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Indonesian Peace Movements (FBIS, 6 Jun 1952)

FBIS, 6 June 1952: Indonesian peace movements (Suwarti and Surjonegoro interview)

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FBIS-monitored Chinese Home Service excerpts (6 Jun 1952): press interview with Indonesian delegates Suwarti and Surjonegoro in Peking. They described Indonesian livelihood under foreign capital, the land question, US aid and the rubber embargo (prices down about 70%), and said over 600,000 Indonesians signed a request for a Five-Power peace pact. Shows the framing of Gerwis delegates' peace diplomacy.

Kutipan siaran Radio Cina yang dipantau FBIS (6 Jun 1952): wawancara pers delegasi Indonesia Suwarti dan Surjonegoro di Peking. Mereka menggambarkan penghidupan rakyat di bawah modal asing, masalah tanah, bantuan AS, dan embargo karet (harga turun sekitar 70%), serta lebih dari 600.000 orang Indonesia menandatangani permintaan pakta perdamaian Lima Negara. Menunjukkan bingkai diplomasi perdamaian delegasi Gerwis.

“p.2: 'In April this year, over 600,000 Indonesians signed a request for a peace pact among the Big Five Powers.'”

People

SuwartiSurjonegoro

Organisations

Indonesian Peace CommitteeIndonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)

Places

BeijingIndonesiaSoviet UnionChina

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismChinaGerwispeasant women

Tags

petitionradio broadcast monitoring

Details

Date
1952-06-06
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
1950–1954
Source archive
Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id 6AF427A0) · source link
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library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
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01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)/FBIS Daily Report (1952-06-06) - Indonesian Peace Movements, Peking, Chinese Home Service [Readex FBIS 6AF427A0].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.866) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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)
Summary basis
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