De Waarheid, 2 May 1952, p. 3: dispatch on May Day demonstrations across Indonesian cities by committees including SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat and the women's organisation Gerwis; Jakarta rally at Merdeka Square. Reports government attempts to prevent them, including bans in Surabaya on discussing germ warfare and carrying po
De Vrije Pers report (26 Aug 1952) on a press conference by the East Java committee for victims of the August raids announcing mass demonstrations on 7 Sept. Miss Sulami, committee secretary, reported Prime Minister Wilopo gave no release date, blamed the RTC-linked Sukiman policy and called the raids an attack on the
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1952-08-28, p. 2): at a Surabaya press conference the committee for victims of the August 1951 raids, with SOBSI, plans a 7 September mass demonstration outside the governor's and Brawijaya commander's residences demanding release of all arrestees. Committee secretary Miss Sulami blames the RT
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 1 Sep 1952, p. 1: the Surabaya Committee for Victims of the August Raids plans a mass demonstration on 7 Sept. Committee secretary Miss Sulami reports on meetings with PM Wilopo and the defence minister, blames the Sukiman-Wibisono policy and RTC, and notes 62 SOB detainees remain in Ea
De Vrije Pers item (4 Sep 1952): Surabaya authorities refused permission for the 7 September demonstration for August-raid detainees; a delegation of Mrs. Tam, Mrs. Talia and Miss Sulami left for Jakarta to seek a presidential audience, and Tam and Sulami with Miss Warmi and Mr Fatkali were to go on to the "communist p
De Nieuwsgier, 25 Aug 1953: in Surabaya the trial opens of 42 students over the April wrecking of De Vrije Pers; thousands of students and pupils demonstrated, with Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and SOBSI also taking part, demanding dropped charges, a press law, abolition of Dutch-language use and limits on Dutch dailies. A US
Arnhemsche Courant, 26 Aug 1953: a small item says thousands of students and pupils, backed by the left-wing union SOBSI and Gerwis, demonstrated in Surabaya during the trial of 42 students over the wrecking of the Dutch-language daily De Vrije Pers, demanding dismissal of the case and curbs on the Dutch press. Rest of
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (26 Aug 1953, p.2): in Surabaya the trial began of 42 students accused of wrecking the Vrije Pers offices on 16 April; a demonstration by thousands of students and pupils against prosecution, reportedly also joined by Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and SOBSI, demanded a press law and curbs on Dutch-l
Brief Nijmeegsch Dagblad note (26 Aug 1953) on the Surabaya trial of 42 students who wrecked the offices of the daily De Vrije Pers. Thousands of students and pupils demonstrated, supported by SOBSI and Gerwis, demanding dismissal of the case and restrictions on the Dutch press.
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant (26 Aug 1953): Short item on the Surabaya trial of 42 students who wrecked the daily De Vrije Pers. Thousands demonstrated beforehand, backed by SOBSI and the women's organisation Gerwis, demanding dismissal of the case and curbs on the Dutch press.; thousands demonstrated beforeh
Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche Courant, 26 Aug 1953. Brief wire item (26 Aug 1953) on the Surabaya trial of 42 students who wrecked the daily De Vrije Pers. Thousands demonstrated beforehand, backed by SOBSI and the women's organisation Gerwis, demanding dismissal of the case and curbs on the Dutch press.
Leeuwarder Courant, 21 September 1954, p. 3: Dutch roundup of the uproar over Sukarno's marriage to Hartini. A four-woman delegation led by Perwari chair Mrs Kartowijono visited the palace; Indonesian, Chinese and Malayan-region papers are quoted, some warning that the fuss helps the PKI, Indonesia Raya calling it a bl
Provinciale Drentsche en Asser Courant (21 Sep 1954): uproar over Sukarno's marriage to Mrs Suwondo (Hartini). A four-woman delegation led by Perwari chair Mrs Kartowijono spent an hour at the palace. Indonesian papers divide; Keng Po fears PKI advantage, Indonesia Raya calls the marriage 'a great blow to the women's m
Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche Courant (21 Sep 1954) survey of Indonesian press reaction to Sukarno's second marriage (to Mrs Suwondo): attacks on the 'palace clique', Keng Po's fear it will favour the PKI, Suara Rakyat and Pikiran Rakyat lamenting a presidential crisis. A Perwari-led women's delegation visited
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.
Page 564 of the US State Department's Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (nos. 33-44, 1958), summarising the 25 Sept 1958 Nusantara. Suwardiningsih, PKI East Java committee and Constituent Assembly member, entered Kalisosok prison, Surabaya, on 22 Sept to serve a month (cut from six) for remarks about Hatta in 1953; thous
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
UK Foreign Office file FO 371/180337 (Mar-Nov 1965): telegrams and letters on US-Indonesian relations: Bunker mission, Peace Corps withdrawal, anti-American demonstrations, Ambassador Green, Palmer affair, then Anglo-American talks on aid to the generals after 1 October. No mention of Gerwani; 'women' appear only among
LBJ Library National Security File, Indonesia country file (vol. VI): US Embassy Jakarta cables and withdrawal sheets, mainly December 1965 to May 1966, on the army's moves against the PKI, Sukarno's speeches, student demonstrations and Suharto's rise. Gerwani appears twice. Embtel 2077 (17 Jan 1966) reports Bogor wall
Peking Review Vol. 9 No. 18, 29 April 1966, a Chinese weekly. Besides Cultural Revolution and Afro-Asian Journalists' Association material, it carries Chinese protests against Indonesian anti-China outrages and a Renmin Ribao commentary, 'Right-Wing Reactionaries Plunge Indonesia into a Bloodbath' (p. 25), quoting New
Berita Yudha, 31 Dec 1997, p. 4: hero biography stating a Gerwani demonstration in Surabaya on 27 Sept 1965 damaged the East Java governor's residence, reported by Basuki Rachmat to Yani.