Discontent in Albania (page; Indonesia items incl. factory inspector killed by gang)
Twentsch Dagblad Tubantia page (7 Nov 1949) with many items. Relevant: a short report that a gang led, it is said, by Makassar councillor Salawati Daud killed Faroka inspector Th. Pluyter near Palopo; six arrested. Other Indonesia item: Mohamad Roem returns from the Round Table Conference. Albania, Moscow parade and ot
Indonesian minorities protest (includes: inspector killed by gang)
Zutphensch Dagblad page (7 Nov 1949): a short report that a gang said to be led by Makassar councillor Salawati Daud murdered Faroka inspector Th. Pluyter near Palopo; six arrested. Also Roem's return from the Round Table Conference, speculation on the Yogyakarta head of state, ECA aid, and an Amsterdam meeting of Sout
Sukarno, the master intriguer
Profile of President Sukarno in the Curaçao weekly Amigoe di Curaçao (18 Feb 1958, p. 4), portraying him as a charming but ruthless 'master intriguer' and authoritarian. It narrates his career and notes women's indignation at his 1954 marriage to Hartini despite his book Sarinah. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Sukarno, the master intriguer [duplicate]
Second copy (different Delpher ID) of the Amigoe di Curaçao profile of Sukarno, 18 Feb 1958: an unflattering account of him as authoritarian master intriguer, from 1920s nationalism to the 1957 cabinet. Mentions the general women's indignation at his marriage to Hartini despite writing Sarinah. Gerwani is not named.
Neue Zeit, 20 Feb 1960, p. 4: Kartini did not want 40 secondary wives
Neue Zeit, 20 February 1960, p. 4: women's-page feature "Kartini wollte keine 40 Nebenfrauen", signed Sulami, on Kartini (1879–1904), pioneer of the Indonesian women's movement. It recounts her opposition to child marriage and polygamy under Dutch colonial rule, her letters, and her sympathy for socialism, and quotes P
Indonesia and the Wertheim Committee: Nijmegen congress and Dutch aid to Suharto
Long De Tijd opinion piece by Arie Kuiper (24 Apr 1969) on the Nijmegen student congress and the Wertheim Indonesia Committee's call to halt Dutch aid to Suharto's regime. It acknowledges hundreds of thousands killed and many political prisoners but blames Muslim hatred and defends Suharto; it repeats that generals wer
Dutch Diary, Thursday 13 Sept. (Willem Oltmans)
Willem Oltmans's 'Hollands Dagboek' in NRC Handelsblad (22 Sep 1973), entries 13-20 Sept. Covers his New Guinea/Luns campaign, Hatta, Pertamina corruption, Chile 1973 compared to Indonesia 1965 mass murder, and Nasution's letters about Aidit shared by Dewi Sukarno. Lists imprisoned Indonesian writers and journalists. N
The Indos' wrong gamble
Algemeen Dagblad feature by André Beijen (1995-07-08), first in a series before the Dutch royal visit: Indisch Dutch who stayed in Indonesia, now poor in Medan, and their grievances over Dutch benefits. Recalls the 1958 Sumatra rebellion and 'thousands murdered' in Medan after 1965 (Smit). No Gerwani content.
Folio: Channelling a national narcissism (Blokker column on Indies books)
Jan Blokker column in De Volkskrant (12 Aug 1995) reviewing Dutch books on the Indies and the colonial past. Mrs. S.K. Trimurti appears only as an interviewee quoted in H.C. Beynon's "Verboden voor honden en inlanders", on living with Inggit after Sukarno's 1933 arrest. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Tempo, 15 December 2024: Inside Francisca Fanggidaej's diaries for her children (notes of exile)
Tempo magazine article (15 Dec 2024, Dian Yuliastuti and Iwan Kurniawan) on Francisca Fanggidaej's papers at the IISH, Amsterdam, notably her diaries 'Sasja' and 'Nila' written in exile in Beijing from Oct 1965 to her children. Her daughters recall the family's separation, stigma at school and her later reunion. It not