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GA-00509 1952-05-19 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Loze beschuldigingen: Gerwis kreeg antwoord van mevrouw Roosevelt (Tuduhan kosong: Gerwis dijawab Ny. Roosevelt)

False accusations: Gerwis answered by Mrs Roosevelt

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1952-05-19, p. 2): Eleanor Roosevelt replied to a letter Gerwis gave her in Jakarta in April, rejecting its claim that UN forces used bacteriological weapons in Korea, denying that the UN suppresses peoples' freedom, and disputing its account of Palestinian Arab displacement. Shows Gerwis's Co

GA-00675 1952-05-19 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Mevrouw Roosevelt ontkent beweringen van de Gerwis (Mrs Roosevelt denies Gerwis's allegations)

Mrs Roosevelt denies Gerwis's allegations of bacteriological warfare

De Nieuwsgier, 19 May 1952: Eleanor Roosevelt, replying to a Gerwis letter handed to her in Jakarta in late April, rejects its allegations of UN bacteriological warfare in Korea and suppression of a people's freedom, and the claim that the West drove a million Arabs from their homes. Third press version of this exchang

GA-00764 1952-05-19 De Vrije Pers rel A

Mevr Roosevelt contra Gerwis (Mrs Roosevelt against Gerwis)

Mrs Roosevelt against Gerwis: reply on bacteriological warfare allegation

Aneta item in De Vrije Pers (19 May 1952): Eleanor Roosevelt replied to a memorandum Gerwis gave her during her April visit to Jakarta, rejecting its accusation that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea, denying UN oppression of peoples, and disputing its claim that a million Arabs were driven out of Israel.

GA-01186 1952-05-19 Java-Bode rel A

Mevrouw Roosevelt weerlegt Gerwis-beweringen (Mrs Roosevelt refutes Gerwis claims)

Mrs Roosevelt refutes Gerwis claims

Short item, Java-Bode, 19 May 1952, p. 1: Eleanor Roosevelt replies to Gerwis's letter delivered during her April Jakarta visit, rejecting its claim that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea while admitting a fight against communist-influenced organisations. Shorter version of the Indische Courant item.

GA-01113 1952-05-24 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Mevrouw Roosevelt weerlegt Gerwis-beweringen (Mrs Roosevelt refutes Gerwis claims)

Mrs Roosevelt refutes Gerwis claims

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 24 May 1952, p. 3: Eleanor Roosevelt replies to a letter delivered by Gerwis during her Jakarta visit, rejecting its claims that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea and that Western powers drove Arabs from Palestine, while acknowledging a fight against communist-influenced orga

GA-00590 1952-05-27 Arnhemsche Courant rel A

Mrs. Roosevelt did not agree (Mevrouw Roosevelt het niet eens)

Mrs. Roosevelt did not agree

Arnhemsche Courant, 27 May 1952: a short item reports Eleanor Roosevelt's reply, during her Jakarta visit, to a letter from Gerwis. She rejected its claims that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea and suppressed peoples, and denied the US drove a million Arabs from their homes. Shows Gerwis's Cold War peace st

GA-01326 1952-05-27 Nijmeegsch Dagblad rel A

Mevrouw Roosevelt was het oneens (Mrs Roosevelt disagrees)

Mrs Roosevelt disagrees

Short Nijmeegsch Dagblad item (27 May 1952): Eleanor Roosevelt, during a visit to Jakarta, replies to a letter from Gerwis, rejecting its claim that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea and that the UN suppressed peoples' freedom. She admits a struggle against communist-influenced organisations. Evidence of Ger

GA-01361 1952-05-27 Trouw rel A

Mevr. Roosevelt dient Gerwis van repliek (Mrs Roosevelt replies to Gerwis)

Mrs Roosevelt replies to Gerwis

Trouw (27 May 1952): Eleanor Roosevelt, visiting Jakarta, answers a letter from Gerwis, rejecting its claims that the UN used germ weapons in Korea or suppressed peoples' freedom, and rejecting claims about expelled Arabs. She admits a fight against communist-influenced organisations. Shows Gerwis's peace and anti-impe

GA-01027 1953-06-10 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Steun gratieverzoek (Gerwis en de Rosenbergs)

Support for clemency appeal (Gerwis and the Rosenbergs)

Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (10 Jun 1953, p.2): the Indonesian women's movement Gerwis, with 40,000 members, sent a telegram to President Eisenhower urging him to spare the Rosenbergs; the dockworkers' union SBPP (47,000 members) decided on 8 June to send a similar telegram. Shows Gerwis's anti-imperialist s

GA-01240 1956-03-12 Java-Bode rel A

Foster Dulles in Djakarta aangekomen (Foster Dulles arrived in Jakarta)

Foster Dulles arrived in Jakarta

Java-Bode, 12 March 1956, p. 1: report on US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's arrival at Kemajoran airport, Jakarta. Demonstrators shouted 'Abolish SEATO' and a 25-year-old woman, Samsia, a member of Gerwani (called communist-minded), threw a red pamphlet into his car and was detained by police.

