Graffiti

Jakarta, September 1945.

When the Allied troops entered the city they found words scribbled on a wall beside the road:

Written in English, the graffiti was clearly directed at them.

They—the forces lead by Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison—bore the name ‘Allied Forces Netherlands East Indies’ (AFNEI). They did not care that the ‘Netherlands East Indies’ had been evicted to the past. Fr

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