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Van en over anderen (Of and about others)

Of and about others: column against den Doolaard on colonial atrocities

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Short De Waarheid column (21 Apr 1949) attacking writer A. den Doolaard for a De Linie piece on maltreatment of imprisoned Dutch collaborators, contrasting it with alleged Dutch crimes in Indonesia, including mass killings of women and children. No Gerwani content; background to Dutch colonial-war propaganda.

Kolom singkat De Waarheid (21 April 1949) yang menyerang penulis A. den Doolaard karena tulisan di De Linie tentang penganiayaan tahanan kolaborator Belanda, dibandingkan dengan dugaan kejahatan Belanda di Indonesia, termasuk pembantaian perempuan dan anak. Tidak ada isi Gerwani; latar propaganda perang kolonial Belanda.

“Those who want to cover with charity the mass slaughters of Indonesian women and children, the finishing off of prisoners of war... have received welcome help.”

People

A. den DoolaardMartin Beversluis

Organisations

De LinieNational Socialist Movement (Netherlands)

Places

NetherlandsIndonesia

Topics

propaganda and mediaNetherlandspeace and anti-imperialism

Tags

commentarycolonial rule

Details

Date
1949-04-21
Creator
De Waarheid
Publication
De Waarheid
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1945–1949
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Waarheid (1949-04-21) - Van en over anderen [Delpher ddd-010851526-a0079].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.777) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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