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Women's Leader Arrested (FBIS, 17 Sep 1951)
FBIS, 17 September 1951: Women's leader arrested (S.K. Trimurti)
FBIS item (17 Sep 1951): Mrs S.K. Trimurti, chairman of the Executive Committee of Gerwis (Indonesian Women's Movement), was arrested on 16 Sept on the Attorney General's orders while applying at the Jakarta Immigration Office for a passport to visit China for the 1 October anniversary celebrations of the PRC. Key record of state action against a Gerwis leader in 1951.
Berita FBIS (17 Sep 1951): Ny. S.K. Trimurti, ketua Komite Eksekutif Gerwis (Gerakan Wanita Indonesia), ditangkap 16 September atas perintah Kejaksaan Agung ketika mengurus paspor di Kantor Imigrasi Jakarta untuk menghadiri perayaan 1 Oktober Republik Rakyat Tiongkok. Rekaman penting tindakan negara terhadap pimpinan Gerwis tahun 1951.
“'Mrs. S. K. Trimurti, chairman of the Executive Committee of the GERWI... was arrested Sept. 16 on orders of the office of the Attorney General.'”
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