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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-00918 1968-01-05 De Waarheid rel A

Protesttelegram hoofdbestuur NVB (arrestatie Trees Sunito-Heyligers)

Protest telegram from NVB executive over arrest of Trees Sunito-Heyligers

De Waarheid, 5 Jan 1968, p. 1: telegram from the NVB executive to the Indonesian ambassador in The Hague protesting the arrest of lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, recalling her anti-fascist work, her defence of Dutch soldiers who refused colonial war and her defence of union leader Njono, and demanding release of her and

GA-00919 1968-01-16 De Waarheid rel A

T. Sunito-Heyligers moet vrij (CPN-Vlaardingen)

T. Sunito-Heyligers must be free: CPN Vlaardingen telegram

De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1968, p. 1: short item that the CPN branch in Vlaardingen sent a telegram to the Indonesian embassy in The Hague protesting persecution of democrats in Indonesia and demanding release of lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, recently detained by the Jakarta regime, and other Indonesian freedom fighters.

GA-00920 1968-02-24 De Waarheid rel A

Mr. Sunito-Heyligers in Djakarta

Mr. Sunito-Heyligers in Jakarta, reportedly not under arrest

De Waarheid, 24 Feb 1968, p. 3: brief note that Trees Sunito-Heyligers is reportedly in Jakarta and not under arrest, following an earlier Reuters report of her detention that prompted protests in the Netherlands. The rest of the item is an unrelated accident notice.

GA-00963 1985-06-17 De Waarheid rel C

Potsdam (over de deling van Korea)

Potsdam (on the division of Korea)

De Waarheid piece (17 Jun 1985, p.5) on the origin of Korea's division at the 38th parallel after Potsdam and the Korean War. It recalls CPN opposition to Dutch participation and quotes Trees Sunito-Heyligers, who visited Korea in 1951 with a twenty-woman international delegation and wrote 'Wij beschuldigen'. No Indone

GA-00969 1988-02-06 De Waarheid rel C

Jan Maassen wil de Indië-weigeraars nog eens bij elkaar zien

Jan Maassen wants to see the Indies refusers together once more

De Waarheid article by Joop Morriën (6 Feb 1988, p.9) on Jan Maassen's plan for a reunion of Dutch conscripts who refused to serve in Indonesia in 1948-49 (Schoonhoven boys), recounting his three years' imprisonment and the arbitrary sentencing. Lawyers Trees Sunito-Heyligers and Clara Enthoven defended refusers by lin

GA-00971 1988-04-30 De Waarheid rel C

Troepenverschepingen onwettig (bespreking van De Jong)

Troop shipments unlawful (review of De Jong)

De Waarheid book review (30 Apr 1988, p.5) of a De Jong volume on Dutch troop shipments to Indonesia, arguing the 1946-47 deployments lacked a constitutional basis and that resistance (Amsterdam strike of Sept 1946, Indonesia refusers, Schoonhoven boys) was more significant than De Jong suggests. Lawyers Trees Sunito-H

GA-00973 1988-10-15 De Waarheid rel C

Trees Sunito (in memoriam)

De Waarheid obituary-style note (15 Oct 1988, p.7) on Trees Sunito-Heyligers, Dutch lawyer who defended the Schoonhoven refusers and Piet van Staveren and was first chair of the Nederlandse Vrouwen Beweging (NVB) in 1946; her husband chaired Perhimpunan Indonesia. It summarises her defence arguments linking refusal to

GA-00974 1988-10-17 De Waarheid rel C

Honderden Indonesië-weigeraars haalden herinneringen op (reünie in Dronten)

Hundreds of Indonesia refusers recalled memories (reunion in Dronten)

De Waarheid report (17 Oct 1988, p.2) on the reunion of hundreds of Dutch Indonesia refusers in Dronten, organised by Jan Maassen, with historian Ger Harmsen speaking and a 'comité eerherstel' formed to explore rehabilitation. Trees Soenito-Heyligers is honoured as defender of many refusers; supporting bodies include t