Asian - African

Conference Bulletin

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Final Communique of the A.A. Confcrenc� 2

Clo<,ing SpL-cch by Conference Pre�ident 8

Conference in Retr�pcct 10

The Memorable Last Day 14

Bandu.og During the Conference 16

World Pre�� 22

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24 April 1955
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m� nt.. h.11..1 ntJdc a valuable conlribulion lo the impleme11-
lat1on of their development programmes.
2. The participating countries agreed lo provide
lechnical a sistance to one another. to the maximum exlenl
practicable. in the form of: experts, trainees, pilot
projects and equipment for dc111onstrntion purpo!<es;
exchange of know-hO\\ and cstablishmcnl of national,
and where po�sible, regional training and research insti­
tutes for importing technical knowledge and skills in
cooperation with the existing international agencies.
3. The Asian-African Conference recommended: lhe
early establishment of the Special United Nations Fund
for Economic Development; the allocation by the Inter­
national Bnnk for Reconstruction and Dcvelopmcnl of a
greater part of its rei,ourccs to Asian-African coul}tries;
the early establishment of the Jnternational Finance Cor­
poration which should include in its activitie the under­
taking of equity investment; and encouragement to the
promotion of joint ventures among Asian-African countries
in so far as this will promote their common interest.
4. The Asian-African Conference recognised the
vital need for tabilizing commodity trade in the reg-ion.
The principle of enlarging the scope of multilateral trnde
and payments was accepted. However, it was recognised
that some countries would have to take recourse to bilateral -
trade arrangements in view of their prevailing economic
conditions.
5. The Asian-African Conference recommended that
collective action be taken by participating countries for
stabilizing the international prices of and demand for pri­
mary commodities through bilateral and multilateral ar­
rangements, and that as far as practicab:e and desirable,
they should adopt a unified approach on the subject in
the United Nations Permanent Advisory Commission on
International Commodity Trade and other international
forums.
6. The Asian-African Conference further recom­
mended that: Asian-African countries should diversify
their export trade by processing their raw material, whe­
rever economically feasible, before export; intra-regional
trade fairs should be promoted and encouragement given
to the exchange of trade delegations and groups of busi­
nessmen; exchange of information and of samples should
be encouraged with a view to promoting intra-regional
trade; and normal facilities should be provid�d for transit
trade of land-locked countries.
7. The Asian-African Conference attached consider­
able importance to Shipping and expressed concern that
shipping lines reviewed from time to time their freight
rates, often to the detriment of participating countries.
It recommended a study of this problem, and collective
action thereafter, to induce the shipping Jines to adopt
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a more rca!>onable attitude. It wa� �ugge�ted that ,1 ,111dy
of railway freight o( transit lralle may be made..
8. The Asian-African Conference agreed that en­
couragement should be given to the establishment of m11-
ional :rnd regional banks and insurance companies.
9. The Asian-African Conference felt that cxch:rngc
of information on matters relating to oil, such ,is remit­
tance of profits and taxation, might eventually lead to
the formulation of common policies.
I 0. The Asian-African Conference emphasized the
particular significance of the development of nuclear
energy for peaceful purpose , for the Asian-African coun­
tries. The Conference welcomed the initiative of the·
Powers principally concerned in offering to make -available
information regarding the use of atomic energy for
peaceful purposes; urged the speedy establishment of
the International Atomic Energy Agency which should
provide for adequate representation of the Asian-African
countri_es on the executive authority of the Agency; and
recommended to the Asian and African Governments to
take full advantage of the training and other facilities in
the peaceful uses of atomic energy offer_ed by the coun­
tries sponsoring such programmes.
l l . The Asian-African Conference agreed to the
appointment of Liason Officers in participating countries,
to be nominated by their respective national Governments,
for the exchange of information and ideas on matters of
mutual interest. It recommended that fuller use should
be made of the existing international organisations, and
participating countries who were not members of such
international organisations, but were eligible, should secure
