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Lillah Suripno of Indonesia Speaks (FBIS, 15 Dec 1949)

FBIS, 15 December 1949: Lillah Suripno of Indonesia speaks

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FBIS-monitored Xinhua text (15 Dec 1949) of a speech by Indonesian delegate 'Lillah' (Lily) Suripno at the Asian Women's Conference, Peking, 12 Dec. She thanks WIDF, surveys Indonesian anti-colonial history, the 1926-27 PKI revolts, Japanese occupation, women in guerrilla struggle, and calls for a PKI-led front of democratic forces against Dutch and American imperialism, with Mao's China as example.

Teks Xinhua yang dipantau FBIS (15 Des 1949) tentang pidato delegasi Indonesia 'Lillah' (Lily) Suripno pada Konferensi Wanita Asia di Peking, 12 Des. Ia berterima kasih kepada WIDF, menguraikan sejarah antikolonial Indonesia, pemberontakan PKI 1926-27, pendudukan Jepang, peran perempuan dalam gerilya, dan menyerukan front kekuatan demokratis pimpinan PKI melawan imperialisme Belanda dan Amerika, dengan Tiongkok Mao sebagai contoh.

“p.3: 'Only with a front of all democratic forces of Indonesia under the leadership of the PKI can we win the battle against the imperialistic enemy.'”

People

Lilly SuripnoMao ZedongJoseph StalinSukarnoMohammad Hatta

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationCommunist Party of IndonesiaAsian Women's Conference (Beijing 1949)

Places

BeijingAcehJavaSumatraBoven DigoelJakartaNetherlands

Events

Asian Women's Conference, Beijing

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementChinapeace and anti-imperialismwomen's rights and emancipationPKI

Tags

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Details

Date
1949-12-15
Creator
FBIS Daily Report
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record)
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1945–1949
Source archive
Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id E867FA98) · source link
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OCR / text
Fair (0.756) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)
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