Neues Deutschland, 6 March 1949, p. 3: "Manifest zur Verteidigung des Friedens", the manifesto of the 2nd WIDF (IDFF) Congress in Budapest to the women of the world. It calls for protest against military interventions in Greece, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaya, Burma and South Korea, and urges Dutch, British, French
Berliner Zeitung, 4 June 1953, p. 1: ADN report 'Als Friedensboten zum Weltkongreß' on the send-off in Berlin of the GDR women's delegation to the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen. It was seen off together with delegates from China, Burma, Indonesia and Austria; the Indonesian delegates are unnamed. Wilhelmine Sch
Neues Deutschland, 4 June 1953, p. 1: picture caption 'Frauendelegationen zum Weltkongreß verabschiedet'. Delegates from Burma, Indonesia, Austria, the GDR and China were formally seen off in Berlin to the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen (opening 5 June); the photo shows Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher with the Chin
Berliner Zeitung, 13 February 1960, p. 5: short ADN/EB item 'Zwischenaufenthalt in Burma'. DFD chair Ilse Thiele, returning from Indonesia where she attended the WIDF (IDFF) bureau session and the Indonesian Peace Congress, stopped briefly in Rangoon and discussed the position of women in the GDR with the Burmese parli
Neues Deutschland, 13 February 1960, p. 2. ADN brief from Rangoon, 'Ilse Thiele führte Gespräche in Rangun': the DFD chair, returning from Indonesia where she attended the IDFF (WIDF) bureau meeting and the Indonesian Peace Congress, stopped in Rangoon to meet Daw Khin Kyi, widow of Aung San, and Burmese parliamentary