GA-01492 1956-03-12 Kankakee Daily Journal rel A

Kankakee Daily Journal, 12 Maret 1956: Gerwani member Sansia arrested during Dulles visit to Jakarta

Gerwani member Sansia arrested during Dulles visit to Jakarta (Kankakee Daily Journal, 12 March 1956)

Full 20-page issue of the Kankakee Daily Journal (Illinois), 12 March 1956. Front-page AP/UP report on US Secretary of State Dulles's visit to Jakarta (talks with Sukarno) says police arrested a woman named Sansia, who said she was a member of Gerwani, 'a leftist women's organization founded in 1954', over a banner pro

GA-00309 1956-03-13 The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette rel A

Dulles on trip to Indonesia (Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 Maret 1956)

Dulles on Trip to Indonesia (Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 March 1956)

Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 Mar 1956, p. 3 (AAP-Reuters): US Secretary of State Dulles visits Jakarta after the SEATO conference; demonstrators shout 'Abolish SEATO' and 'We want peace, not war'. A young girl arrested for throwing a pamphlet says she is a Gerwani member; Gerwani had earlier protested the visit.

GA-00310 1956-03-13 The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette rel A

Dulles on trip to Indonesia (Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 Maret 1956)

Dulles on Trip to Indonesia (Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 March 1956), duplicate

Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 Mar 1956, p. 3 (AAP-Reuters): US Secretary of State Dulles visits Jakarta after the SEATO conference; demonstrators shout 'Abolish SEATO' and 'We want peace, not war'. A young girl arrested for throwing a pamphlet says she is a Gerwani member; Gerwani had earlier protested the visit.

GA-00538 1956-03-13 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Dulles in Djakarta: „Ons gezamenlijk streven zal eens leiden tot ‘n betere wereld” (Dulles di Jakarta)

Dulles in Djakarta: 'Our joint effort will one day lead to a better world'

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1956-03-13, p. 1): US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrives in Jakarta; a score of demonstrators shout 'Hapuskan SEATO'. A 25-year-old woman, Samsia, a member of Gerwani ('a communist-minded women's organisation'), threw a red anti-SEATO pamphlet into his car and was arrested for quest

GA-00539 1956-03-13 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Gerwani’s bezwaren (Keberatan Gerwani)

Gerwani's objections

Short Algemeen Indisch Dagblad item (1956-03-13, p. 1): the Gerwani central board issues a statement objecting to John Foster Dulles's visit, his interference and his push for Indonesia to join SEATO, which it says contradicts the Bandung (Afro-Asian) Conference decisions on peace and friendship.

GA-01241 1956-03-13 Java-Bode rel A

Bezwaren tegen bezoek (Objections to visit)

Objections to visit

Java-Bode, 13 March 1956, p. 1: before John Foster Dulles's Jakarta visit, the Gerwani central board issued a statement objecting to the visit, to his interference in Indonesia's internal affairs and to his pressure on Indonesia to join SEATO, after studying US interventionism in Latin America and Asia.

GA-02014 1964-08-05 Berita Harian rel A

Berita Harian, 5 Ogos 1964: GERWANI mahu tutup pejabat USIS

Berita Harian, 5 Aug 1964: Gerwani wants USIS offices closed

Berita Harian, 5 Aug 1964 (Reuters, lead only). Gerwani, a left-wing Indonesian women's movement, cabled President Sukarno demanding the government close the US Information Service (USIS) offices and send home Peace Corps volunteers, as reported by the PKI paper Harian Rakyat.

GA-03334 1964-08-05 Berita Harian rel A

GERWANI mahu tutup pejabat2 USIS

Gerwani wants US Information Service offices closed (Berita Harian, 1964)

Berita Harian, 5 August 1964, p. 3, Reuters: Gerwani, described as a left-wing women's movement, cabled Sukarno demanding closure of the US Information Service, return of Peace Corps volunteers training Indonesian athletes, and condemned the Johnson-Tunku Abdul Rahman joint statement, per the PKI paper Harian Rakyat. S

GA-03333 1965-07-26 Berita Harian rel A

PKI tuntut halau Duta (Gerwani demand against US ambassador Green)

PKI demands expulsion of US ambassador (Gerwani demand, Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian, 26 July 1965, p. 3: the PKI renews its demand that Sukarno cancel acceptance of new US ambassador Marshall Green; the demand, issued through its women's organisation Gerwani, also asks Sukarno to break diplomatic relations with the United States. Clipping breaks off. Evidence of Gerwani's anti-American c

GA-03465 1966-12-21 New York Times, p. 16 rel A licensed

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966, p. 16)

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966)

New York Times headline item, 21 December 1966, p. 16: 'Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized'. Per the sweep log it reports the arrest of Dr Soetanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit. Only the citation header was captured, not the article text.