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GA-01531 1955-01-16 The Observer rel B licensed

Djakarta Postpones the Evil Day (The Observer, 16 Januari 1955)

Djakarta postpones the evil day (The Observer, 16 January 1955)

The Observer, 16 Jan 1955, p.7, Rawle Knox, 'Djakarta Postpones the Evil Day': impressionistic report from Jakarta on a lively, disorderly capital, the Ali Sastroamidjojo government's dependence on Communist support, Sukarno's drift from impartiality, the delayed first election and anti-Dutch boycotts. A passing quote

GA-01400 1955-05-17 La Presse rel A

Mme Suharti, présidente du Mouvement des Femmes Indonésiennes; Soekarno et la polygamie (Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy)

Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy

La Presse (17 May 1955, p.10): feature on a Muslim feminist campaign against polygamy, starting with the Pakistani PM Mohamed Ali's second marriage and spreading to Java. Says Fatmawati Sukarno was recruited and that Hartini was pregnant during the Bandung Conference. A snippet names Mme Suharti, president of the 'very

GA-01401 1955-05-17 La Presse rel A

Mme Suharti, présidente du Mouvement des Femmes Indonésiennes; Soekarno et la polygamie (Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy)

Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy (extract)

La Presse (17 May 1955, p.10), snippet extract of the polygamy feature: unrest in Indonesia over Sukarno's marriage to Hartini, in which Mme Suharti, president of the 'very communist-leaning' Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), took advantage; Hartini's pregnancy surfaced as the Bandung Conference drew attention.