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GA-02448 1954-04-04 rel A licensed

'Gerwani' Representatives Visit Sukarno (FBIS, 4 Apr 1954)

FBIS, 4 April 1954: 'Gerwani' representatives visit Sukarno

FBIS-monitored Jakarta radio (4 Apr 1954): President and Madame Sukarno received Gerwani members after their Second Congress; Sukarno said equal rights are not women's final mission, which needs a just, prosperous country. A Dutch women's movement member spoke for peace; Sukarno tied Indonesian-Dutch understanding to W

GA-01037 1954-04-05 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Goede verhouding met Nederland pas na teruggave Irian mogelijk (Gerwani ontvangen door Soekarno)

Good relations with Netherlands only after return of Irian (Gerwani received by Sukarno)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (5 Apr 1954, p.1): President and Mrs Sukarno received Gerwani members (the former Gerwis) after their five-day Jakarta congress. Sukarno said a just state cannot be achieved by one sex alone. Dutch communist MP Rie Lips-Odinot, who attended, voiced Dutch sympathy; Sukarno replied that good r