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FROM VOLKSRAAD TO THE CENTRAL INDONESIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
(1917–1949)

On the last day of the KNIP plenary
session in Malang on March 5, 1947,
all parties (except Masyumi and PNI) passed a
motion containing a statement of confidence and Viewed from the
consensus on the government’s stance, including
on negotiation matters with the Dutch perspective of the
(in relation to the Linggarjati Agreement representatives at the
text).
negotiating table, Dutch
However, in its development, Dutch Military Ag- Military Aggression I
gression I, which was launched on July 21, 1947,
caused the Indonesian government to cancel the was one of the many
ratification of the Linggarjati Agreement. Since consequences of the
then, due to the increasingly uncertain revolution-
ary situation, the KNIP Plenary Session could no Indonesian Government’s
longer be held until 1949, when it was held again rejection of the aide-
in Yogyakarta.
memoire (diplomatic
Dutch Military Aggression I (or “police action” ac- note) proposed by Lt.
cording to Dutch sources) was launched in the
Republic of Indonesia’s Java and Sumatra islands. Governor General H.J.
This attack, which involved the use of modern van Mook in May 1947.
weapons, was conducted by the Dutch military
and pro-Dutch Indonesians, some of whom were
graduates of the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indische
Leger (KNIL) or the Royal Dutch East Indies Mili-
tary. Even so, the Indonesian people’s resistance
to the Dutch attack persisted on various fronts.

Viewed from the perspective of the representatives at the negotiating
table, Dutch Military Aggression I was one of the many consequences of
the Indonesian Government’s rejection of the aide-memoire (diplomatic
note) proposed by Lt. Governor General H.J. van Mook in May 1947. The
contents of this aide-memoire included:
1. Prior to the formation of the RIS, the Netherlands ruled over the en-
tire Dutch East Indies, and therefore RI must cease all relations with
other foreign countries;

2. For the purposes of security and order, the Netherlands proposes a
joint security forces within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia,
including areas of the Republic that require Dutch’s assistance;

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