Indonesia: Women's struggle against foreign intervention (WIDF, 1958)

=== [PDF page 1] === Be ae os Def. Bill SP indonssia. 1952 Women's struggle against foreign intervention indonesian women write to us:- "Just at this moment the wnole Indonesian people is facing the test for the safeguarding of the integrity of the Indonesian Republic against rebe:lion which is openiy being supported by foreign imperialism, by the aggressive block of SEATO and the U.S.A., which has arbitrarily bombed several places in Indonesia causing many deaths among the people. Indonesian women do not want to be lett behind in the struggle tor crushing the enemies of the people and the Republic, those who want to restore colonialism in Indonesia and drag Indonesia into a war block. indonesian women join the struggle shoulder to shoulder with men, The Gerwani too actively takes part in all phases of the struggle. === [PDF page 2] === “5B ke In the battle front against the rebels, they set up public kitchens to teed the armed forces and people who take part in the fight and do other work needed in the battle front. in areas behind the battle front they collect cigarettes, fruit, cakes and other food which can be kept long, as well as magazines and other reading material to be sent to the front line. They organise first aid units in order to give help to victims at; any time. if According to a recent report, leaders and members of Gerwani in areas under rebel rule are heroically fighting with might and main to resist the rebels. In West Sumatra they take part in leading aemonstrations against the rebel groups. in this fight many women laid down their lives. They were shot ar burnt alive after having suffered maltreatment and cruelty at the hands of the rebels."