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GA-00825 1951-09-14 De Waarheid rel A

Tweede verjaardag Chinese Volksrepubliek: Indonesiërs uitgenodigd naar Peking

Second anniversary of the Chinese People's Republic: Indonesians invited to Peking

De Waarheid, 14 Sep 1951, p. 3: short item that five Indonesians were invited to Beijing for the second anniversary of the People's Republic of China (1 Oct 1951), among them Mrs. S.K. Trimurti, described as a leader of the women's movement Gerwis; others include Ki Hadjar Dewantara, B.M. Diah and M. Tabrani. Invitatio

GA-00826 1951-10-27 De Waarheid rel A

Wantoestanden in Indonesische gevangenissen

Abuses in Indonesian prisons: conditions of the August 1951 detainees

De Waarheid, 27 Oct 1951, p. 3: correspondent's article on poor food, medical care and conditions of those arrested in Indonesia since August 1951 under the Sukiman government (Cipinang prison, Malang, Banten), including named detainees. Ends with a Gerwis statement calling the arrest of its leader (S.K.) Trimurti and

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-00877 1955-01-22 De Waarheid rel B

Verkiezingen met symbolen

Elections with symbols: preparations for Indonesia's first general election

De Waarheid, 22 Jan 1955, p. 5: feature on preparations for Indonesia's first general elections, with voter registration, party symbols for illiterate voters, the PKI-and-independents list and attacks on it from Masjumi and PSI. It names independent candidates, among them Salawati (Daud), described as a guerrilla leade

GA-00882 1955-08-17 De Waarheid rel A

Vrijheid (gedicht van Sugiarti Siswadi)

Freedom: poem by Sugiarti Siswadi for the Republic's tenth anniversary

De Waarheid, 17 Aug 1955, p. 1: Dutch-language poem 'Vrijheid' (Freedom) attributed to Sugiarti Siswadi, published for the tenth anniversary of Indonesian independence. It evokes freedom as sowing seed on one's own land, a full granary and children returning home. No mention of Gerwani.

GA-00890 1957-07-15 De Waarheid rel A

Nederlands-Indonesische verklaring over Nieuw-Guinea: gedelegeerden ontmoetten elkaar in Colombo

Dutch-Indonesian declaration on New Guinea: delegates met in Colombo

De Waarheid, 15 Jul 1957, p. 3: report from the Dutch Peace Council's organ 'Vrede' on a Dutch-Indonesian declaration on West New Guinea (Irian), agreed at the Peace Council conference in Colombo. It calls the dispute the main cause of poor relations and urges both sides to reopen talks. Signed by Umi Sardjono and coll

GA-00891 1957-07-16 De Waarheid rel A

Nederlands-Indonesische verklaring over Nieuw-Guinea: gedelegeerden ontmoetten elkaar in Colombo (herplaatsing 16-7-1957)

Dutch-Indonesian declaration on New Guinea: delegates met in Colombo (reprint, 16 July 1957)

De Waarheid, 16 Jul 1957, p. 3: report from the Dutch Peace Council's organ 'Vrede' on a Dutch-Indonesian declaration on West New Guinea (Irian), agreed at the Peace Council conference in Colombo. It calls the dispute the main cause of poor relations and urges both sides to reopen talks. Signed by Umi Sardjono and coll

GA-00894 1959-01-22 De Waarheid rel A

PKI-delegatie naar Moskou

PKI delegation to Moscow for the 21st CPSU Congress

De Waarheid, 22 Jan 1959, p. 1: brief report that a PKI delegation led by D.N. Aidit left for Moscow for the 21st CPSU Congress; members include Nursuhud, K. Supit, B.O. Hutapea (editor of Bintang Merah) and Suharti Suwarto, head of the PKI women's bureau. Shows Suharti Suwarto's PKI role.

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-00942 1975-09-20 De Waarheid rel A

Vrouwen, moeders (Waarover Suharto's afgezanten zwegen)

Women, mothers (what Suharto's envoys kept silent about)

De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw

GA-00950 1979-03-24 De Waarheid rel A

Kliniek (Gerwani-polikliniek 1958, Tanti Aidit)

Clinic (Gerwani polyclinic 1958, Tanti Aidit)

De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1979, p. 8: sidebar on the clinic Gerwani opened on International Women's Day, 8 March 1958, a polyclinic and advice bureau for women in its building (destroyed in 1965), run by Tanti Aidit, now 12 years in pre-trial detention. Annie van Ommeren recalls the 1975 trial of Sulami (life), Suharti Harso

GA-00959 1981-10-20 De Waarheid rel B

Gesprek bij het 35-jarig bestaan van de Nederlandse Vrouwenbeweging (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

Conversation on the 35th anniversary of the Dutch Women's Movement (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

De Waarheid interview (20 Oct 1981, p.5) with Annie van Ommeren-Averink, CPN politician and NVB board member, on the NVB's 35th anniversary. She recalls labour and women's struggles; a photo of Umi Sardjono, freed after years of imprisonment, hangs in her home, last seen in March 1965, and she works for the CPN's Indon

GA-00967 1985-11-11 De Waarheid rel B

Banden (Joop Morriën over de banden tussen CPN en PKI)

Ties (Joop Morrien on ties between CPN and PKI)

De Waarheid profile (11 Nov 1985, p.15) of CPN's Joop Morriën, who spent eight months in Indonesia in 1954 (Java tour, Yogyakarta artists' colony, meetings with unionists and Gerwani members) and planned Dutch-language book publication. He recalls being treated as PKI representative on the Prague journal 'Problems of P

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