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Indonesian Women's Delegation (FBIS, 12 Sep 1961)

FBIS, 12 September 1961: Indonesian women's delegation (to China)

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FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (12 Sep 1961): an Indonesian women's delegation left Jakarta for China at the invitation of the PRC Women's Federation, led by Mme Rusiah Sardjono (Persatuan Wanita Republik Indonesia) and including MP Mme Salawati of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), MP Mme Wahid Hasjim, Mme Sulardi and magazine editor Mme Lies Said. A farewell reception was given by the Chinese ambassador's wife.

Berita Xinhua yang dipantau FBIS (12 Sep 1961): delegasi perempuan Indonesia berangkat dari Jakarta ke Tiongkok atas undangan Federasi Wanita RRT, dipimpin Mme Rusiah Sardjono (Persatuan Wanita Republik Indonesia) dan beranggotakan anggota DPR Mme Salawati dari Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Gerwani), anggota DPR Mme Wahid Hasjim, Mme Sulardi, dan redaktur majalah Mme Lies Said. Resepsi perpisahan oleh istri duta besar Tiongkok.

“Delegation includes 'Member of Parliament Mme. Salawati of the Indonesian Women's Movement'; led by Mme Rusiah Sardjono.”

People

Rusiah SardjonoSalawati DaudWahid Hasjim (Mme)SulardiLies SaidYao Chung-ming (Mme)

Organisations

Women's Union of the Republic of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)All-China Women's FederationDemocratic Women (PNI women's wing)

Places

JakartaChina

Topics

Gerwani organisationChinaWIDF and international women's movementelections and parliament

Tags

delegation abroadwire report

Details

Date
1961-09-12
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
1960–1965
Source archive
Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id C30FF368) · 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.
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 (1961-09-12) - Indonesian Women's Delegation, Peking NCNA [Readex FBIS C30FF368].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.843) · 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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