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Beijing May festivals highlight Communist 'peace' campaign in Asia (1952)

Beijing May Festivals Highlight Communist 'Peace' Campaign in Asia (1952)

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State Department intelligence report (27 May 1952) on Beijing's May 1952 festivals and the Asia-Pacific peace conference preparations as part of the communist 'peace' campaign. Mentions the WIDF only as a precedent for earlier Beijing meetings (Nov-Dec 1949); no reference to Indonesia, Gerwis or Gerwani found.

Laporan intelijen Departemen Luar Negeri AS (27 Mei 1952) tentang perayaan Mei di Beijing dan persiapan konferensi perdamaian Asia-Pasifik sebagai bagian dari kampanye 'perdamaian' komunis. WIDF hanya disebut sebagai pendahulu pertemuan Beijing 1949; tidak ditemukan rujukan ke Indonesia, Gerwis, atau Gerwani.

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationWorld Federation of Trade Unions

Places

BeijingChinaAsia

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismChinaWIDF and international women's movementpropaganda and media

Tags

conference abroaddiplomatic and intelligence report

Details

Date
1952-05-27
Creator
OSS-State Department Intelligence
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record)
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
ProQuest History Vault (Columbia) · 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/US State Department and White House files (1948-1965) - Indonesia files (ProQuest History Vault)/OSS-State Department Intelligence (1952-05-27) - Beijing May festivals highlight Communist peace campaign in Asia [ProQuest 3042015796].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 › US State Department and White House files (1948-1965) - Indonesia files (ProQuest History Vault)
Summary basis
full text scanned (page-by-page headings and all keyword passages); not read line by line

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