Disarmament Congress (Moscow, 1962)
Api Kartini (1962) report on the World Congress for Disarmament and Peace, Moscow, July 1962 (about 2,500 delegates, 100 countries). The Indonesian delegation was led by Dr. Hurustiati Subandrio, who attacked colonialism and cited Irian Barat; Rameswari Nehru and J.D. Bernal are quoted. Also covers Indonesian mass-orga
Echoes of the Bandung Conference (1962)
Fragmentary Api Kartini (spring 1962) 'Echoes of the Bandung Conference' column marking the seventh anniversary of Bandung: a heavily garbled OCR text recalling imperialist failures in Iraq, Algeria (Evian talks), Cuba and Indonesia's own struggle, and mentioning an exhibition on 20-28 March 1962. Summary limited by OC
General Mobilisation (Api Kartini, 1962)
Api Kartini (early 1962) editorial 'General Mobilisation' on the Irian Barat campaign after Sukarno's Trikora. Quotes Hurustiati Subandrio's radio appeal for all Indonesians, men and women, to mobilise and fight rice shortages; describes volunteer registration, women students' military training, and Dutch brutality (ev
Friends Supporting the Liberation of Irian Barat (Guests at Gerwani's Fourth Congress)
Api Kartini (early 1962) report on foreign guests at Gerwani's 4th National Congress (Jakarta, December 1961): Gloria Garton (WIDF and Australian women), Dzhura Ilkhamova and Nina Voronina (USSR), Kuo Chien and Chang Chieh-hsun (China), and Nitze of East Germany. They toured Yogyakarta, Bogor and Bandung, praised Gerwa
Seven Years of the Bandung Conference and Indonesian Women
Api Kartini (1962) page mixing an obituary for the soldier Susalit (died 17 March) with a column on the seventh anniversary of the Bandung Afro-Asian Conference, tracing African independence, Vietnamese struggle against Diem, the killing of Lumumba and imperialist attempts to stem Afro-Asian unity. Calls on Indonesian
Women of 18 Nations Support Irian Barat
Api Kartini (1962) clipping: 'Women of 18 Nations Support Irian Barat', reporting a women's meeting in Vienna (Austria), with the surviving text mostly the tail of an article on Laos, praising Laotian women partisans and the Pathet Lao and welcoming a coalition government. OCR is minimal; Gerwani not named.
Irian Barat Is the Most Important Issue (Gloria Garton)
Article by Gloria Garton (1962), translated into Indonesian from the Australian 'Tribune' and quoted from Harian Rakyat, reporting her Indonesian visit. She says Indonesians, including women who suffered Dutch imprisonment, regard Dutch-held West Irian as a threat to independence, express wishes for friendship with Aus
WIDF World Gathering of Women for Disarmament, Vienna 1962: participants list
WIDF proceedings of the World Gathering of Women for Disarmament, Vienna, 23-25 March 1962 (300 women, 59 countries): Eugenie Cotton's introductory report, adopted appeals, and a list of participants. The Asia section lists two delegates 'representing the Indonesian Women's Movement (GERWANI)': Mrs Ana Abdulrachman and
Guo Jian and others return from Indonesia (Renmin Ribao, 13 January 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 13 Jan 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): Guo Jian and Zhang Jiexun of the All-China Women's Federation return to Beijing from Indonesia, where they attended Gerwani's Fourth Congress at its invitation. Short return notice.
Guo Jian and others return from Indonesia (Renmin Ribao, 13 January 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 13 Jan 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): Guo Jian and Zhang Jiexun of the All-China Women's Federation return to Beijing from Indonesia, where they attended Gerwani's Fourth Congress at its invitation. Short return notice.
Protest at US support for Dutch seizure of West Irian; Gerwani letter to Robert Kennedy (Renmin Ribao, 17 February 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 17 Feb 1962, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): during US Attorney General Robert Kennedy's visit, Indonesian student bodies, trade unions and Gerwani protest US support for Dutch 'self-determination' on West Irian; Gerwani delivered a protest letter to the US embassy. Students shout 'Recover West Irian' at Gadjah M
Protest at US support for Dutch seizure of West Irian; Gerwani letter to Robert Kennedy (Renmin Ribao, 17 February 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 17 Feb 1962, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): during US Attorney General Robert Kennedy's visit, Indonesian student bodies, trade unions and Gerwani protest US support for Dutch 'self-determination' on West Irian; Gerwani delivered a protest letter to the US embassy. Students shout 'Recover West Irian' at Gadjah M
Soviet Woman, 31 Mar 1962: 'Our Deeds and Dreams' (Mme Adam Malik on Indonesian women)
Soviet Woman, 31 Mar 1962, p. 29: article by Madame N. Adam Malik, wife of Indonesia's ambassador to the USSR, for International Women's Day. Outlines Indonesian women's movement history (1928 Mothers' Congress, Kartini Day), says legal equality is not yet practical equality, and pledges women's support for the West Ir
US Embassy Weekly Situation Telegrams, April 1962
Two US Embassy Djakarta weekly situation telegrams (JOINT WEEKA 14 and 15), 6 and 13 April 1962, on the West New Guinea dispute, PKI-Sukarno friction, Partindo, wage demands and military matters. Gerwani appears only once: it joined SOBSI and others in protesting the 'undemocratic' draft election bill providing for pop
Crossroads: UN Status of Women, Indonesian delegate Mrs Abbas
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo evening edition, 13 May 1962, p. 1): article on a profile of Mrs Abbas, Indonesian delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is visible.
