FBIS-monitored Chinese Home Service excerpts (6 Jun 1952): press interview with Indonesian delegates Suwarti and Surjonegoro in Peking. They described Indonesian livelihood under foreign capital, the land question, US aid and the rubber embargo (prices down about 70%), and said over 600,000 Indonesians signed a request
Pravda p. 4, 10 June 1952: TASS communique of the Peking preparatory conference (3-6 June) for the Asia-Pacific Peace Congress, 47 delegates from 20 countries. Indonesian signatories of the appeal are Suwarti and two others (OCR-garbled names); Congress set for Peking in late September 1952. Suwarti is the Gerwis/Gerwa
CIA compilation of reference data (February 1957, data to 1 October 1956) on international communist-front organisations and friendship societies, including the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF). The WIDF directory lists headquarters, publications, executive officers and national affiliates. Under Indo
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1960, p. 6 (Xinhua): a four-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti arrives in Beijing by air at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; ACWF officials meet them at the airport and a fifth member will follow. Brief arrival notice, no programme given.
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1960, p. 6 (Xinhua): a four-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti arrives in Beijing by air at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; ACWF officials meet them at the airport and a fifth member will follow. Brief arrival notice, no programme given.
Renmin Ribao, 22 Oct 1960, p. 4 (Xinhua, Kunming): the ten-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti leaves Kunming for home after visiting China at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, having toured Beijing, Xi'an, Harbin, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. Brief departure notice.
Renmin Ribao, 22 Oct 1960, p. 4 (Xinhua, Kunming): the ten-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti leaves Kunming for home after visiting China at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, having toured Beijing, Xi'an, Harbin, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. Brief departure notice.