In March 1944, she heard a radio broadcast by Gerrit Bolkestein—a member of the Dutch government in exile, based in London—who said that when the war ended, he would create a public record of the Dutch people's oppression under German occupation.
I marts 1944 hørte hun i en radioudsendelse af Gerrit Bolkestein — et medlem af den hollandske eksilregering – som sagde at når krigen sluttede ville han lave en offentlig skrivelse om det hollandske folks undertrykkelse under den tyske besættelse.