membership.
12. The Asian-African Conference recommended
that there should be prior consultation of participating
countries in international forums with a view, as. far as
possible., to furthering their mutual economic interest. It
is, however, not intended to form a regional bloc.
B. CULTURAL COOPERATION.
1. The Asian-African Conference was convinced that
among the- most powerful means of promoting und r tan­
ding among nations is the development of cultural cooper­
ation. Asia and Africa have been the cradle of great -r li­
gions and civilisations which have enriched other ultur
and civilisations while them elvc being enrich1.:d in
the process. Thus the cultures of Asia and fri1.:n arc ha d
on spiritual and universal foundations.
tacts among Asian and African countrk
during the past centuries. The pcopk.
are now nninwtcd by a ke1:n and sin
their old cultural contacts and <.lcv k
context of the mod1:rn world. II particip
at the Conference reikrnted their d term
for closer cultural coopcrn1ion.
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6· The hlUll- fncun (\111kr
., l- h,· �wn- tncan Ct�nkn:nc,· tot''-- note nf the . tJt:. l n: ults in uiltur;1I cn,1p ·ration
I.Kl that the e istcnn· of t·olonialism in man) pan� ,1f sia tha' t ut this stage I 11c crn l anangcml'nh to
· cd by purs· u ing
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and ,- frica m "hntcv r form i1 mn: he ml! only prevents would be ac 111cv by each country
. ccom nicn dations .inJ
cultural coopcra11on bur al. o uppre,�es the national cul­ implement -1I s r •
possible ., fca •1ble.
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1 own , whe rever
ture. ot lht' p opl . Some colonial powers ha,· denied to takmg nc11
their dependent pt'Opl s ba. ic rights in I he sphc r1.: of cJ u�­ F OETERMIN TIO
ation and culture which hampers the de, elopmcnt_ of their C. HUMAN RIGHTS AND SEL
rcr,onalit) and also pn.-,·cnts cultural inti?rcoursc "ith onfercn1:' dcd:,re<l i t� full
I. The Asian Al'ri1:a11
t,thcr A.,ian and frican pcopks. Thi, i� particular!) true nt·d pri11t: iplc� of Human Rights
• me ·
support o I. 111 ..- funlh . .
10 the a. c of Tunisia. lgcna a-nd hm1cco. whcr' the - as ,ct forth in the Charter of the Un1tc<l _ Nation,_ and look
na ic right of the people lo ,tudy their o,, n langu,1gc :rnd _ ion ol Human Right a
note of the Uoivcr.al De larat a
cultu.r ha. b•en _upprc.scd 1milar d1. criminalion ha l for nil peopl e and
common standnrd of a hie emen all
t,een practi cd against A.frican and coloured people i n
nations.
�omc part� of the Continent of Africa. The Conference
felt that the_ e policies amount to a denial o! the funda­ The Conference declnreJ its full !>Llpport of the prin­
mcntal nght. of man impede cultural ,1dvanccmcnt in this ciple of sclf-d termination of people� and nation� as set
n.:gion an�<.! al,ti hamp<?r culturnl coopl.'r:.iti on on th1: wider forth in the Charter o[ !hi.'. Unitc<l Nations and took note
int matinnal plane. The Confercnc · condemned such a of the United Nations res lution, on the rights or peoples
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denial of fundamental rights in the . phcrc of edu ati on and a-nd nation to self-determination, which is a pre-requisite
culture in snme part of A. ia and Africa by thi, and other of the full enj oyment of all fundam ntal Human Right .
form� of cultural .uppres. ion.
2. The A inn- fri an Conference deplored the po­
hi particular. th Conference condemned rnciali m a
licie, and practi cs of racial ,egrcgalion anti di crimination
a mean� of cultural suppression.
which f orm the basi of government and human rclalions
3. lt v,as not from .my sen�e of c,clu iveness or in larg regions of Afri a and in other p.1rl of the \\Orld.
rivalry �ith olh r groups of nation� and other ci viliSfttion, Such conduct i not only a gross violati n or human right.
and cultures th:.11 the Conference viewed the development but .1lso a denial or the fundamental val11 s or ci vili.ation
of cultural coop1,;rution among A.ian and African counlrie . and the dignity of man.
True to the Jgc-old tr;,iditton of 1oler:in e and univer ality,
the Confercn1.: b lteved that Asian and African cultural The Conference extended its warm sympathy and
CC1opcration ,h ould h developed in the larger context upport for the courngeou tand taken b the �1ictims or
of world cooperation racial di,crimination. e pccia.lly by the people or frican
and Indian and Pakistani origin in South -Afri a: applau­
Side by �ide with the dcvclopmrnt of Asian-African ded all tho,e who ·11stain their cause; re-affirmed the
cullurnl wnpnation the countries of Asia and Africa delerminntion of Asinn-African peoples to eradic.1te ever)
de,ire IO dcvcl(1p cultural contact: with others. This would trace of raciali 111 thnt might exist in their own countrie :
cnri h th,1r own ulture and would also help in the
