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GA-00800 1948-12-03 De Waarheid rel B

President en regering op vrouwencongres te Boedapest (President and government at women's congress in Budapest)

President and government at women's congress in Budapest (WIDF second congress opens)

Short De Waarheid report (3 Dec 1948) on the opening of the second WIDF congress in Budapest, attended by President Szakasits and the Hungarian government. Chinese and Soviet women were cheered; delegates from Vietnam were denied visas and women from Indonesia, Iran and Argentina were still awaited.

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-00805 1949-04-20 De Waarheid rel C

318 gedelegeerden konden niet komen (318 delegates could not come: World Peace Congress, Paris)

318 delegates could not come: World Peace Congress opens in Paris

De Waarheid report (20 Apr 1949) on the opening of the World Peace Congress in Paris, where Joliot-Curie greeted delegations from China, Spain, Greece, Vietnam and Indonesia, protested French refusal of 380 visas and noted women's role in peace. WIDF chair Cotton sat on the platform. No Indonesian delegate or Gerwis/Ge

GA-00807 1949-04-25 De Waarheid rel C

Zware slag op Sumatra (Heavy battle in Sumatra; Paris peace congress speeches)

Heavy battle in Sumatra; speeches at Paris World Peace Congress

De Waarheid page (25 Apr 1949) with a report on fighting in Sumatra (Dutch landing at Indrapura, Republican scorched-earth) plus speeches from the Paris World Peace Congress. WIDF chair Eugénie Cotton says millions of women are fighting in China, Greece, Indonesia and Spain. No Indonesian women are named.

GA-00811 1949-11-25 De Waarheid rel C

Onze Kracht (Our Strength)

Our Strength: column on the WIDF Council in Moscow

De Waarheid column "Our Strength" by L.B. (25 Nov 1949) on the WIDF Council meeting in Moscow (15-20 Nov) and the 1948 Budapest congress, reflecting on women's unity and the daily struggle of a Dutch communist housewife. Indonesia appears only in a list of women's liberation struggles.

GA-00812 1949-12-05 De Waarheid rel C

Aziatische vakbondsconferentie geëindigd (Asian trade union conference ended)

Asian trade union conference ended in Peking

Short De Waarheid report (5 Dec 1949) on the close of the Asian trade-union conference in Peking, with resolutions and an appeal to Western workers including the Netherlands; WIDF spoke through Simone Bertrand, and gifts from Indonesia, Korea and Burma were presented. No Indonesian women named.

GA-00821 1951-07-07 De Waarheid rel B

Tweede groep Indonesiërs naar Berlijn vertrokken

Second group of Indonesians left for Berlin World Youth Festival

De Waarheid, 7 Jul 1951, p. 3: short report that a second group of Indonesian participants left Jakarta on 2 July for the Third World Youth Festival in Berlin, 38 in all. Among them is Darmini, representing the women's movement, with painter Sudjojono and union and youth delegates. Farewell speeches came from PKI, SOBS

GA-00835 1952-09-13 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesische vredes-delegatie deed Nederland aan: Aziatische volkeren willen geen herbewapend Japan

Indonesian peace delegation visits Netherlands en route to Asia-Pacific Peace Conference

De Waarheid, 13 Sep 1952, p. 1: report from Amsterdam on a 20-member Indonesian delegation en route via Prague and Moscow to the Asia-Pacific Peace Conference in Beijing, led by Antara editor Soeroto, who opposes Japanese rearmament and says the war danger comes from America. Members include Moh. Tam and Umi Sardjono o

GA-00848 1953-05-20 De Waarheid rel B

Vrouwen van overal: vele delegaties reeds op weg naar Kopenhagen

Women from everywhere: many delegations already on their way to Copenhagen

De Waarheid, 20 May 1953, p. 5: preview of the WIDF World Congress of Women in Copenhagen (5-10 June 1953) with delegations from about 80 countries. Notes an Indonesian member on the WIDF preparatory committee and that Indonesian and Australian delegations are already en route; also covers Vietnamese, African, Indian,

GA-00908 1962-12-21 De Waarheid rel A

Sympathie voor actie tot invrijheidstelling (brief van Gerwani-delegatie aan Tom Clardij)

Sympathy for the release campaign: letter from Gerwani delegation to Tom Clardij

De Waarheid, 21 Dec 1962, p. 3: full text of a letter from the Gerwani delegation at the WIDF Council session in Berlin, Suharti Suwarto, Darmini Sudirdjo and Sulami, to Dutch objector Tom Clardij, thanking him on behalf of Gerwani's 1,250,000 members, supporting Dutch women's demand for his release from prison and sen