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Sukarno Speech at Women's Day Meeting (FBIS, 9 Mar 1964)

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FBIS-monitored Jakarta radio excerpts (9 Mar 1964) of Sukarno's speech to an International Women's Day gathering at the State Palace. He calls Malaysia a neocolonialist project to be 'crushed', cites Khrushchev, thanks Indonesian women for agreeing, and commands them to mobilise via radio and television, convince women in Malaya, Singapore and North Kalimantan, and even change the diet. Organisers not named; context for Gerwani-era Konfrontasi mobilisation of women.

Kutipan siaran radio Jakarta yang dipantau FBIS (9 Mar 1964) pidato Sukarno pada pertemuan Hari Perempuan Internasional di Istana Negara. Ia menyebut Malaysia proyek neokolonialis yang harus 'diganyang', mengutip Khrushchev, berterima kasih kepada perempuan Indonesia yang menyetujui, dan memerintahkan mereka memobilisasi lewat radio dan televisi, meyakinkan perempuan Malaya, Singapura, dan Kalimantan Utara, bahkan mengubah menu makan. Penyelenggara tak disebut; konteks mobilisasi perempuan Konfrontasi era Gerwani.

“p.2: 'Mobilize all activities via the radio, television, and other means to convince the women in Malaya, Singapore, and Kalimantan Utara that Malaysia is a neocolonialist project.'”

People

SukarnoNikita KhrushchevDiosdado Macapagal

Places

JakartaIstana NegaraMalaysiaMalayaSingaporeNorth Kalimantan (North Borneo)

Events

Dwikora and Malaysia confrontation

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismpropaganda and mediawomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

international women's daymalaysia confrontationspeech textradio broadcast monitoringwomen as political force

Details

Date
1964-03-09
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 B15F30D0) · 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 (1964-03-09) - Sukarno Speech At Women's Day Meeting, Djakarta Domestic Service [Readex FBIS B15F30D0].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.94) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · 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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