-.1nd plcdl!,ed to use its full morn! influenc to guard again t
pn1mot1on of world p.:ace and understanding.
the danger of falling victims to the same evil in their
4. Thcrl' are muny c6untrics in Asia and Afri a struggle to eradicate it.
which have not yet been :.1bk t_o develop their duculionnl,
scientific and technical in'1ilutions The Conference D. PROBLEMS OF DEPENDENT PEOPLES.
recomm ndc<l that ountrics in A:,.ia and Africa which
I. The A ian-African Conference di·cusscd th'
nre n orc fortunately pla d in thi · re pect should
. _ � give problems of dependent peoples nnd
fa 1ht1es for the admission of studrnts and trai nees olonialism and the
from _ �vils ari ing from the subjection of
:,.uch countri s to their in tilutions. Such faciliti _ peoples to alien suh•
es should J ugat1on. dominat ion and exploitat
al o b made available to the A i an and Africa ion.
n p ople
in Africa to whom opportunities fo� acquir The Confcrcn c i agreed:
ing higher
education ar al present d ni d. (a) in declaring thnt coloninlism
in all it, maniht;t•
lions is an evil which , houl
5. The Asian-African Conf renc felt lhat d 'pccdih· be hrl'lU!!ht
the pro­ to an end:
n�oti on of cultural cooperat ion among
countrie of Asia
and Afr i ca should be directed toward (b) in affirming that the
. suhj 'Ction t1f p 'l'PI • to
(J) the acqui iti on of knowledge of alien suh.J lll-!'
�· ltion • dom111a1 · . .
each others· .• 1on and e pl\,11;1-11011
01 1slttutc� a ucn
country; � ial 1f fund,un 'Ill.ti hum,111 nfht,,
ts contrary 10 lht hurt
( II) mutual cultural exchang . and er t)f the llnit d 1tllln
(Il l) change of inforrn.1tion.- .,. lll:l\t t1.l lh\.'
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(c) in- declaring its support of the cause of freedom
and independence tor all such peoples, and
(d) in calling upon the powers concerned to grant
freedom and independence to such peoples.
2. [n view of the unsettled situation in North Africa
and of the per isting denial to the peoples of North Africa
of their right to self-determination, the Asian-African
Conference declared its support of the rights o[ the people
of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia t_o self-determination
and independence and urged the French Government to
bring about a peaceful settlement of the issue without
delay.
- E. OTHER PROBLEMS.
J. In view of the existing tension in the Middle
East, caused by the situation in Palestine and of the
danger of that tension to world peace,· the Asian-African
Conference declared its support of the rights of the Arab
people of Palestine and called for the implementation of
the United· Nations Resolutions on Palestine a·nd the
achievement of the peaceful settlement of the Palestine
question.
2. The Asian-African Conference, in the context of
its expressed attitude on the abolition of coloniali��•
supported the position of Indonesia .in the case uf W�st
Irian based on the relevant agreements between Indonesia
and the Netherlands.
The Asian-African Conference urged the Netherlands
Government to reopen negotiations as soon as possible,
to implement their obligations under the above-mentioned
agreements and expressed the earnest hope that the United
Nations would assist the parties concerned in finding a
peaceful solution to the dispute. _
3. The Asian-African Conference supported the
position of Yemen in the case of Aden and the Southern
parts of Yemen known as the Protectorates and urged the
parties concerned to arrive at a peaceful settlement of
the dispute.
F. PROMOTION OF WORLD PEACE AND
COOPERATION.
1. The Asian-African Conference, taking note of
the fact that several States have still not been admitted
to the ·united Nations, considered that for effective co­
operation for world peace, membership in the United
Nations should be universal, called on the Security Council
to support the admission of all those States which arc
qualified for membership in terms of the Charter. In the
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opinion of the Asian-African Conference, the following
among participating countries, viz.· Cambodia, cylon
J�pan, Jordan, Libya, Nepal, a unified Vietnam were �o
qualil"iccl.
The Conference considered that the representation o[
the countries of the Asian-African region on-the Security
Council, in relation to the principle of equitable geograph­
ical distribution, was inadequate. lt expressed the view
that as regards the distribution of the non-permanent s�ats,
the Asian-African countries which, under the arrangement
arrived at in London in 1946, arc precluded from being
_elected, should be enabled to serve on the Security Council,
so_ that they might make a more effective contribution
to the maintenance of international peace ancl security.
2. The Asian-African Conference having considered·
the dangcr·ous situation of international tension existing
