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A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE
IN INDONESIA

The KNIP’s approval of the KMB resulted in an edict and two laws. The
creation of the two laws went a little bit unusual as they were created by
the government and the KNIP Working Committee instead of by the go-
vernment and KNIP.

The Declaration of the President of the Republic of Indonesia and KNIP
on December 14, 1949 read as follows:

1. Only the Republic of the United States of Indonesia, recognized as
independent, has complete sovereignty over the entire region.
2. All RI institutions needed to uphold and complete the independent
and sovereign Republic of the United States of Indonesia shall be
donated to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.

The two laws were promulgated on the same date as Laws Number 10
and Number 11/1949, each ratifying:
1. Master Mutual Agreement, agreement drafts, and all exchange
of correspondences regarding the transfer of sovereignty by the
Kingdom of Netherlands to the Republic of the United States of
Indonesia.

2. Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.

In addition to approving the results of the KMB, KNIP also made several
decisions, including:
c. To determine the three candidates for the RIS Senate.

d. To appoint the 50 members of the DPR-RIS who were delegates
from the Republic of Indonesia-Yogya.

e. To elect Prawoto Mangkusasmito as Deputy Chair of KNIP.

Since the KMB’s ratification process, in November, a National Prepara-
tory Committee (PPN) was formed to elect the President of the RIS and
appoint the cabinet formators who would receive the transfer of sover-
eignty from the Netherlands. Elected as Chairman of VAT was Mr. Mo-
hammad Roem from the Republic of Indonesia, with Ida Anak Agung
Gde Agung from NIT as representatives. The PPN consisted of 31 people:
15 from the Republic of Indonesia and 16 from the BFO. Most of the PPN
members were members of the RI-BFO at KMB.

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