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Izvestiia, 18 January 1959, p. 5: Brief news (Gerwani letter on nuclear tests)

Izvestiia, 18 Jan 1959: brief news, Gerwani letters on nuclear tests

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Izvestiia, 18 Jan 1959, p. 5, 'Brief news': the mass women's organisation Gerwani sent letters to the USA, USSR and British embassies in Jakarta demanding an immediate end to nuclear tests. Page context notes a London anti-nuclear conference.

Izvestiia, 18 Jan 1959, hlm. 5, kolom 'Berita singkat': organisasi massa wanita Gerwani mengirim surat ke kedutaan AS, Uni Soviet dan Inggris di Jakarta menuntut penghentian segera uji coba nuklir. Konteks halaman: konferensi antinuklir di London.

“Gerwani has sent to the embassies of the USA, USSR and Great Britain in Djakarta a letter ... to stop nuclear weapons tests immediately (translation)”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

Jakarta

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismGerwani organisationUSSR and Eastern Europe

Tags

demonstrationnuclear disarmamentletternews brief

Details

Date
1959-01-18
Creator
Izvestiia
Publication
Izvestiia
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
Russian
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
USSR
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
East View / Infoteka (Columbia): Izvestiia · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)/Izvestiia (1959-01-18) - p. 5 [East View 25383834].pdf
OCR / text
Poor (0.689) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)
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