and the risks confronting the whole human race from the
outbreak o( global war in which the destructive power
of all types of armaments, including nuclear and thermo­
nuclear w·eapons, would be employed, invited the attention
of all nations to the terrible consequences that would
follow if such a war were to break out.
The Conference considered that disarmament and the
prohibition of the production, experimentation and use
of nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons of war are im­
perative to save mankind and civilisation from the fear
and prospect of wholesale destruction. It considered that
the nations of Asia and Africa assembled here_ have a
duty towards humanity and civilisation to proclaim their
· support for disarmament and for the prohibition of these
weapons and to appeal to nations principally concerned
and to world opinion, to bring about such disarmament
and prohibition.
The Conference considered that effective international
control should be established and maintained to implement
such disarmament and prohibition and that speedy and
determined efforts should be made fo this end.
Pe-nding the total prohibition of the manufadurl! of
nuclear and thermo-nuclear weapons, this Conference
appealed to all the powers concerned to reach agreement
to suspend experiments with such weapons.
The Conference declared that univer-al di·armam nt
is an absolute necessity for tile pre ervation of pea e and
requested the United Nations to continue i� effort nd
appealed to all concerned speedily to bring about the
regulation, limitation. control and redu tion of II rm�
forces and armaments, including the prohibiti n of the
production, e periment.ation and u of II pons
mass destruction. and to e tahli. h
control to this nd.
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R O.' THE PROMOTION OF 3 RL'Cngn1t1on o I 11,,,� l'lfll'llily
1t) of aII na ( ions l·tr"
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1D COOPERA TIO the cqual
or 1111crfcrc111:c in
4 __ Ah�lcntion from int1.:rw11tion
the internal affairs of :mot her c0un try.
i n- fric,m onf.crl'nc gaye an i0us thought
na�ion to defend
to th qu tH>n l)f \,0rlJ (1\::JCC jnd coop ration. II vicwcJ 5_ Re�pcct for the right of each _
m1ty with the Charter
\\Jlh d<.:l P on m the pr.: nt swtc of Jntlrnallonnl tension itself ,mg.I) or-colkctivcly. in 1:onfor
ith II daneer l)f an awmic ,\orld "ar. The problem of of the Uniteu N.1tions.
p 3 i 1..:o;rcla1i," with the problem of mtcmation:il 6. (J) Abstention from the use of arrangements. of
curil) In thi 0nnect1on. all late, should cooperate,
collective defence to serve the particular interests o( any
pcliall� through the L'nitcd alioru·. m bringing about
o( the big powers.
Lh r duction of :mnamcnt ,rnd the climintiuon of nuclear
" nde I\ international control. Jn th1: wa,. -(h) Abstention by any country from exerting pressures
in J be promoti.:d and nuclear encrg, on other countries.
m d for p.cac ful purposes Th,� woultl 7. - Refraining from act or threats of aggrcs ion or
he r particularly of A iu and Africa. the u e of force against the territorial integrity or political
f h y u . require arc ocial progress -and independence of any country.
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be ard t · rger freedom. Freedom and
8. Settlement of all international disputes by peace­
peace are mt rd nght l•f ·df-det�nnination
· ful means, ,uch as negotiation. conciliation, arbitration or
must cs. and freedom and indc-
judicial settlement ns well as other penccful means of
p nd l th the I ast pos ible dcla).
· the parties· own choice. in conformity with the Charter
to t dent p ople·. Indeed. all
fr i,:11 to choose their own of the United Nations.
natio
lit on and their own way of life. 9. Promotion of mutual interests and cooperation.
m confonnit) with es 1.1nd principles o( the
I 0. Re pect for justice and international obligations.
Charter of thi.: Unite ans.
The Asian and African Conference declares its convic­
rom t nd fear, and with confidence tion -that friendly cooperation in accordance with tbe c
II l ch 9th r. nations should practise principle_ would effectively contribute to_ the mainten­
nd th r in peace with one another ance and promotion of international peace and security,
as gc ighb _ d vclop friendly- cooperation ·on while cooperation in the economic, - social and cultural
th b f th g principle.: : field would help bring about the common prosperity and
well-being of all.
I. Re p ct fer fund m nt1.1l human rights and for
lhc purr,).
111,nn.
.ind prm 1pl of th Charter or
the United The Asian-African Conference recommended that the
five sponsoring countries con ider the convening of the
next meeting of the Conference, in consultation with the
2. for tht o er ignty and t rritorial rarticip'.1ting countrie�.
in1tgn1y of .ill natiom.
Bandung, 24 April, 1955
 A Drafting Committee at work.

