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Dutch Intelligence Monitored Surinamese in the Netherlands From 1959 to 1962

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The Domestic Security Service (BVD), the predecessor of the AIVD, monitored Surinamese residents in the Netherlands from 1959 to 1962. Those under surveillance were mainly politically active individuals who spoke out against racism and colonialism, as well as writers.The revelations come from documents released Friday on Public Access Day at the National Archives in The Hague. The documents, from the period leading up to Suriname’s independence …

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The Internal Security Service (BVD), the predecessor of the AIVD, monitored Surinamese citizens living in the Netherlands from 1959 to 1962. These were primarily politically engaged individuals who spoke out against racism and colonialism, as well as writers. This is evident from documents released to the public today, on Public Access Day, at the National Archives in The Hague. Several documents from the period leading up to independence in 197…

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NOS broke the news in Netherlands on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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