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International Women's Meeting (FBIS, 8 Jun 1964)

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Short FBIS item from TASS (8 Jun 1964): the Liaison Bureau Presidium set up at the 1960 Copenhagen women's meeting opened in Moscow (8-12 June) with Eugenie Cotton (WIDF), Popova (Soviet women's committee), and Hurustiati Subandrio, chairman of the Indonesian women's congress (Kowani), among others. Context for Indonesian women's presence in WIDF-linked bodies.

Berita singkat FBIS dari TASS (8 Jun 1964): Presidium Biro Penghubung yang dibentuk pada pertemuan perempuan Kopenhagen 1960 dibuka di Moskow (8-12 Juni) dengan Eugenie Cotton (WIDF), Popova (komite perempuan Soviet), dan Hurustiati Subandrio, ketua kongres perempuan Indonesia (Kowani), antara lain. Konteks kehadiran perempuan Indonesia dalam badan terkait WIDF.

“Session attended by 'Hurustiati Subandrio, chairman of the congress of Indonesian women'.”

People

Eugénie CottonNina PopovaHurustiati Subandrio

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationIndonesian Women's CongressSoviet Women's Committee

Places

MoscowCopenhagenIndonesia

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementUSSR and Eastern Europecongresses and meetings

Tags

wire report

Details

Date
1964-06-08
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 62BB5F68) · 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 (1964-06-08) - International Women's Meeting, Moscow TASS [Readex FBIS 62BB5F68].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.885) · 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)
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