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Protest tegen SEATO

Protest against SEATO: Gerwani letter to the US embassy

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De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1958, p. 1: short item that Gerwani, on behalf of its 650,000 members, sent a letter to the US embassy in Jakarta asking for SEATO's dissolution and protesting American interference after Washington asked to deploy paratroopers to protect US citizens in the Pekanbaru oil area during the government offensive against rebels; Jakarta refused.

De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1958, hlm. 1: berita singkat bahwa Gerwani, atas nama 650.000 anggotanya, mengirim surat ke kedubes AS di Jakarta menuntut pembubaran SEATO dan memprotes campur tangan Amerika setelah Washington meminta mengerahkan pasukan payung untuk melindungi warga AS di daerah minyak Pekanbaru saat serangan pemerintah terhadap pemberontak; Jakarta menolak.

“Relevance raised from C: names Gerwani's anti-SEATO action and 650,000-member claim.”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Places

JakartaPekanbaruUnited States

Topics

Gerwani organisationpeace and anti-imperialismUSA and UKPKI

Tags

seato and military pactsdemonstrationletteranti-americanismmembership figures

Details

Date
1958-03-24
Creator
De Waarheid
Publication
De Waarheid
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Waarheid (1958-03-24) - Protest tegen SEATO [Delpher ddd-010370739-a0021].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.897) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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