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GA-03579 1951-06-01 Uj Szo, no. 127, p. 2 rel B

Uj Szo, 1 June 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Dutch delegate Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian-language daily Uj Szo (1 June 1951, p. 2), search snippet only: a statement by 'Tress Soenito Heiligers', the Dutch woman delegate, about people hunted down and shot en masse; the context is the WIDF commission on Korea. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito, a woman later known as a lawyer in Indonesia; t

GA-00819 1951-06-19 De Waarheid rel B

Internationale vrouwen-commissie bezocht Korea: weerzinwekkende misdaden van Amerikaanse interventielegers

International commission visited Korea: repulsive crimes of American interventionist armies

De Waarheid, 19 Jun 1951, p. 3: report of a press briefing in Amsterdam by Mr. T. (Trees) Sunito-Heyligers, Dutch member of the 20-person WIDF commission that visited North Korea 17-30 May 1951. She describes US bombing and alleged massacres, and links Dutch troops in Korea to Dutch colonial wars in Indonesia. Context

GA-00820 1951-07-02 De Waarheid rel A

Nederlandse Vrouwen Beweging hield geslaagde landdag

Dutch Women's Movement held successful national day in Hilversum

De Waarheid, 2 Jul 1951, p. 1: report on the NVB national day in Hilversum with 2,000 attendees, opened by chair Rie Lips; speeches by Trees Sunito-Heyligers (WIDF Korea commission) and Alie van Dijk. A motion supports ending the Korean war and letters go to Indonesia-refusers and Piet van Staveren. Shows the Dutch com

GA-00822 1951-07-19 De Waarheid rel C

Amerikaanse opvoeding: gewelddadigheid voor kracht, sadisme normaal gevoel

American upbringing: violence as strength, sadism as normal feeling

De Waarheid, 19 Jul 1951, p. 5: editorial feature mocking US upbringing, drawing on a Saturday Evening Post painting of boys playing gunfights and a New York Times television study, and linking American media to atrocities in Korea as reported by the WIDF commission in which Trees Sunito-Heyligers took part. Cold War p

GA-03483 1951-08-09 Friheten (Oslo), Frihetens Kronikk rel B

Vi anklager: International women's delegation report on Korea (WIDF commission incl. Trees Soenito Heyligers), Friheten, 9 Aug 1951

We Accuse: WIDF delegation report on US bombing in Korea (Friheten, 9 Aug 1951)

Page of the Norwegian communist daily Friheten (Oslo), 9 August 1951, with the last chapter of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation's report on US bombing in Korea. It names the commission members, among them Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), and describes destruction at Kaichen. The same pag

GA-03484 1951-08-09 Friheten (Oslo), Frihetens Kronikk rel B

Vi anklager: International women's delegation report on Korea (WIDF commission incl. Trees Soenito Heyligers), Friheten, 9 Aug 1951

We Accuse: WIDF delegation report on US bombing in Korea (Friheten, 9 Aug 1951)

Page of the Norwegian communist daily Friheten (Oslo), 9 August 1951, with the last chapter of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation's report on US bombing in Korea. It names the commission members, among them Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), and describes destruction at Kaichen. The same pag

GA-03555 1951-08-12 Bekes Megyei Nepujsag rel B

WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers (Bekes Megyei Nepujsag, 12 Aug 1951)

Hungarian press, Aug 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Bekes Megyei Nepujsag (12 August 1951, no. 187) naming Trees Soenito Heyligers, apparently as secretary of the commission, in coverage of the Women's International Democratic Federation delegation to Korea. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. Complements the Norwegian Frihet

GA-03571 1951-08-14 Somogyi Néplap rel C

Somogyi Néplap, 14 August 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian county daily Somogyi Néplap, 14 Aug 1951 (snippet only). Lists the officers of the WIDF commission on Korea: the secretary from Czechoslovakia and, as deputy, Trees Soenito Heyligers of the Netherlands. The catalogue treats her as the Trees Sunito later named as Njono's defence counsel; that identification, a

GA-03556 1951-08-22 Bekes Megyei Nepujsag (no. 194, snippet from page image pg83) rel B

WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers (Bekes Megyei Nepujsag, 22 Aug 1951)

Hungarian press, Aug 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian county daily (Bekes Megyei Nepujsag, 22 Aug 1951); the search snippet lists WIDF Korea commission officers: vice-presidents Miluse Svatosova (Czechoslovakia) and Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands), secretary Monica Felton. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito; only a snippet was retrieved, so Gerwani m

GA-00601 1951-09-07 De Heerenveensche Koerier rel B

Advertentie: verslag van reis naar Korea door mevr. Trees Soenito-Heiligers (Advertisement: report on journey to Korea)

Advertisement: report on journey to Korea by Mrs Trees Soenito-Heiligers

Page of small advertisements in De Heerenveensche Koerier, 7 Sept 1951. The only relevant item announces that Mrs Trees Soenito-Heiligers will report on her journey to Korea at S. Brinksma's in Jubbega on 8 Sept (entrance 25 cents). The other adverts (trade schools, cattle shows, fairs) are unrelated.

