GA-00758 1952-01-14 relevance B public
Weer een Iriancomité (Another Irian committee)
Another Irian committee: West Irian liberation committee with Gerwis
De Vrije Pers item (14 Jan 1952) on a new West Irian liberation committee in (apparently) Surabaya/East Java, with posts split among Badan Perjuangan Irian, SOBSI, PKI, PNI, Indo-National Party and Murba; its organisation section includes Front Pemuda, Pemuda Kesatuan Indonesia and Gerwis. It also demands ending the Round Table agreements.
Berita De Vrije Pers (14 Januari 1952) tentang panitia pembebasan Irian Barat baru di (tampaknya) Surabaya/Jawa Timur, dengan jabatan dibagi antara Badan Perjuangan Irian, SOBSI, PKI, PNI, Partai Indo-Nasional dan Murba; seksi organisasinya mencakup Front Pemuda, Pemuda Kesatuan Indonesia dan Gerwis. Juga menuntut pembatalan perjanjian KMB.
“The organisation section is formed by representatives of the Front Pemuda Indonesia, the Pemuda Kesatuan Indonesia and the Gerwis.”
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- 1952-01-14
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- De Vrije Pers
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- De Vrije Pers
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Dutch
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- Western mainstream press
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- primary
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- Indonesia
- Period
- 1950–1954
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Vrije Pers (1952-01-14) - Weer een Iriancomité [Delpher ddd-011208665-a0020].txt
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- Fair (0.844) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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