Cry Freedom At Gambir Palace

A discussion between Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX and Antonius Hermanus Johannes Lovink at the Koning Palace came to a halt with an announcement by a protocol officer at the Paleis te Koningsplein (King's Palace). The officer told those present to rise: Queen Juliana Louise Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands would soon be calling in from Amsterdam. The call was related to the most important business of the day: Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovereignty.

August 17, 2015

A discussion between Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX and Antonius Hermanus Johannes Lovink at the Koning Palace came to a halt with an announcement by a protocol officer at the Paleis te Koningsplein (King's Palace). The officer told those present to rise: Queen Juliana Louise Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands would soon be calling in from Amsterdam. The call was related to the most important business of the day: Dutch recognition of Indonesian sovere

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