Souvenirs of Sjahrir

the Amsterdamsche Sociaal Democratische Studenten Club, when the post brought me a letter from a young Indonesian who had just arrived in Amsterdam and wanted information about socialism and the socialist movement.' Right away I was interested. Both in the Socialist party--the SDAP--and in the Social Democratic Student Club connected with it, the colonial question was at that moment the center of attention. We had,however,had little contact with the Indonesians then living in the Netherlands, who in general kept carefully away from Dutch political groups. I thought of the propaganda advantage that we could gain from contact with a real Indonesian--especially if he would speak on behalf of our movement. I therefore jumped on my bike and looked him up

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