Part 2: Strong interest in Japan, the women of Indonesia (Asahi Shimbun, 17 January 1957)
Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo evening edition, 17 Jan 1957, p. 2), part 2 of the series on Indonesian women, on their strong interest in Japan. OCR is heavily scrambled; legible fragments include Japanese occupation, women's consultation, Central Sumatra and Jakarta. No Gerwani content identifiable.
Terror in Central Sumatra: Banteng Council arrests PKI members and Gerwani leaders
De Waarheid, 28 Feb 1957, p. 7: short report that the rebel 'Banteng Council' in Central Sumatra has set up a terror regime, arresting PKI members, unionists and democrats, and placing prominent members of the women's organisation Gerwani under 'town arrest'. SOBSI in Jakarta decided to call protest strikes. Early repo
Dr Hatta leads the development conference (Munas Pembangunan, 1957)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (27 Nov 1957, p.1): the National Development Conference chaired by Hatta, attended by Sukarno and Djuanda. Twelve morning speakers; Trimurti of the National Council proposes considering the pre-advice of Sukarno, Hatta and Djuanda after the general debate; others propose committees, national