De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1962, p. 3: report that Gerwani sent a thank-you telegram to the NVB for its action toward a peaceful settlement of West Irian, hoping Dutch troop shipments to New Guinea stop. Describes NVB letters to other Dutch women's groups, signature collection (127 signatures in Zaandam), a protest by 104 ADM
De Waarheid, 26 Mar 1962, p. 3: report on an International Women's Day demonstration in Amsterdam for disarmament and peace with Indonesia, with a speech by Annie Averink (NVB). A telegram from Gerwani thanks Dutch women for solidarity and hopes troop shipments to West Irian will stop; Averink proudly noted the NVB rec
De Waarheid, 8 May 1962, p. 2: report that Sukarno withdrew four bills on representative bodies (under which only one-third of the People's Congress, parliament and regional councils would be elected, the rest appointed) after protests first from the PKI, SOBSI, women's movement Gerwani and Pemuda Rakjat, later PNI and
De Waarheid, 21 Dec 1962, p. 3: report that Gerwani wrote to Tom Clardij, a Zaandam conscientious objector jailed in Vught for refusing service in New Guinea, thanking him on behalf of its 1.25 million members for his action against the colonial war over West Irian. A campaign in the Netherlands seeks his release.
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