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Rencana dan Tugas Gerakan Wanita Indonesia, oleh Suwati Trimo (Harian Rakjat, 4 Januari 1964; terjemahan JPRS)

Plans and tasks of the Indonesian women's movement, by Suwati Trimo (Harian Rakjat, 4 January 1964; JPRS)

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JPRS translation of a Harian Rakjat piece (4 Jan 1964) by Suwati Trimo (Sutrimo) on Gerwani's plans after the 1961 Fourth Congress, plus the end of another National Front speech and an Aidit message to prison personnel. Reports membership growth (Surabaya 14,434 to 16,231; Jakarta trained 45 cadres), peasant and anti-'Malaysia' activism, 'Five Courages' and 'Three Diligences', and preparation for the Third Plenary.

Terjemahan JPRS artikel Harian Rakjat (4 Jan 1964) oleh Suwati Trimo (Sutrimo) tentang rencana Gerwani setelah Kongres IV 1961, ditambah akhir pidato Front Nasional dan pesan Aidit untuk Serikat Pegawai Penjara. Melaporkan pertumbuhan anggota (Surabaya 14.434 menjadi 16.231; Jakarta melatih 45 kader), aksi perempuan tani dan anti-'Malaysia', 'Lima Keberanian' dan 'Tiga Ketekunan', serta persiapan Plenum III.

“'Our branch in Surabaja has increased its membership from 14,434 to 16,231. The Djakarta office has succeeded in training 45 cadres in three classes' (p. 7).”

People

Suwati SutrimoD.N. AiditAzahari

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Peasants' FrontNational FrontCommunist Party of IndonesiaUnion of Prison Personnel

Places

SurabayaJakartaKuala KapuasKotabaru (South Kalimantan)BandungNorth Kalimantan (North Borneo)

Topics

Gerwani organisationcongresses and meetingspeasant womenwomen's rights and emancipationpeace and anti-imperialism

Tags

membership figurescadre trainingtranslation

Details

Date
1964
Creator
JPRS
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1960–1965
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01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)/JPRS (1964) - Plans and Tasks of the Indonesian Womens Movement, speech by Suwati Trimo, transl. of Harian Rakjat [HathiTrust coo.31924082071592].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.944) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)
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