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Jakarta Sets Up National Council: Sukarno Names Members (New York Times, 16 Juni 1957)
Jakarta sets up National Council: Sukarno names members (New York Times, 16 June 1957)
New York Times, 16 June 1957, p.37, Special to the Times from Jakarta: Sukarno names the 45 members of the new National Council (Dewan Nasional), chaired by himself, with Roeslan Abdulgani as deputy chairman and secretary-general. About a quarter are described as Communists or sympathisers, including PKI member Sujono Atmo for youth and at least ten linked to SOBSI or Gerwani, the Communist-sponsored women's organisation; women's groups have a seat. Background on 'guided democracy'.
New York Times, 16 Juni 1957, hlm. 37, laporan khusus dari Jakarta: Sukarno menetapkan 45 anggota Dewan Nasional yang baru, diketuainya sendiri, dengan Roeslan Abdulgani sebagai wakil ketua dan sekretaris jenderal. Sekitar seperempat disebut Komunis atau simpatisan, termasuk anggota PKI Sujono Atmo untuk pemuda dan sedikitnya sepuluh yang terkait SOBSI atau Gerwani, organisasi perempuan yang disponsori Komunis; kelompok perempuan mendapat wakil. Latar belakang 'demokrasi terpimpin'.
“At least ten others belong to the Communist-dominated trade union Sobsi, or the Communist-sponsored women's organization Gerwani, or have publicly expressed admiration for Communist China and the Soviet Union.”
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