GA-00838 1953-02-10 relevance A public
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 and unlawful' and said peace work can be done anywhere.
De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, hlm. 1: laporan keberangkatan keluarga Sunito dan Go Gien Tjwan dari Schiphol pada 9 Feb 1953 setelah diusir dari Belanda, dengan penjagaan polisi ketat. Trees Sunito-Heyligers, mantan wakil ketua NVB, diantar Rie Lips dan Annie Averink; ia menyebut penangkapan suaminya 'memalukan dan melanggar hukum' dan berkata kerja perdamaian dapat dilakukan di mana saja.
“Mevrouw Trees Sunito: 'Het werk voor de vrede kan overal gedaan worden, hier en in Indonesië!' (p. 1).”
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- 1953-02-10
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- De Waarheid
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- De Waarheid
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Dutch
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- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- primary
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- Netherlands
- Period
- 1950–1954
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Waarheid (1953-02-10) - VELEN NAMEN AFSCHEID VAN GO EN SUNITO [Delpher ddd-010369041-a0033].txt
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- Fair (0.856) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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