GA-03581 1951-09-15 Zala (no. 215, snippet pg51) rel B

WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers (Zala, 15 Sep 1951)

Hungarian-language press, 1951: WIDF Korea commission, Trees Soenito Heyligers

Hungarian county daily Zala, 15 Sep 1951; the search snippet names Bui Lan (China) and Trees Soenito Heyligers (Netherlands) in connection with the WIDF Korea commission. The sweep identifies her as Trees Sunito; only a fragmentary snippet was retrieved, so Gerwani membership is not shown.

GA-00837 1953-02-10 De Waarheid rel B

Twee PvdA-bestuursleden leggen functies neer (met foto van Trees Sunito-Heyligers)

Two PvdA board members resign; photo of Trees Sunito-Heyligers

De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, p. 1: two items. A brief note that the Wormerveer PvdA chairman and a board member resigned, and a photo caption showing Trees Sunito-Heyligers with her two children waiting for the bus to Schiphol, where she and Go Gien Tjwan were closely guarded before deportation to Indonesia. Only the capt

GA-00838 1953-02-10 De Waarheid rel A

Velen namen afscheid van Go en Sunito

Many said farewell to Go and Sunito at Schiphol

De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, p. 1: report on the departure from Schiphol on 9 Feb 1953 of the families of Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan, expelled from the Netherlands, under heavy police guard. Trees Sunito-Heyligers, former NVB vice-chair, was seen off by Rie Lips and Annie Averink; she called her husband's arrest 'shameful a

GA-00839 1953-02-24 De Waarheid rel A

Brief van Trees Sunito aan Nederlandse Vrouwen Beweging

Letter from Trees Sunito to the Dutch Women's Movement

De Waarheid, 24 Feb 1953, p. 3: letter from Trees Sunito-Heyligers to the NVB executive, sent by KLM post between Dhahran and Karachi on her way to Indonesia after the family's expulsion. She thanks the NVB for the send-off, says she felt bound to the Netherlands of the peace movement and the February strike, and expec

GA-00886 1956-03-19 De Waarheid rel C

Lilly Wachter (portret, De Waarheid 19-3-1956)

Lilly Wachter portrait: West German delegate at the Dutch Women's Movement congress

De Waarheid, 19 Mar 1956, p. 3: profile of Lilly Wachter (West Germany), attending the NVB congress for the WIDF. Recalls the 1951 WIDF commission to Korea, in which Trees Sunito-Heyligers represented the NVB, and how Wachter was jailed 25 days and fined 12,000 marks after signing its report blaming US forces. Sunito a

GA-02019 1966-02-13 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 13 Februari 1966: Wanita Komunis peguam bela Untung dan Njoto

Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966: woman lawyer to defend Untung and Njoto

Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966 (lead only). A woman lawyer, Dr Tien Sunito, described as a PKI member, was appointed to defend Lt Col Untung and Njoto, whose trials were due Monday. Not about Gerwani directly, but about women's roles in the 1965 trials.

GA-03580 1966-02-13 Új Szó rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Új Szó, 1966-02-13)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Új Szó (Hungarian-language daily), 13 Feb 1966: a snippet on the Njono trial says Mrs Sunito was named to defend the accused on behalf of the Indonesian Communist Party (text cut off). Trees Sunito is listed by the sweep as a member name; her Gerwani link is not stated. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-01363 1966-02-14 Trouw rel B

Vandaag begint proces in Djakarta: Nederlandse vrouw verdedigt Oentoeng (Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung)

Trial begins in Jakarta: Dutch woman defends Untung

Trouw (14 Feb 1966): on the eve of the Untung and Njono trials in Jakarta, Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito-Heyligers, herself a PKI member, takes on the defence after others refused. Profiles her and her husband as 'non-extreme' communists with Leiden training. No mention of Gerwani; context for the 1965-66 Mahmillub t

GA-00481 1966-02-15 Algemeen Dagblad rel B

Nederlandse vrouw enige verdedigster (Perempuan Belanda satu-satunya pembela)

Dutch woman sole defender

ANP report in Algemeen Dagblad (1966-02-15) on Dutch-born lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, the only Indonesian jurist willing to defend PKI/SOBSI leader Njono before the special military tribunal. Her husband Sunito was jailed after the coup and she was dismissed from the state bank. No Gerwani mention; context for the 1

GA-01271 1966-02-15 Limburgsch Dagblad rel B

Niet openbaar (Not public: the Njono trial)

