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GA-03624 1959 Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, nos. 45-58 (1959-1960) rel A

Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, 1959: PKI fraction in the Constituent Assembly

Page (seq. 329) of the US State Department 'Monthly Indonesian Press Survey' (nos. 45-58, 1959-60) listing the PKI fraction in the Constituent Assembly, including Mrs Setiati Surasto, Mrs Suwarti Bintang Suradi, Mrs S.D. Susanto, Miss Suwardiningsih and Mrs Djaenah Amir Sjarifuddin, plus the fraction's executive. It al

GA-02371 1959-01 rel A

Foreign Delegations at the CPSU 21st Congress, January 1959

CIA report, January 1959: Foreign delegations at the CPSU 21st Congress

CIA report 'Foreign Delegations at the CPSU 21st Congress, January 1959'. Under Far East parties the Indonesian delegation is listed as D. N. Aidit (secretary general), Karel Supit, B. O. Hutapea (editor of Bintang Merah), Suharti Suwarto (head of the party's women's department) and Nursuhut. Suharti Suwarto is the onl

GA-02467 1959-03-28 rel C licensed

Aidit Broadcast Speech (FBIS, 28 Mar 1959)

FBIS, 28 March 1959: Aidit broadcast speech (farewell to the Chinese people)

FBIS-monitored Xinhua text (28 Mar 1959) of D.N. Aidit's farewell broadcast to the Chinese people after a fortnight's PKI delegation visit. He praises the Great Leap and people's communes, defends them against 'imperialist lies', and argues peasant women welcome communal dining and nurseries because 'a smoky kitchen is

GA-03625 1959-06 Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, nos. 45–58 (1959–1960) rel B

Indonesia-GDR Friendship League formed, Mrs Suwarti Suradi second chairman (Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, June 1959)

US State Department press-survey page (June 1959) citing Harian Rakjat, 27 June 1959: the Indonesia-German Democratic Republic Friendship League was formed in Jakarta on 26 June, with Prof. Sutarman first chairman and Mrs Suwarti Suradi second chairman (identified by the sweep as Suwarti Bintang Suradi). The page also

GA-02468 1959-07-07 rel B licensed

Parties Express Support of Sukarno (FBIS, 7 Jul 1959)

FBIS, 7 July 1959: Parties express support of Sukarno (1945 constitution decree)

FBIS summary (7 Jul 1959) of a broadcast report to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific on reactions to Sukarno's decree reinstating the 1945 constitution and dissolving the Constituent Assembly: Catholic Party, Democratic Youth, film union, PKI, economic congress and SOBSI supported it. Final line: the Indonesian Wo

GA-02469 1959-09-29 rel A licensed

Delegations Arrive for National Day (FBIS, 29 Sep 1959)

FBIS, 29 September 1959: Delegations arrive for National Day (Peking)

FBIS editorial report (29 Sep 1959) listing foreign delegations arriving in Peking for China's National Day celebrations (communist parties, youth, student, peace and women's bodies). Under the WIDF delegation, 'N.J. Mudikdio' (Mudigdio) is named as a PKI parliamentary-group member, WIDF council member and vice chairma

GA-02622 1959-10-13 rel C licensed

Indonesia's new governmental bodies (OIR report, October 1959)

Indonesia's New Governmental Bodies (OIR report, Oct 1959)

State Department intelligence report (13 Oct 1959) on Indonesia's new governmental bodies under Guided Democracy: Cabinet, National Advisory Council, National Planning Council. Appendices list members with functional-group labels, including S.K. Trimurti (teachers), Umi Sardjono (women), Rasuna Said and Emma Puradiredj

GA-02372 1959-11-12 rel B

Current Intelligence Weekly Summary (12 November 1959)

CIA Current Intelligence Weekly Summary, 12 November 1959

CIA Current Intelligence Weekly Summary, 12 Nov 1959, a long multi-topic report; the Indonesia part (pp.23-27) assesses PKI strength (Aidit's claim of 1.5 million members, Java as base, army and Sukarno restrictions, Aidit's 1959 Moscow and Peking trip). It names GERWANI as the PKI's women's front, alongside Pemuda Rak