Neue Zeit, 9 February 1960, p. 1: the page is headlined by the GDR industrial exhibition in Iraq; a small item 'Ilse Thiele über Welle Djakarta' reports that DFD chair Ilse Thiele spoke on Indonesian radio about the GDR women's struggle for peace, having attended a WIDF [bureau] meeting in Jakarta. Short news item; Ger
Berliner Zeitung, 13 February 1960, p. 5: short ADN/EB item 'Zwischenaufenthalt in Burma'. DFD chair Ilse Thiele, returning from Indonesia where she attended the WIDF (IDFF) bureau session and the Indonesian Peace Congress, stopped briefly in Rangoon and discussed the position of women in the GDR with the Burmese parli
Neue Zeit (CDU-East), 23 November 1960, p. 1. Front page on the opening of the 7th DFD Federal Congress carries a photo caption: DFD deputy chair Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher greets Gerwani central board members Mawarni Pardede and Nastiti [Soeprapto] at Berlin-Schönefeld airport. The text adds that representatives of
Neue Zeit, 24 November 1960, p. 1: front-page report "Die große Beratung unserer Frauen hat begonnen" on the opening of the 7th DFD Federal Congress in East Berlin, with greetings from the Council of State and government and Ilse Thiele's keynote. Indonesia is only named among the countries (with India, Ghana, Iraq, th
Neue Zeit, 4 December 1960, p. 8 (women's page): short item "Von einem Wunsch beseelt" under the heading "Frauen kämpfen für den Frieden / 15 Jahre IDFF". Women from East and West Berlin met at the 14th all-Berlin women's forum with women from France, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria and Indonesia to celebrate the 15th annive
Neues Deutschland p. 5 (28 May 1961), report on the Fifth German Writers' Congress in East Berlin. Among foreign guests' greetings, 'Frau Rukiah Kertapati' opened the third congress day by bringing greetings from Indonesian writers. The rest of the page is speeches by East German writers; the identification with the Le
Neues Deutschland p. 5 (28 May 1961), report on the Fifth German Writers' Congress in East Berlin. Among foreign guests' greetings, 'Frau Rukiah Kertapati' opened the third congress day by bringing greetings from Indonesian writers. The rest of the page is speeches by East German writers; the identification with the Le
Berliner Zeitung literary page (p. 6) reviewing the Fifth German Writers' Congress (end of May 1961). A photo caption says numerous foreign delegates, among them Rukiah Kertapati from Indonesia, took part in the deliberations; delegates came from 24 countries. Identification with the Lekra-linked writer Rukiah is by th
Berliner Zeitung literary page (p. 6) reviewing the Fifth German Writers' Congress (end of May 1961). A photo caption says numerous foreign delegates, among them Rukiah Kertapati from Indonesia, took part in the deliberations; delegates came from 24 countries. Identification with the Lekra-linked writer Rukiah is by th
Berliner Zeitung, 30 June 1964, p. 2: short BZ/ADN item "DFD wählte Präsidium" on the newly elected DFD federal board and secretariat (chair Ilse Thiele). Its last paragraph says women's delegations from the USSR, Poland, Spain, Cuba, Guinea, Cyprus, Indonesia, Mongolia, Belgium and Greece, who attended the Berlin wome
Neues Deutschland, 4 February 1965, p. 1: front-page summary of the 11th Volkskammer session, headlined 'Beziehungen zu Indonesien vertieft', where president Johannes Dieckmann reported on the delegation's Indonesia trip, with the Indonesian ambassador in Prague, Armunanto, present as guest. This OCR page carries only
Berliner Zeitung, 3 November 1968, p. 5. ADN/BZ brief 'Protest gegen Massaker': the IDFF (WIDF) telegraphed General Suharto its outrage at continuing massacres of Indonesian patriots and democrats, calling them a flagrant violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The same page's column 'Es geschah in dieser Woch
Neues Deutschland, 4 November 1968, p. 4: Paris/Berlin ADN/ND item "Weltorganisationen protestieren bei Suharto". The International Association of Democratic Lawyers condemns the murder of leading Indonesian communists (unnamed) and urges protests to save those facing death sentences. The WIDF (IDFF), in a telegram to