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GA-00801 1948-12-29 De Waarheid rel C

Vrouwen-congres te Boedapest deed machtige gelofte aan de wereld (Women's congress in Budapest made a mighty vow)

Women's congress in Budapest made a mighty vow to the world

De Waarheid report (29 Dec 1948) on the second WIDF congress in Budapest (1-6 Dec, 600+ women, 54 countries), framed as a Soviet-led peace front against "Anglo-American imperialism". Dutch Labour women are chided over the colonial war in Indonesia; Indonesian women are not among the delegates named.

GA-02618 1949-08-01 rel C licensed

Potentials of world communism: Women's International Democratic Federation (OIR report, 1949)

Potentials of World Communism: Women's International Democratic Federation (OIR report, 1949)

OSS/State Department intelligence report (1 Aug 1949) on the Women's International Democratic Federation as a communist front: origins in the Soviet Anti-Fascist Committee of Women, 1945 Paris founding, leaders (Cotton, Popova, Ibarruri, Cai Chang), membership claims and Asia activities. Indonesia is mentioned only in

GA-02167 1961-10-06 Tolna Megyei Nepujsag rel A

Tolna Megyei Népújság, 6 Oktober 1961: Sidang Dewan WIDF di Budapest (Mrs Mudigdio)

Tolna Megyei Népújság, 6 Oct 1961: WIDF Council session in Budapest (Mrs Mudigdio)

Hungarian provincial daily Tolna Megyei Népújság, 6 Oct 1961, reporting the WIDF Council session in Budapest. Mrs Mudigdio, chair of Gerwani, is quoted saying that the liberation of oppressed Asian and African peoples is hindered by the same forces opposing a German peace treaty. Other delegates (Kushida, Cotton, Popov