GA-01066 1968-01-05 relevance B public
Huisbrandolie wordt 1,5 cent duurder (met AP-bericht over de arrestatie van Trees Soenito)
Heating oil 1.5 cents dearer (with AP report on the arrest of Trees Soenito)
Het Parool item (5 Jan 1968) in a page of unrelated news (heating oil prices). The AP paragraph reports Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito, former defender of PKI's Njono, who according to the armed forces daily is suspected of communist sympathies and 'would have been a former leader of Gerwani'. A claimed Gerwani link, unsupported elsewhere.
Item Het Parool (5 Jan 1968) pada halaman berita lain (harga minyak). Paragraf AP melaporkan polisi Jakarta menangkap pengacara kelahiran Belanda Trees Soenito, bekas pembela Njono dari PKI, yang menurut harian angkatan bersenjata dicurigai bersimpati komunis dan 'konon bekas pemimpin Gerwani'. Kaitan Gerwani yang diklaim, tak didukung sumber lain.
“She is suspected of communist sympathies and would have been a former leader of the women's organisation of the communist party, Gerwani, per the armed forces daily.”
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- 1968-01-05
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- 1967–1979
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Parool (1968-01-05) - Huisbrandolie wordt 1,5 cent duurder [Delpher ABCDDD-010835343-a0224].txt
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