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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-02327 1955-05-13 Daily Worker rel B licensed

Perwari, Indonesia's Largest Women's Organization, Joins Asian Women Leaders (Assail Polygamy)

Daily Worker, 13 May 1955: Perwari, Indonesia's largest women's organisation, joins Asian women leaders (assail polygamy

Page 8 of the Daily Worker (New York, 13 May 1955). A short Djakarta dispatch (12 May) reports that the central committee of Perwari, described as Indonesia's largest women's organisation, joined Pakistani women in criticising Prime Minister Mohammed Ali's second marriage, and recalls Perwari's protest the previous yea

GA-00534 1955-12-31 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel B

First Lady (Ibu Negara)

First Lady

Short Algemeen Indisch Dagblad item 'First Lady' (1955-12-31, p. 1): Perwari chair Mrs. Kartowijono says any socially acceptable woman can be First Lady and urges a marriage law quickly. Muslimat (Masyumi) and Gerwani are still deliberating on the question and could not yet comment, in the context of the Sukarno marria