A Delegation arrives for an open session.

 CLOSING S] > EECII
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PRII\IE l\llNI TFR \LI S.\�TROAl\110.JO.JO OF INDONESIA,

PRF.SIDENT OF Tl IE A IAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE

Your Highne- es,

Your ExceU ncie
Ladie. and Gent s,
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clo of thi C mentous week, at
onference, I hou the Many of you have
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goodwill and the most grateful. I f
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were th doubts in ! ht·
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2. \1 t he: i n v i l n l ions h;id h1.: 1 1 ucccp l c d , bu1 1 11 a n y q u1.;ric11
nf
po i n L11 of view o duplcd were: ul l c11 i n con l r:1 c.l 1c l iun t o one
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1 1 cc , c,-;pcc i t d l y
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pc111,im i1r n1 o( m ut. h of t he reporting nl t h u n f r nci; I
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wus rcp'1 r t c d , 1 !! n porte n t
w:1, fuccd witb L hc fa c t t hat
eou n t ricH i n vi ted had
l ht: · 'onfcrcn cc. I L uid pruvc puM, i h l c t o k · p t h wnr l f
uccc plc<l, u nd t h a t l ht: Jiu a r r i vt:. This i n
clclcga t i o n1J Con fcrc1 1cu n ,oving f Prw:,rd �.
i t ,clf cou l d he Ht:cn t o const itute 1,uccc si. for t hu ·icka.
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, confe rence .i
build ings and prctili faci l i l iei;, were read u m l t h e rcprc c n t a t i vcs o f
y to func t ion effec­ rh prnt I rin • �
t i vely. Furt herm ore, t he i;ccu rity mcas r,art icu l n r, t lu: rc c ,d ls
ureH whic h had been w i de prc·, c.J
taken gave no one t he feeli ng lc1111i blc re u l t .· of t he
or bein g rcHlr icled in h i 11 Co n fe r nc .
moveme n . rowd and exci teme nt notw i l h i; tund
atmosphe re waa rema rkab ly nor m a l .
ing, t he or nol u hlc im
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could aee lmmedla ly t hat t he prcp uru oceu ion
t ion� w h it.: h hu<.I int lh
been made by the Join t cc r terl u t , uide d
bcc u m c
by vuri oua of th
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Left:
ith
At the street w
Iav..:inesc brid dn
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up
Saudi Arabian s

Right:
Ladies at a tea.
Delegatio n hous�s
 'E CONFERENCE

with ·�e new name.

I dr at a batik
show.
'SUf)per at the Homann.

a
uses ,rt the
hill.
 ast D a y o f th e Conference
The Memorable L
communique p resented . Firmly
which the drafting of this
found excitenienl mounting nce Secretary, Roeslan Abd ulgani,
Sunday, the last day, dung. and clearly the Confere
halls and the streets of Ban ngthy text. At every
important
through both the meeting buil ding went on read the whole of the le ries to get to the­
Dwi Warna left the galle
As the closed sessions al the cro wds in the point one or two pressm e n spe rs in every
prov ided, th e re wer e whi
fur longer than the schedule telctypists. Right through menting
denser. pre ssm e com
streets became denser and part of the hall, with delegate
s and n

abo ut the item s that they had not expected

smen waited patiently to one ano ther
Within the Owi Warna pres e time, so as not to miss
n ference Room No.
2. But - but concentTating at the sam
outside the closed doors of Co
sion continued into
the any pa rt of the conclusions.
almost wit:houl a break the ses
afternoon. y ine·
From seven till almost ten, eighteen of the twent -n
eka it was g add resses. The
In the Conference hall at Gedung Merd delegaition heads prese nted their closin
ry session e
announced at 3.25 pm that the open plena speakers thanked the Conference Chairman, the Indon sian
set for 3.00 pm the people of
closing the Conference which had been Government, the Joint Secreta riat a nd

