Neues Deutschland, 6 March 1949, p. 3: "Manifest zur Verteidigung des Friedens", the manifesto of the 2nd WIDF (IDFF) Congress in Budapest to the women of the world. It calls for protest against military interventions in Greece, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaya, Burma and South Korea, and urges Dutch, British, French
Neue Zeit, 14 March 1952, p. 2: short item 'Empfang der IDFF' on an International Women's Day closing celebration held by the WIDF in Berlin's Haus der Jugend, with Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier and DFD's Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher. WIDF staff members from England, Syria, Indonesia, the USA and Canada reported on w
Neues Deutschland, 29 March 1952, p. 2: report 'Großberliner Schülerkonferenz' on a Berlin schoolchildren's conference organised by the German Society for the Protection of Children, with WIDF representatives present. The Indonesian kindergarten teacher Darmini, with Jeanette Turner of the USA, described the catastroph
Berliner Zeitung, 4 June 1953, p. 1: ADN report 'Als Friedensboten zum Weltkongreß' on the send-off in Berlin of the GDR women's delegation to the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen. It was seen off together with delegates from China, Burma, Indonesia and Austria; the Indonesian delegates are unnamed. Wilhelmine Sch
Neues Deutschland, 17 November 1954, p. 8: short item 'Gemeinsam sind wir Frauen stark' on an international WIDF delegation visiting the VEB Werk für Fernmeldewesen in Berlin-Oberschöneweide. The delegation list includes 'Frau Maasie, Indonesien' (probably Maasje Siwi of Gerwani, though the page does not say so). She i
Neues Deutschland, 17 June 1956, p. 5: correspondent report 'Treffpunkt der Frauen ganz Deutschlands' from the World Conference of Working Women in Budapest. A young pregnant Indonesian delegate, unnamed, is moved to receive a pram with full baby outfit from the German delegation during gift exchanges with Chinese wome
Neue Zeit, 6 February 1960, p. 1: a two-line news brief, "IDFF an die Großmächte", reports that the WIDF bureau, meeting in Djakarta, sent a letter to the four great powers saying the 200 million women in the WIDF hope the summit conference will succeed. A neighbouring brief, "China hilft Indonesien", reports a 30 mill
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
Neues Deutschland, 13 February 1960, p. 2. ADN brief from Rangoon, 'Ilse Thiele führte Gespräche in Rangun': the DFD chair, returning from Indonesia where she attended the IDFF (WIDF) bureau meeting and the Indonesian Peace Congress, stopped in Rangoon to meet Daw Khin Kyi, widow of Aung San, and Burmese parliamentary
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
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
Neues Deutschland, 8 August 1975, p. 2. Short ND item 'IDFF verlangt Freilassung von indonesischen Frauen': the WIDF (IDFF), with 120 organisations in 103 countries, wrote to the President of Indonesia (Suharto, not named in the text) appealing for release of the women sentenced in June 1975 and all women held for poli
Neues Deutschland, 22 October 1975, p. 3: "Beratungen der neun Kommissionen", report from the World Congress of Women in East Berlin (International Women's Year). Under the subhead "Schulwesen abhängig von sozialem System" (Commission 5), the Indonesian delegate Sjamsiddar Moerdono is quoted that 51 percent of the coun