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Mevrouw Roosevelt was het oneens (Mrs Roosevelt disagrees)

Mrs Roosevelt disagrees

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Short Nijmeegsch Dagblad item (27 May 1952): Eleanor Roosevelt, during a visit to Jakarta, replies to a letter from Gerwis, rejecting its claim that the UN used bacteriological weapons in Korea and that the UN suppressed peoples' freedom. She admits a struggle against communist-influenced organisations. Evidence of Gerwis's peace-campaign stance.

Berita pendek Nijmeegsch Dagblad (27 Mei 1952): Eleanor Roosevelt, saat berkunjung ke Jakarta, menjawab surat Gerwis dan menolak tuduhan bahwa PBB memakai senjata bakteriologis di Korea atau menindas kebebasan bangsa. Ia mengakui adanya perjuangan melawan organisasi berpengaruh komunis. Bukti sikap Gerwis dalam kampanye perdamaian.

“p.1: Roosevelt 'could not agree with the assertions made by the Gerwis that the United Nations had ever used bacteriological weapons in the Korean war.'”

People

Eleanor Roosevelt

Organisations

Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)United Nations

Places

JakartaKorea

Topics

Gerwispeace and anti-imperialismUSA and UKJapan and Korea

Tags

letterbacteriological warfare claimskorean warcold war

Details

Date
1952-05-27
Creator
Nijmeegsch Dagblad
Publication
Nijmeegsch Dagblad
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Nijmeegsch Dagblad (1952-05-27) - Mevrouw Roosevelt was het [Delpher MMRANM03-048389123-a00013].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.948) · 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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