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Geneva-Sweden
(ASNLF),
December 3, 2002
In a historical perspective, the Dutch and the world
was about going to know the big difference between Java and Acheh. In
the debates on Acheh in the Dutch Parliament on November 5-6, 1907, a
member, Ijzerman, MP, pointed out that:
'Acheh could not be compared with Java. In Java
and in any other islands, if you had killed the Sultan or the King,
then everybody would surrender, and the war would be over. But it
was not so in Acheh. Because the Achenese had got a history and
tradition as an independent nation. Even if the Sultan or the King
of the day was killed, the Achenese State could still survive. That
was what happened in 1873. The Achenese State survived and
continued the war against the Dutch.' That is also what happens now against Javanese-Indonesia's colonialism!
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By Dr.
Tengku Hasan diTiro |
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'..., we should not forget.., and a history
which at some periods had been brilliant. For Acheh was an independent
state.'
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 efore
it was universally recognized including Britain, USA, Portugal,
France, Turkey, Netherlands, etc. When the Dutch declared war against the
Kingdom of Acheh on March 26, 1873, the Dutch duly informed the Government
of the USA and asked for the latters endorsement of their aggression.
President Ulysses S. Grant of the USA promptly refused to endorse Dutch
aggression and he declared USA 'Impartial Neutrality'
President Grant then sent the following message to the Congress:
'Official information is being received from the Dutch Government of a
state of war between the King of the Netherlands and the Sultan of Acheh.
The officers of the USA who near the seat of the war were instructed to
observe impartial neutrality. It is believed that they have done so.'
(Messages and Papers of the Presidents, p. 4192)
In a historical perspective, on July 28, 1873, Lord Stanley of Alderley,
made a formal statement in the situation in Acheh where the noble Lord
concluded:
'The Dutch had no grounds for quarrel with Acheh, which had done them
no injury. The Dutch had attacked Acheh and failed.'
Referring to view of the historic Acheh-British Alliance of 1819, Lord
Stanley asked:
'Why they (British Ministers) did not make the necessary reservations
on behalf of Acheh, which state was entitled to expect that we should not
forget its ancient independence, and a history which at some periods had
been brilliant. For Acheh was an independent state at the time when
Holland was a Spanish province.' (Hansard, House of Lords, Debates, July
28, 1873, vol. pp. 1077-1081).
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International community supports peace in
Acheh
Tokyo
preparatory conference on peace and reconstruction in Acheh
The Henry Dunant Centre
for Humanitarian Dialogue (HDC) is encouraged by the expressed support of
the international community at the Preparatory Conference on Peace and
Reconstruction in Acheh, being held in Tokyo.
HDC would like to express its appreciation to the Government of Japan for
hosting, and to the Government of the United States of America, the World
Bank and the European Union for chairing this conference.
With the support of the international community and the continued
commitment of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free
Acheh Movement (GAM) to resolving the conflict in Acheh peacefully through
dialogue we are confident that the agreement will be implemented
effectively.
All participants at the conference expressed their strong support for the
peaceful resolution to the conflict and for the GoI and the GAM to continue
their dialogue to conclude an agreement on the cessation of hostilities.
We are encouraged that the cessation of hostilities was recognised by all
participants at the conference as a necessary first step, but that it can
only be sustainable through all-inclusive dialogue, concrete actions towards
fair and democratic elections and comprehensive programming aimed at
addressing the root causes of conflict.
For further enquiries please
contact:
 Andy
Andrea, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, +41 22 908 1130, +41 79 257
9974,
www.hdcentre.org
Bakhtiar
Abdullah, information officer, Free Acheh Movement; Tel: +46 (0) 8 531
83833, +46 (0) 8 531 91275, +46 (0) 70 699 3982
Indonesian
Foreign Affairs Ministry in Jakarta; Tel: +62 (21) 344 1508 or 350 3878; We:
www.deplu.go.id
Public Information Unit, Banda
Acheh, Tel: +62 (651) 24535, ex. 305, Fax +62 (651) 24535 |
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