GA-01078 1968-01-05 relevance B public
Djakarta, vrijdag (AP): arrestatie van Trees Soenito
Jakarta, Friday (AP): arrest of Trees Soenito
One-paragraph AP wire item in Het Rotterdamsch Parool (5 Jan 1968, p.1): Jakarta police arrested Dutch-born lawyer Trees Soenito, earlier defender of PKI's Njono. According to the armed forces daily she is suspected of communist sympathies and 'would have been a former leader of Gerwani'. Allegation only; no other detail.
Item kawat AP satu paragraf di Het Rotterdamsch Parool (5 Jan 1968, hlm. 1): polisi Jakarta menangkap pengacara kelahiran Belanda Trees Soenito, bekas pembela Njono dari PKI. Menurut harian angkatan bersenjata ia dicurigai bersimpati komunis dan 'konon bekas pemimpin Gerwani'. Hanya tuduhan; tanpa rincian lain.
“She is suspected of communist sympathies and would have been a former leader of Gerwani, per the armed forces daily.”
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Het Rotterdamsch Parool (1968-01-05) - DJAKARTA, vrijdag (AP). — De [Delpher MMSARO03-259052004-a00008].txt
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