FBIS, 25 July 1962: Australian, Indonesian women (messages to Vietnam Women's Union)
FBIS-monitored Hanoi VNA item (25 Jul 1962): the Union of Australian Women and Gerwani sent messages to the Vietnam Women's Union on the eighth anniversary of the Geneva agreements. Gerwani protested US armed aggression and 'mass massacre and persecution of women and innocent children' in South Vietnam, demanded troop
FBIS Daily Report, 26 July 1962: Gerwani protest against US aggression in South Vietnam (Hanoi VNA)
FBIS Daily Report (26 Jul 1962), HathiTrust scan pp.235-236: North Vietnam section carrying a Korean message of solidarity, a Moscow resolution on the Geneva anniversary, and VNA's 25 July item that Gerwani and the Union of Australian Women sent messages to the Vietnam Women's Union. Gerwani protests US aggression and
Indonesian mass organisations urge refusal of Taiwan's participation in the Asian Games (Renmin Ribao, 5 August 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 5 Aug 1962, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakjat, railway and other unions, and Gerwani's Central Committee urge the government to bar Taiwan (and Israel) from the Fourth Asian Games in Jakarta. Gerwani's letter says Indonesia's policy recognises only one China, the PRC. Pemuda Rakjat recalls
Indonesian mass organisations urge refusal of Taiwan's participation in the Asian Games (Renmin Ribao, 5 August 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 5 Aug 1962, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakjat, railway and other unions, and Gerwani's Central Committee urge the government to bar Taiwan (and Israel) from the Fourth Asian Games in Jakarta. Gerwani's letter says Indonesia's policy recognises only one China, the PRC. Pemuda Rakjat recalls
Soviet Woman, 31 Aug 1962: 'We Have Many Common Grounds', interview with Hartini Sukarno
Soviet Woman, 31 Aug 1962, p. 21: interview with Hartini Sukarno during her Moscow visit, on Soviet-Indonesian women's friendship. She says Indonesian women stand shoulder to shoulder with men in the West Irian struggle, joining military training and the Volunteer Corps, and thanks the USSR for support. Also an unrelat
If US troops invade Cuba they will be wiped out; world support for Cuba (Renmin Ribao, 15 September 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 15 Sep 1962, p. 4: round-up of world solidarity with Cuba against threatened US intervention (Albania, WFDY, US Fair Play for Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico). The Jakarta item says Gerwani, in the name of over one million members, telegraphed the US government protesting aggression on Cuba, and c
If US troops invade Cuba they will be wiped out; world support for Cuba (Renmin Ribao, 15 September 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 15 Sep 1962, p. 4: round-up of world solidarity with Cuba against threatened US intervention (Albania, WFDY, US Fair Play for Cuba, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico). The Jakarta item says Gerwani, in the name of over one million members, telegraphed the US government protesting aggression on Cuba, and c
Neues Deutschland, 15 Sep 1962, p. 5: World demands peace for Cuba
Neues Deutschland, 15 September 1962, p. 5: ADN/ND roundup 'Welt fordert Frieden für Kuba' (subhead 'Warnung an Washington') on worldwide solidarity with Cuba. Under 'Indonesien' it states that Gerwani, 'the most important Indonesian women's organisation', demanded that the US government immediately stop aggressive act
Over 300 foreign guests come to Beijing to celebrate National Day (Renmin Ribao, 1 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 1 Oct 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): list of over 300 foreign guests arriving in Beijing for China's 13th National Day, headed by Hartini Sukarno and including W.E.B. Du Bois. Indonesian entries include a BTI delegation, Pemuda Rakjat, student leaders and an army colonel; Mrs Sudarso is named as Gerwani's represent
Over 300 foreign guests come to Beijing to celebrate National Day (Renmin Ribao, 1 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 1 Oct 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): list of over 300 foreign guests arriving in Beijing for China's 13th National Day, headed by Hartini Sukarno and including W.E.B. Du Bois. Indonesian entries include a BTI delegation, Pemuda Rakjat, student leaders and an army colonel; Mrs Sudarso is named as Gerwani's represent
China-Indonesia Friendship Association holds reception for Indonesian guests (Renmin Ribao, 24 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 24 Oct 1962, p. 2 (Xinhua): the China-Indonesia Friendship Association hosts a cocktail reception for Indonesian guests in Beijing, with ambassador Sukarni Kartodiwirjo and president Burhan toasting friendship. Guests include legal scholars, scientists, Radio Indonesia's director, and Mrs Sudarso, represe
China-Indonesia Friendship Association holds reception for Indonesian guests (Renmin Ribao, 24 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 24 Oct 1962, p. 2 (Xinhua): the China-Indonesia Friendship Association hosts a cocktail reception for Indonesian guests in Beijing, with ambassador Sukarni Kartodiwirjo and president Burhan toasting friendship. Guests include legal scholars, scientists, Radio Indonesia's director, and Mrs Sudarso, represe
Gerwani delegation arrives in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 27 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 27 Oct 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani delegation head Mrs Suwardi and member Mrs Sumani arrive in Beijing at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; other members Yuur Doto, Mrs Sudarso and Zainah Buhari arrived earlier. Short arrival notice naming five delegation members.
Gerwani delegation arrives in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 27 October 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 27 Oct 1962, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani delegation head Mrs Suwardi and member Mrs Sumani arrive in Beijing at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; other members Yuur Doto, Mrs Sudarso and Zainah Buhari arrived earlier. Short arrival notice naming five delegation members.
Photo: Chen Yi receives Gerwani delegation (Renmin Ribao, 2 November 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 2 Nov 1962, p. 2: photo page with captions. Vice-Premier Chen Yi receives the Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwardi (Suwadi), and separately Sukirman, director of Radio Indonesia, with his family. The rest of the scanned page is unrelated agricultural news.