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Sutardjo Petition
Indonesian history
Sutardjo Petition, request presented in July 1936 in the Volksraad (Peopleās Council) of the Dutch East Indies by a moderate Indonesian nationalist, Sutardjo; it urged the Dutch government to discuss self-government for Indonesia within the existing Dutch constitutional framework. The petition was regarded as too soft by the radical Indonesian nationalists and too radical by Dutch rightists. The Volksraad adopted the petition, and it was discussed by the Dutch parliament, but on Nov. 16, 1938, a royal decree declared that the country was not yet ready for such a conference. This rejection marked the emergence of a more radical nationalist element.
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