry press conference: replacement of Dutch employees, Ternate refugees from the South Moluccas, Dr Rehatta's appointment. A short final section quotes Assembly chair Mrs Salawati on a coming nonconfidence motion, saying many people are not
FBIS-monitored Makassar report (24 Jul 1950) on the South Celebes Representative Assembly under chairman Mrs Salawati. A nonconfidence motion from the Bureau of the Republic's Followers accused her of inconsistency and dual membership of the People's Sovereignty Party; Assembly debated it, and she requested to resign a
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