Not public: the Njono trial

Limburgsch Dagblad, 15 February 1966, p. 1: start of the closed Mahmillub trial of SOBSI leader Njono, who says he was told to inform Sukarno of a 'council of generals' but joined the coup instead. Students demanded a public trial; only selected journalists are admitted. Njono is defended by Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soe

GA-03554 1966-02-15 Bács-Kiskun Megyei Népújság rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Bács-Kiskun Megyei Népújság, 1966-02-15)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Bács-Kiskun county daily, 15 Feb 1966: a snippet on the Njono trial says the president may use his right of pardon, and mentions Mrs Sunito, whose husband is a leftist (text cut off). Trees Sunito is listed by the sweep as a member name; her Gerwani link is not stated. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-03558 1966-02-15 Délmagyarország rel B

Délmagyarország (15 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian regional daily, 15 February 1966: snippet from a report on the Njono trial noting that eleven people sit in the dock (or on the bench) and that Mrs Sunito acts as counsel (Trees Sunito per the log). Only a search snippet and permalink were saved; the sentence is fragmentary and its exact meaning is uncertain.

GA-03563 1966-02-15 Észak-Magyarország rel B

Észak-Magyarország (15 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian regional daily, 15 February 1966: snippet from a report on the trial of PKI leader Njono, stating he is a member of the party's central committee and that his defence is handled by Mrs Sunito (Trees Sunito per the log). Only a search snippet and permalink were saved; the page text was not retrieved.

GA-03566 1966-02-15 Kelet-Magyarország rel C

Kelet-Magyarország, 15 February 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian daily Kelet-Magyarország, 15 Feb 1966 (snippet only). Notes at the start of Njono's trial that he is a member of the Party's Central Committee and that Mrs Sunito is his defence counsel. The catalogue identifies her as Trees Sunito; that is uncertain and no Gerwani link is stated.

GA-03573 1966-02-15 Somogyi Neplap (Somogy Megyei Hirlap) rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Somogyi Neplap, 15 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Somogyi Neplap (15 February 1966, no. 38) on the Mahmillub trial of a PKI Central Committee member (Njono): 'his defence is provided by Mrs Sunito'. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. The link to Trees Soenito Heyligers, earlier WIDF delegate, is per the sweep log.

GA-03576 1966-02-15 Szolnok Megyei Neplap (no. 38, snippet pg79) rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Szolnok Megyei Neplap, 15 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian county daily Szolnok Megyei Neplap, 15 Feb 1966; the search snippet from a report on the first Jakarta coup trial says the defendant, a member of the party's Central Committee (Njono), is defended by Mrs Sunito (Trees Sunito). Only a snippet was retrieved.

GA-03585 1966-02-15 Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais rel B

Djakarta, leader communiste au tribunal (Trees Soenito defends Njono)

Swiss press, 15 Feb 1966: PKI leader Njono on trial in Jakarta (defence counsel Trees Soenito)

Swiss regional daily, 15 Feb 1966: the special military court trying PKI leader Njono opened the previous day. Njono's sole defence counsel is Mrs Trees Soenito, 50, daughter of a former Dutch official and wife of a jailed leftist leader, who says she was appointed only on Saturday after other lawyers declined. The tex

GA-03587 1966-02-15 La Suisse rel A

Le procès de ceux qui voulaient renverser Soukarno a commencé (Trees Soenito)

Swiss press, 15 Feb 1966: PKI leader Njono on trial in Jakarta (defence counsel Trees Soenito)

La Suisse, 15 Feb 1966, UPI/AFP wire from Singapore on the opening of the first coup trial in Jakarta. Defendant Njono, PKI Central Committee member, denies plotting against Sukarno. His only lawyer is Mrs Trees Soenito, aged 50, daughter of a former Dutch official in Indonesia and wife of a left-wing Indonesian leader

GA-01314 1966-02-16 Nieuwsblad Van Het Noorden rel B

Vrouw in het nieuws: Trees Soenito, 'Recht op verdediging heeft ieder mens' (Woman in the news: Trees Soenito)

Woman in the news: Trees Soenito, 'Everyone has the right to a defence'

Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, 16 February 1966, p. 14: profile from Utrecht of Trees Soenito-Heyligers, who took on Njono's defence in the Jakarta coup trial. Her parents in Amersfoort say she often took pro deo cases and believes everyone has a right to a defence. No Gerwani content.

GA-03574 1966-02-20 Somogyi Néplap rel C

Somogyi Néplap, 20 February 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Hungarian daily Somogyi Néplap, 20 Feb 1966 (snippet only). Reports from the trial of Njono, noting that after Njono spoke in his own defence, his counsel Mrs Sunito argued a point (cut off). The catalogue identifies her as Trees Sunito; that is uncertain and no Gerwani link is stated.