DUTCH EMPIRE SET-UP

Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1946, Page 5

DUTCH EMPIRE SET-UP

CONSTITUTIONAL ANOMAJL.Y ! RROPOgED Received Sunday, 8.20 p.m. LONDON, April 7. Java will he a self-governing State • within the Indonesian Federation, which itself will he affiliated to the Dutch Opmmonwealth under the teripsj of the proposed Dutch-J avanese ggree-j ment, says the Ohserver. The Indo- 1 nesians Confederation will include | Borneo, the Oelehes, the Molqccas, | Dutch Guinea and Java, and will maintain honds with the Netherlands if the sovereign status of the Java Repphlic is acknowledged by the Netherlands. This propoJed cojistitutjona.L anomaly is comparable only with the official status of Eire. . The paper f orecasts that the whole pf the Dutch Empire wiJl be governed by a liigh Cabipet, which will act ag* an Imperial Council, coordinating the poiicies of the four confederationsT-the Netherlands, Jndonesia, Dutch .Gipinea and Curacao. ' ' The treaty with Java, in additipn $0 providing for nrutuaj. defence will recogr nise that the 'Dutch still have a large financial stake ip Java, and they will thqs retain thejr influence in the economic and finapcial aft'airs of the is.land for a limited- tinie. The defence and foreign relatiops pf the Java Republic will be governed by a Federal Upion, probably meaning that the Netherlands is temporarily retaining control in foreign affairs. It is officially announced that MrAttlee will meet the NetherJapds Prime Minister (Mr. Schermerhorn) in London on April 12 to discuss Netherland East indies problpms, A Foreign Offiee statement points out that by that date Dr. Van Mook 'will have had time to report progress op the result of his talks with the Indonesian representatives tp the Netherlands Government, and Lord Iuverchapel (g-ir Archibald Clark-Kerr) tp the Britis'h Government.