was postponed. A murm ur pas sed over the crowd, which Bandung for all that they had done to make the Confe­
the lines of police
was alread y p r essing restle ssly again st �ence a success. They were u nanimous in their appreciat­
main
and their jeeps, standing opposite the entrance of the ion of the cor diality and good fellowship which had
Conference building, Gedung Merdeka.- characterized the whole of the Conference. A number of
the spea�ers commented on the specific achievements of
Within the Conference building the press room and
the Conference, but almost all of them emphasized that
refreshment bar were rilled to capacity. P ressmen a�d
today was a beginning not an end.
photographers who had plane and train reservations out
of Bandung for the late afternoon worriedly checked their
watches. Small groups were seen anxiously consulting . The final speech was the one of the Conference
. .
e�ch othl.:r. W11at was happening? What was to be the ' issue. Wh en 1t was
President, which we reproduce i·n th ts
climax of this historic week? over the _doors of the Conference hall we re ope ned and
the shoutmg of the c_rowd reached a pitch that was quite
. o n six
Suddenly al J·ust · firi teen there was a stir The unprecedented. It was raining but the people of Bandung
.
strcns of the police escorts could be hea rd in the dis�ance. were determined to see th� 1ea-d ers of the two continents,
c ex.c1tement of the crowd became greater and greate r on this their last opportunity. The delegates in their little
��
c al last the delegates came, one little group afte� groups walked to the front of the b uiJd"mg, waved to the
:
anol �r. Most of them looked tired,- but they clearly cheering crowd of on I ooke rs, and walked off in the direc-
�crcn d1sa�pointed. In a businesslike fashion they got tion of Hote_1 Homann. It was a striking s1g .
� . ht to ee the
tnto t e session as quickly as the could, photographers Prime Ministers of India and .
' lndonesia, clearly happ, and
and pressmen notwithstanding. Th� C on rerence Secretary • .
oblivious of the ph0tographers all arou nd thcm, . troUmg
a�ked the pressmen to Ieave the front or the hall and -
together down the rn"ddl
p I e of Bandung' main street.
immediately the res1' dent opened the meeti ng.
The first item of the agenda was the Secretary's The reception at the Hotel Homann, gin:n by th"'
.
reading of •-1ddit'1on·aI messages, to' th
' e Conf.erence. A very Pnme Ministers of the f'ive sponsoring countrh.: , had
p been scheduled to b . at s v: n o:clock . It ,,
long list it was. , from the res1 d ium of the Mongo 1·tan
People's Republic to the F rmosa Democratic Indepen- ten before it began, ::t
b this� t1m1.: it wa. ckar that
dcncc Party Tokyo from � ndonesian Association in - work to be done had bee: don1.:. Thcr \\ti
l:\1.:f)
l � I
thc Ncthcrl; nds to, thc ·orc1gn to relax.
F M"iss1ons Board of the
Presbyterian Church of thC U•• S A.
The lobbies of the H omnnn w re ful
Then the final communiaue c ame. It was clear to the . l 1il l th
hours of the mornmg with li1tl gr up
audience that the long de I ay h a d been du to the prob! •

'
ms m anmg of Bandung f r th futu
 PERSONALITIES

l 'ice President Hana and Mr. Subardjo of Indonesia stand

beside Momolu Dukuly, Head of the Liberian Delegation.

The Acting Head of the Delegation of the Democrmic

Republic of Vietnam .

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We wish to express our sincere thanks to the management and -li��
all the employees of N.V. Visser, Bandung, for their excellent ;
cooperation which has made the daily publication of this Bullet.in
po sible.

