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Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958): Konferensi Nasional Wanita Komunis, Suharti, Setiati Surasto, Salawati

US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958): National Conference of Communist Women

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US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958) analysis of the First National Conference of Communist Women (Jakarta, 26-31 May 1958). Aidit's address presents the 'Communist woman' and calls for a wider Gerwani; Suharti Suwarto (Gerwani second deputy chair) and Sundari report on women's groups, only 100,000 women PKI members, and election work. Names Setiati Surasto, Kartinah, Umi Sardjono and Salawati.

Analisis Monthly Indonesian Press Survey AS (1958) atas Konferensi Nasional Pertama Wanita Komunis (Jakarta, 26-31 Mei 1958). Pidato Aidit menampilkan 'wanita Komunis' dan menyerukan Gerwani lebih luas; Suharti Suwarto (wakil ketua II Gerwani) dan Sundari melaporkan kelompok wanita, hanya 100.000 anggota perempuan PKI, dan kerja pemilu. Menyebut Setiati Surasto, Kartinah, Umi Sardjono, dan Salawati.

“Aidit: Gerwani 'must become a broader mass organization so that it will truly be the organization of the majority of Indonesian women'; PKI then had 'only 100,000 women party members' (pp. 1, 4).”

People

Suharti SuwartoSundari AbdulrachmanSetiati SurastoKartinah KurdiUmi SardjonoSalawati DaudD.N. AiditSudismanMuljaniTuti DhartaMudjiatun

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Peasants' FrontAll-Indonesia Central Labour OrganisationPeople's Youth

Places

JakartaJavaSumatraSulawesiBorneoLesser Sunda Islands

Topics

Gerwani organisationcongresses and meetingswomen's rights and emancipationelections and parliamentPKIlabour and workers

Tags

speech textpress roundup

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Date
1958
Creator
Monthly Indonesian Press Survey
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
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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)/Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958) - Communist Women, Gerwani conference, Suharti, Setiati Surasto, Salawati [HathiTrust coo.31924079086504].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.969) · 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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