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Foreign Visitors (FBIS, 4 Jul 1953)

FBIS, 4 July 1953: Foreign visitors (Copenhagen delegates arrive in Peking, including Kartinah)

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FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (4 Jul 1953): eighteen Chinese delegates to the World Congress of Women (Copenhagen), led by deputy leader Chang Yun, returned to Peking on 4 July with ten foreign women delegates invited to visit China, including Kartinah of Indonesia (Kartinah Kurdi, Gerwis). Shows the post-Copenhagen China tour.

Berita Xinhua yang dipantau FBIS (4 Jul 1953): delapan belas delegasi Tiongkok ke Kongres Perempuan Sedunia (Kopenhagen), dipimpin wakil ketua delegasi Chang Yun, kembali ke Peking 4 Juli bersama sepuluh delegasi perempuan asing yang diundang ke Tiongkok, termasuk Kartinah dari Indonesia (Kartinah Kurdi, Gerwis). Menunjukkan kunjungan ke Tiongkok pasca-Kopenhagen.

“Foreign guests invited to China include 'Kartinah of Indonesia.'”

People

Kartinah KurdiChang YunFlo DavisAlice HughesKhin HlaKhin Chit

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationAll-China Women's Federation

Places

BeijingCopenhagenIndonesiaAustraliaMyanmar

Events

WIDF World Congress of Women, Copenhagen

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementChinacongresses and meetingsbiography

Tags

delegation abroadwire reportradio broadcast monitoring

Details

Date
1953-07-04
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 9549D058) · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
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 (1953-07-04) - Foreign Visitors, Peking, NCNA [Readex FBIS 9549D058].pdf
OCR / text
Poor (0.722) · 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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