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 I n B an dung during th
JlMt of the 011dic11cc• at the a11bC1de girc11 by 5 0 , 0 00 school children.
The pcopk or Oandung have tuk1.:n ,irnch prid · in prc­
p,11 ing thdr city ft1r the A. A. 0111'cr'n1.:c. Though not
nfl'L·ring luxury, thq have earn d prais' for the good
tuslL shown i11 tile �11111:niti-cs lhey have provided.
Appn.i i111utdy 2000 guests, including members of
dckgntions, pn:ssnu.:n. film-111 •11 and photographers, have
bcc11 ,1ccon1111odutc<l; for this pu, pot-c 17 hotels un<l 21
lwuscs were rcqubilioncd by the l11do11csiu11 ,C:wcrnrncnl.
They were all r dccoral d and udditiun�d rurnilurc
inst,ilh:d : new lu1e11 :md cutlery, thcr111os jugs nnd cuul­
hangcrs urc c, t1111pks or the snwller itc111s which hnd Lo
he thought or.
For those people with special food r ·quirc1111.:n1�.
�uch rood a); M,idras curry ·rnd Arabic nuts were i1nport�J;
the export brand of local col'foc w<1s suppli d lo all
1.:,L1hli,hn1 ·111s, :iml ,;w11y Uuropc:1n foous wcrL' i111porl 1tl.
Tr:irfi1.: rnulcings within the city WL'fU alter ·J for th
L1rnv1:nil'l11.:u ol' pcopk 11tln1ding cu11fcl'l't1Cc 111ccti11 s.
·1 hi' was nol :,,ci easy to 11rra11gc, buc:nlNl' lite two 111ui11
rnnk,rncc huildi11�s ;11c rather far f1om ad1 11lhc1, untl
truflic roulcin s had 111 b1: of i-.uch :i n11lun: that, whilst
th i111mcdi:1tc nvirons of lhl con flIL'IIL'l' halls Wl.'l'C l'ru
to truffa: for thi.: d k al s and p1'l'Ss, the n:. t of lh l
city WU op n ror ii normul hu im ..
16
In pradicc, it prow<l thal B.indung\ lr,1ff1c .1uthor1t1c·
arc lo be on1pli111entccl on the wu i11 '"h1ch lhi prob! 111
was dcull with.
For u block or so �dong nil ·11lrat1cls lo thl' conl
buildings, all roads were clo,cd to Jill I.ind-. ·t,f v
other than thos' bearing lit' :-.p ·c1al labd, rif 1111.:
rcncl:. Spi.:cial police. B y 1:ouls, and a fl,r1.: ol
bciys uml girls - lhe lattrr Ji,1i�1guP,h J h · th ir
unifon�, - kept lh1: traffic flowing nd, frl rn tim
li111c, chl.1ckl:tl the l'l'lkntials ol vchicll, :ind th ir
Sl;llgcrs Clllcriug th . tll l'U.
P!.!Llcstrians, how· L'f. wrn: 1.: nt11 I
are;1, but wcr · ki.:pl ckar of ·11(1,1111.. l
cas' or tll:l'l:SS lo dl'I. ,IIL'S .llld
1
this way, th pulilil' \\:t:--. . ,tbl to
l[Unrl •rs with dd · •,111.:s. ;111d. n,1t11r,1ll
hunt ·rs , l..'t 1'1 b, 1'11u11d 1
Evl·r d, · 1hw11 •ho11
f 'l'Ctll'I..', till" pov llll'llt, Ill (
WnL: Ill 1 ll 'lllit
th1: -.idl\\alh,
:11lv1111t,1 'l. p.111
II I l l' I hl fll'llP II
:iho111 hu 11
 HOW 'D E:XCllR IONS
nurnb·r of p'rmancnt ch(m ,,·l're arr, 11 ic.cd in
3r,dl nf during th1.: kngth ol lhc C\,nfcn.'ncc. "C-ultur.il
r- . \\"re l r·n l\. C'Lnf 'fence people ,ll ,l numlwr or
difkr'nt C\:ntr':. the hid l'Ot: of which ontainc<l a
hlfti�ultural t htbttil,n :1.nd an 11lu:tratK1n tr the batik
pr " ... 1' ':td _. man:, arti tk gt'l'd for ,ale.
ntl' hr hit 1tit,n ,, ,._ one l'f oil .111d hint:'l' p;imt-
ht" in ,1 nt·.irb, Clune. c . dwt,I
ing. "hich ".1 ('fl
Tw'-1 trf,rni. ·Jc cur.ion· ,,er' Jrrangcd. 011...: to th..:
k:i'li- -rat ·r t f Tangkutian Prahu.. ,, ho long flat top
ri:'. a ,c Bandung 1ty. and th other to Bogor·s \\Orld­
f, 'i't1ll- B tanic Gard n ..
number of the larger r e:tnur:rnL in Bandung \\ere
ch :·n a: th ,itc of nightly entertainment- featuring In­
don _1:m dan ing. mu,ic. ,inging and drama.
CO. �ERL -CE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Although pre-conference ocial activities tarted m
Djakarta almost a wee_k. before its formal opening in
Bandung. the formal opening of the Conference "season''
At the R
was lhc reception held by the Prc::-idcnl and ice-Pre id1.:nt
of lndone. ia and their wive . at the Governor's Residence
Ja,;;t fonda: night. pril 18th.
I·olll1\\lllg. this official function. which wa attended
b) most of those participating in the Conference, were
111:in private parties given by Chief Delegates and other
C'<)nfncncc leader, and their wives. from which the_ pres
\\Crl' c. clllllcd. Other private gathering were given by
individuals .,nd group, for friends in the hotels and private
hllllSe�.
· number of Delegation,; gave receptions and cock:..
tail parti'c for the pre s, al some- of whic.h fi1ms were
.;ho\\ n. Other (ilm shows from the participating countries
were open lo both pre ·s and belegation mcmncrs.
\'ariou \ omen·s committee were ac.t1ve in providing
teas and other social functions for ladies attending the
Conference.
The reception to mark the end of Lhe Conferenee
wa given by the Prime Ministers of the five sponsoring
countries on Sunday 24th April, at the Savoy Homann
- Hotel.
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on the Opening Day.

