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Women's Congress (FBIS, 12 Mar 1954)
FBIS, 12 March 1954: Women's congress (Gerwis invitations)
FBIS item (12 Mar 1954): the Gerwis congress committee invited women's organisations in Britain, the Netherlands, the USSR, India, China and Australia to the congress due 24-31 March; the People's Republic of China reportedly said it could not send a delegation.
Berita FBIS (12 Mar 1954): panitia kongres Gerwis mengundang organisasi perempuan di Inggris, Belanda, Uni Soviet, India, Tiongkok, dan Australia ke kongres 24-31 Maret; Republik Rakyat Tiongkok dikabarkan tidak dapat mengirim delegasi.
“Congress committee invited organisations in Britain, Netherlands, USSR, India, China, Australia; China 'cannot send a delegation'.”
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- Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id 15541928) · source link
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