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Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, 1959: PKI fraction in the Constituent Assembly

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Page (seq. 329) of the US State Department 'Monthly Indonesian Press Survey' (nos. 45-58, 1959-60) listing the PKI fraction in the Constituent Assembly, including Mrs Setiati Surasto, Mrs Suwarti Bintang Suradi, Mrs S.D. Susanto, Miss Suwardiningsih and Mrs Djaenah Amir Sjarifuddin, plus the fraction's executive. It also carries Harian Rakjat's 9 May 1959 notice of a counterfeited PKI Central Committee stamp.

Halaman (seq. 329) 'Monthly Indonesian Press Survey' Departemen Luar Negeri AS (no. 45-58, 1959-60) yang mendaftar fraksi PKI di Konstituante, termasuk Ny. Setiati Surasto, Ny. Suwarti Bintang Suradi, Ny. S.D. Susanto, Nona Suwardiningsih, dan Ny. Djaenah Amir Sjarifuddin, serta pengurus fraksi. Juga memuat pemberitahuan Harian Rakjat 9 Mei 1959 tentang stempel CC PKI yang dipalsukan.

“Mrs Setiati Surasto; ... Mrs Suwarti Bintang Suradi; ... Mrs S. D. Susanto; Miss Suwardiningsih; (seq. 329)”

People

Setiati SurastoSuwarti Bintang SuradiNy. D.D. SusantoSuwardiningsihDjaenah Amir SjarifuddinNjotoAmir Anwar SanusiSakirmanWikana

Organisations

Communist Party of IndonesiaConstituent AssemblyHarian Rakjat

Places

Indonesia

Events

Konstituante convenes and is dissolved

Topics

elections and parliamentPKIUSA and UKGerwani organisation

Tags

translationwomen legislators

Details

Date
1959
Creator
US Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Publication
Monthly Indonesian Press Survey, nos. 45-58 (1959-1960)
Document type
government record
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
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Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)/Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1959) - PKI fraction in Constituent Assembly incl. Suwarti Bintang Suradi [HathiTrust coo.31924079086512 seq 329].txt
OCR / text
Good · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › CIA, FRUS, JPRS and US reports (1949-1978) - items on Gerwani and members (CIA CREST, HathiTrust, Gale, DTIC)
Summary basis
full text read (page OCR; Gerwani affiliation of the women not stated on page; start of list not on this page)

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