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 World Press Opinion
1 IJO ESIA
"Su r M crdcku'' ol S1:r11ar:1n, in C cntral Jav,1 wrote
on 22nd April tli:,t one ol 1hc ich:.1 which L.ould ,11,c,qthc11
tltc pr(J(.:eccling-. ol the lbnd11n, C 1rnkrc11cL. i-, the un­
Jer lanJin, th:11 tltL. p:,r11lip;iti11g nut inn,; ,m. in tlif.; fin.I
plucc A!iian :ind African n;,tiom, wh11,t w:iyi.. of thinking
:,11d dc!.l1nic11 ,Jrc 1101 far different fro111 c-,11c ;inc-,lh1.r. W1,;,
can thcrcl"rc ,cw 011ahly expect that tll1.. ( onfcrc111.:e C,ttl
arrive at conl.rc IL. cku 1qns rcg:1rdi11 , Jll,tllUs wlrn: h can
be carried out J011;11y.
Jf th(, ( onlnt11cc c:in pmducc lan ,jl,fc. rc1.ult'i, we
nrc convincccf tlwt otlH.:r conlt,rcncc of A1-.ia11 ;ind Afric:-111
pcc,ple to d1 c:u !'I prnblc111 of ;1 111cirr.: profound character
can follow in th l11111re. ·1 lw c confcn.:nu:s, the p,1f')cr
h ·li vc<l, could d1;,r, •c the land <,n fun<lamcntal prin<.:iplc11
of the nation now t,,kin , p,,rl in the B:inuun , < 'qnl crcncc.
"lndonc11ia Rayu" of I jakarta was ol the opinion
that de pile Ilic cc111in dy fur •c numhc1 111 p:irlKip:illll,
countric , there were nou •h p( int of �ncral a •rccn1cnt
for a common land (o he tak n in copin , with th•·
controv r I faced hy the •r at puwc today.
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Sc.1yi11, thilt 11c,1rly all the parth..1panl h,1ve once hccn
colonised by Western tl/untriv,, the- paper pointed out
that political inc.h:pcnucnu.. is not 1.nough, f.:.conomic in­
ucpc11{kncc is- als,, imp()rt.,nt.
In the opi11ion of the p.,pu ,t common land fl th
,,uc lion of preventing war., will nCJt 1.;1 ily be re ched,
a!'I 11101;t of the p;1rticip,1t,n, 1.ounlriv, ,,re hn1mcJ milit rily
to the _great puw1,;n,. NoncthclcM,, ''lndun ia- Ray "
the idea ol pre 1,;,rving ._,nd promotin • workl pc
h;ivc th1,; i-upport of cv1,;ry dclc •at1on.
Writing in the ,1111C vein, "Thi n
Chine c Ian 1 ui1 •c paper publish d in I ja art ,
()pinion that owing tc, th1.: diff rent t nd
<.:ip;ilmg co1111lrici, ii will l>c dil licull
agrcc111c11t 011 pra(;tic.:td ,1uc tions,
to poliliv,.
'I h paper I ·, 1rn.:d th
cv nl in the world hi I< ry"
and African countri , u ·h
h rd not h II invit d.
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 - FORMATION OF ASIAN-AFRICAN .JOURNALISTS' ASSOCIATIO r
Asi.in and African journalisls covering the Asian­
/\frican Confcren�.: held an inl'ormaJ meeting on Salurdy,
April 23, al 7.30 p.rn. in the Press Room o( lhe Confe­
rence building, Gedung Merdeka. The meeling discussed
the pos ·ibiJities for the setting up of an Asian-African
Journafo,ts' Associalion to ccn1enl lhc lies of friendship
belween the journalists o( lhe two conlinenls, and Lo
furlher the purposes of lhe Conference.
The rnecling called upon Asian and African newsmen
10 form a non-polilical and mutually benefiting association,
and urged for wider coverage in their newspapers o[
news on Asian and African developments. An exchange
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of journalists and the culling of cabJc rate in their region
were also discussed.
The meeting expressed the deep gratitude of the
journalists to the Governments o( the sponsoring coun­
lries, in particular Lo Indonesia, for the arrangements
which have been made for their convenience and comfort.
The warm hearts and the hospitality of the peop1e of
Bandung were also appreciated.
The meeting was sponsored by S.J. Sulairnan of In­
donesia, Antoun Assaf of Egypt, Denzil Peiris of Ceylon,
Vincente J. Guzman o( the Philippines, Kazem Zarnegar
of [ran and Samad lsmail of Singapore.
Cu1111111ttee lllt'ctings.