All-China Women's Federation cables Gerwani and Kowani against Seventh Fleet
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (19 Jan 1964, p. 5): on 17 January the All-China Women's Federation cabled Gerwani and Kowani, backing Indonesian women's struggle against US Seventh Fleet deployment in the Indian Ocean, said to obstruct Indonesia's confrontation with 'Malaysia'. It expresses confidence in the 'bull-like spirit' of Indonesian women. Example of Chinese-Gerwani anti-imperialist solidarity.
Berita Xinhua di Renmin Ribao (19 Januari 1964, hlm. 5): pada 17 Januari Federasi Wanita Seluruh Tiongkok mengirim kawat kepada Gerwani dan Kowani, mendukung perjuangan perempuan Indonesia melawan pengerahan Armada Ketujuh AS di Samudra Hindia, yang disebut menghalangi konfrontasi Indonesia dengan 'Malaysia'. Menyatakan keyakinan pada 'semangat banteng' perempuan Indonesia. Contoh solidaritas anti-imperialis Tiongkok-Gerwani.
“The ACWF cable to [Gerwani] and Kowani resolutely supports 'the just struggle of the Indonesian people and women against the stationing of the US Seventh Fleet in the Indian Ocean' (p. 5).”
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (29 Dec 1963, p. 4) on Asian opinion against the US Seventh Fleet entering the Indian Ocean. It reports that Gerwani issued a statement backing Sukarno's stance that Indonesians will not bow to imperialist intimidation. Full text is GA-01922.
shared: US Seventh Fleet, Indian Ocean, seato and military pacts, USA and UK
Xinhua roundup in Renmin Ribao (29 Dec 1963, p. 4) of Asian press and organisational reactions against the US Seventh Fleet entering the Indian Ocean. For Indonesia, Gerwani issued a statement backing Sukarno's refusal to bow to intimidation; dockers' unions, Harian Rakjat and Bintang Timur also quoted. Other items cov
shared: US Seventh Fleet, Indian Ocean, seato and military pacts, USA and UK
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
shared: All-China Women's Federation, China, seato and military pacts, solidarity telegram
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
shared: All-China Women's Federation, China, seato and military pacts, solidarity telegram
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (12 Jan 1964, p. 4) on Indonesian responses to US pressure: a Harian Rakjat editorial calling for 'confrontation' of Malaysia, the Seventh Fleet and SEATO, and New Year messages from SOBSI, BTI, Pemuda Rakyat and the Peace Committee. The Gerwani Central Committee pledges support for the go
shared: US Seventh Fleet, Malaysia, seato and military pacts, USA and UK
Xinhua dispatches in Renmin Ribao (13 Jan 1965, p. 2): five Chinese bodies cable Indonesian counterparts backing Sukarno's UN withdrawal. The All-China Women's Federation's telegram to Kowani, Gerwani, Marhaenist women, Muslimat NU and another group calls the UN a 'paper tiger' and pledges unity with '104 million' Indo
shared: Indonesian Women's Congress, All-China Women's Federation, China, Malaysia
Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1959, p. 6: multi-item foreign-news column. The Indonesia item says the Gerwani Central Committee condemned an invitation from Jakarta's American Women's Association to Indonesian women students for a dance with US Seventh Fleet sailors as leading to moral corruption and sullying national dignity; t
shared: US Seventh Fleet, seato and military pacts, USA and UK
Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1959, p. 6: multi-item foreign-news column. The Indonesia item says the Gerwani Central Committee condemned an invitation from Jakarta's American Women's Association to Indonesian women students for a dance with US Seventh Fleet sailors as leading to moral corruption and sullying national dignity; t
shared: US Seventh Fleet, seato and military pacts, USA and UK