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Prisoners tell of Indonesian plan (Canberra Times, 31 Desember 1964)

Prisoners Tell of Indonesian Plan (Canberra Times, 31 December 1964)

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Canberra Times, 31 Dec 1964, p. 1 (AAP-Reuter): two captured Indonesian soldiers claim Indonesia is forming a Malayan government and army in exile in Sumatra during Konfrontasi. Final paragraphs report about 500 housewives, led by Mrs Subandrio of the Indonesian Women's Congress, protesting prices in Jakarta. Gerwani not named.

Canberra Times, 31 Desember 1964, hlm. 1 (AAP-Reuter): dua tentara Indonesia tertangkap mengaku Indonesia membentuk pemerintah dan tentara Malaya di pengasingan di Sumatra pada masa Konfrontasi. Paragraf akhir melaporkan sekitar 500 ibu rumah tangga, dipimpin Ny. Subandrio dari Kongres Wanita Indonesia, memprotes harga di Jakarta. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“The wife of the Indonesian Foreign Minister ... was among about 500 housewives who demonstrated in Djakarta ... at the rising cost of living. (p. 1)”

People

SubandrioSukarnoHurustiati Subandrio

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Congress

Places

Kuala LumpurJakartaSumatraMalaccaBandung

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismpropaganda and mediawomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

malaysia confrontationhousewivesrice and prices

Details

Date
1964-12-31
Creator
The Canberra Times
Publication
The Canberra Times
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Australia
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
Trove · source link
Access
open access (Trove) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)/The Canberra Times (1964-12-31) - Prisoners tell of Indonesian plan [Trove 107517970].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.845) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)
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