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Foreign Volunteers Pledge Readiness to Fight (FBIS, 6 Apr 1965)
FBIS-monitored VNA Domestic Service text (6 Apr 1965) on tens of thousands of Korean, Indonesian, Venezuelan, Indian and Japanese volunteers for South Vietnam. Key Indonesian item: on 4 April about 100 women volunteers led by Mrs Umi Sardjono, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), went to the DRV Embassy and NFLSV office in Jakarta; most had armed-struggle or military training, including wives of PKI leaders Lukman and Sudisman and the writer Rukiah. Peasant, youth and rail unions also volunteered.
Teks VNA Domestic Service yang dipantau FBIS (6 Apr 1965) tentang puluhan ribu sukarelawan Korea, Indonesia, Venezuela, India, dan Jepang untuk Vietnam Selatan. Butir Indonesia kunci: pada 4 April sekitar 100 sukarelawati dipimpin Ny. Umi Sardjono, ketua Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Gerwani), mendatangi Kedubes DRV dan kantor FNLSV di Jakarta; sebagian besar pernah berjuang bersenjata atau berlatih militer, termasuk istri pimpinan PKI Lukman dan Sudisman serta penulis Rukiah. Tani, pemuda, dan serikat kereta api juga mendaftar.
“p.2: 'about 100 women volunteers led by Mrs. Umi Sardjono, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement, went to our embassy and the office of the NFLSV delegation.'”
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- Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id F6264E00) · source link
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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)
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