Singapore, 1873: After meeting the Dutch Resident in Riau, a delegation from Aceh visited Singa-pore to engage in secret dealings with the Italian and American consulates. Meetings with the Italian consulate were brief: the Italian consulate claimed to have no authority to discuss politics with Aceh and no interest in the Aceh affair. However, several meetings took place with the US Consulate. US Consulate General Studer reportedly devised a fra