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GA-02363 1950-04-14 rel B

Communist Developments in Indonesia

CIA information report, 14 April 1950: Communist developments in Indonesia

CIA information report, 14 April 1950: 'Communist Developments in Indonesia', on the PKI, FDR and Partai Murba after the 1948 Madiun revolt, their alliance, infiltration of labour and army, and factions. Tan Ling Djie, Abdul Madjid, Sakirman and Wikana are named; Umi Sardjono appears only as head of one Partai Buruh In

GA-02828 1952 WIDF rel B licensed

The Results of the Peking Conference Go Beyond the Borders of Asia and the Pacific (WIDF, 1952)

Results of the Peking Conference go beyond Asia and the Pacific (WIDF, 1952)

WIDF 1952 report on the Peace Conference of Asian and Pacific Countries (Peking, 2 Oct 1952; 367 delegates, 37 countries): speeches by Soong Ching Ling, Monica Felton, Malayan, Korean and American delegates on Korea, germ warfare, women's and children's rights and national independence. Umi Sardjono of Indonesia is lis

GA-02830 1954 WIDF rel B licensed

Dutch-Indonesian Solidarity (WIDF, 1954)

Short 1954 WIDF note 'Dutch-Indonesian Solidarity': Dutch women's movement raised funds for a delegate to attend the Gerwis national congress (March 25) and sold soap 'For peace and friendship between Indonesian and Dutch women'. Mrs. Umi of Gerwis's executive says the campaign strengthened solidarity and showed Dutch

GA-02034 1955-08-08 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 8 August 1955: The Reds have organised for victory in Indonesian polls (P. A. van der Poel)

Straits Times, 8 Aug 1955: the Reds have organised for victory in Indonesian polls (van der Poel)

Straits Times, 8 Aug 1955, by P. A. van der Poel (lead only). Describes how the Communist organisation is preparing for the 1955 Indonesian elections, winning support through sport, religion and an appeal to 'non-party' people. Matched on Umi Sardjono; lead does not name her.

GA-00155 1960 rel B

Dokumen-dokumen Kongres Nasional ke-VI Partai Komunis Indonesia, Djakarta 1-14 September 1959, Jilid I (Bintang Merah special)

Documents of the Sixth National Congress of the PKI, Jakarta, 1-14 September 1959, Vol. I

Bintang Merah special issue, vol. 1: documents of the VI National Congress of the PKI, Jakarta 7-14 September 1959 (Yayasan Pembaruan, 1960). Contains Aidit's opening speech, the Central Committee's General Report, and Programme and Constitution changes. Gerwani is not named; on women it records growing women's members

GA-02797 1963 rel B licensed

World Congress of Women Convened by the WIDF, Moscow, June 1963

World Congress of Women, Moscow, June 1963

WIDF publication on the World Congress of Women, Moscow, 24-29 June 1963 (1,543 women, 113 countries): reports, speeches, resolutions and the new WIDF council list. Gerwani is mentioned briefly: its roughly 1,000 day nurseries for working mothers are cited as a model; its role in the West Irian campaign is praised; and

GA-00959 1981-10-20 De Waarheid rel B

Gesprek bij het 35-jarig bestaan van de Nederlandse Vrouwenbeweging (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

Conversation on the 35th anniversary of the Dutch Women's Movement (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

De Waarheid interview (20 Oct 1981, p.5) with Annie van Ommeren-Averink, CPN politician and NVB board member, on the NVB's 35th anniversary. She recalls labour and women's struggles; a photo of Umi Sardjono, freed after years of imprisonment, hangs in her home, last seen in March 1965, and she works for the CPN's Indon

GA-03005 2019 rel B

Perempuan dalam Pemilu Pertama (Historia, 2019)

Women in the first election (Historia, 2019)

Historia article (2019) on women's wings of parties in the 1955 election (Perwamu, Parkiwa, Wanita Demokrat, Aisyiyah, Bhayangkari), noting the PKI grew close to Gerwani and that Mudigdio and Umi Sardjono entered the DPR for the PKI. Context on Gerwani and elections.