Neues Deutschland, 22 November 1960, p. 7: ADN item 'Frauen aus fünf Ländern in der DDR'. Sixty representatives of democratic women's organisations from Austria, Finland, Sweden, Italy and Indonesia arrived at Schönefeld airport for the 7th Federal Congress of the DFD and were welcomed by deputy chair Wilhelmine Schirm
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
Neues Deutschland, 15 September 1962, p. 5: ADN/ND roundup 'Welt fordert Frieden für Kuba' (subhead 'Warnung an Washington') on worldwide solidarity with Cuba. Under 'Indonesien' it states that Gerwani, 'the most important Indonesian women's organisation', demanded that the US government immediately stop aggressive act
Neues Deutschland, 28 October 1964, p. 1: ADN dispatch from Sofia, headed 'Ilse Thiele neue IDFF-Vizepräsidentin'. At the end of the WIDF council session DFD chair Ilse Thiele was elected one of four new vice-presidents; Freda Brown (Australia), Vilma Espín (Cuba) and Umi Sardjono (Indonesia) were confirmed in the post
Neues Deutschland, 17 December 1964, p. 7: full text of the 'Gemeinsame Erklärung' signed in Jakarta on 11 December 1964 at the end of a GDR Volkskammer delegation's visit (30 Nov–12 Dec) led by Johannes Dieckmann. Delegates met Sukarno, ministers and parties; one sentence mentions meetings with 'representatives of the
Neues Deutschland, 4 February 1965, p. 2: report on the Volkskammer session at which President Johannes Dieckmann reported on the delegation's 30 Nov–14 Dec 1964 trip to Indonesia. Quoting his report: on the penultimate day the delegation held talks 'with the leadership of Gerwani, the women's organisation of the Commu
Neues Deutschland, 7 October 1965, p. 7: ADN/ND report 'Sukarno leitete Sitzung', quoting TASS on the Indonesian cabinet meeting at Bogor after the 30 September events. Sukarno urged calm; the newspaper 'Angkatan Bersendjata' published the demand of Nahdlatul Ulama and others that he ban the PKI, Pemuda Rakyat, the wom
Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com
Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com