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GA-00866 1954-04-14 De Waarheid rel A

Rie Lips in Indonesië

Rie Lips in Indonesia: arrival for the second Gerwis congress

De Waarheid, 14 Apr 1954, p. 5: report on NVB chair Rie Lips and British writer Monica Felton arriving in Jakarta for the second Gerwis congress, warmly welcomed. Lips described Dutch women's protests against the colonial wars and support for conscientious objectors. The opening reception was attended by Jakarta mayor

GA-00741 1954-11-18 De Volkskrant rel B

Besluit van Centraal Comité PKI: Communisten willen zetel in Indonesisch kabinet (PKI wants a seat in the cabinet)

PKI central committee decides to seek a cabinet seat in the Ali cabinet

De Volkskrant report (18 Nov 1954) citing Pedoman that the PKI central committee decided to seek the agriculture portfolio in the Ali cabinet, delegating MPs Ir. Sakirman and Mrs. Moedigdo (Mudigdo) to talk with the prime minister. Notes PKI plus SOBSI hold 21 votes. Gerwani is not named.

GA-00792 1954-11-19 De Vrije Pers rel B

Nogmaals agrarische zaken (Agrarian affairs again)

Agrarian affairs again: PKI central committee plenum chaired by Aidit

De Vrije Pers report (19 Nov 1954), citing Pedoman, on the PKI central committee plenum (8-10 Nov) chaired by Aidit and attended by Pemuda Rakyat, SOBSI, Gerwani and Perbepsi representatives. It decided to seek a place in the Ali cabinet, delegating MPs Sakirman and Mrs. Mudigdo, and not to make the agrarian portfolio

GA-00881 1955-08-17 De Waarheid rel B

Tien jaar Republik (Cor Geugjes)

Ten years of the Republic (Cor Geugjes)

De Waarheid, 17 Aug 1955, p. 3: Cor Geugjes's article for the Republic's tenth anniversary, covering Dutch colonial violence, the Bandung Conference, the Ali Sastroamidjojo government's fall and replacement by a Masjumi-PSI cabinet under Harahap, and the PKI's election platform. It lists Gerwani only as 'the strong wom

GA-00884 1955-10-08 De Waarheid rel B

De gebeurtenissen in Indonesië (slot)

Events in Indonesia (conclusion): Harahap government and mass organisations

De Waarheid, 8 Oct 1955, p. 3: final part of Cor Geugjes's series on events in Indonesia, arguing the Harahap government (which replaced Ali Sastroamidjojo) is resisted: elections could not be postponed, New Guinea was raised at the UN, and preliminary results defeat Masjumi and PSI. Cites PKI (500,000), SOBSI (3 milli

GA-00710 1956-03-19 De Nieuwsgier rel B

Communistische menigte verwelkomt president op Kemajoran (Communist crowd welcomes the president at Kemayoran)

Communist crowd welcomes the president at Kemayoran airport

De Nieuwsgier report (19 Mar 1956) on Sukarno's return to Kemajoran airport, where PKI supporters, communist veterans and the "communist women's organisation Gerwani" demanded PKI inclusion in Ali Sastroamidjojo's cabinet. Sukarno urged calm; Gerwani appears only among the crowd with banners.

GA-00740 1958-02-06 De TijD Godsdienstig-Staatkundig Dagblad rel C

Soekarno, de aartsintrigant (Sukarno, the arch-intriguer)

Sukarno, the arch-intriguer: profile including the Hartini marriage

Long profile of Sukarno by C.H. Schaap in De Tijd (6 Feb 1958) tracing his career and manoeuvres. It notes that in Oct 1954 his marriage to Hartini caused general indignation among Indonesian women, who remembered his book "Sarinah", and that Fatmawati left him. Gerwani is not named.