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Indonesische vrouwen schrijven Tom Clardij: vurige dank namens 1,25 miljoen leden van Gerwani

Indonesian women write to Tom Clardij: thanks on behalf of 1.25 million Gerwani members

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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 Des 1962, hlm. 3: laporan bahwa Gerwani menulis surat kepada Tom Clardij, penolak dinas militer asal Zaandam yang dipenjara di Vught karena menolak bertugas ke Nieuw-Guinea, berterima kasih atas nama 1,25 juta anggotanya atas aksinya melawan perang kolonial soal Irian Barat. Kampanye di Belanda berupaya membebaskannya.

People

Tom Clardij

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

ZaandamVughtWest New Guinea (Papua)

Topics

Gerwani organisationWest Irian campaignpeace and anti-imperialismNetherlandsarrests and detention

Tags

letternational liberation strugglesmembership figures

Details

Date
1962-12-21
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
1960–1965
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 (1962-12-21) - Indonesische vrouwen schrijven Tom Clardij Vurige dank namens 1,25 miljoen [Delpher ddd-010371884-a0147].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.867) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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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