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" .... may this Conference serve to the honor and blessing of Indonesia and may prove to be the starting point of a new development, in which, following the breaking of old relations, a free and fruitful cooperation for both peoples may follow .... "
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" .... may this Conference serve to the honor and blessing of Indonesia and may prove to be the starting point of a new development, in which, following the breaking of old relations, a free and fruitful cooperation for both peoples may follow .... "

Regeringsvoorlichtingsdienst · 1949-08-23 · gelatin silver print; paper; photographic support

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Prime Minister Willem Drees addresses the attendees at the opening session of the conference in the Ridderzaal on 23 August. Photo in the photograph album with 37 photos of the Round Table Conference held between 23 August and 2 November 1949 in The Hague between representatives of the Netherlands, the Republic of Indonesia, and the Federal Consultative Assembly. The copy presented to Prime Minister Willem Drees.

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photographWillem DreesRidderzaalRondetafelconferentie (1949)
Credit line" .... dat deze Conferentie moge strekken tot eer en zegen voor Indonesië en het uitgangspunt moge blijken van een nieuwe ontwikkeling, waarin op het verbreken der oude verhoudingen een vrije en voor . 1949-08-23. Regeringsvoorlichtingsdienst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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