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Soetardjo Petition
Presented	15 July 1936
Author(s)	Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo
Purpose	To call for a conference to discuss autonomy and self-governance for the Dutch East Indies within the limits of the Dutch constitutional framework

The Soetardjo Petition (Indonesian: Petisi Soetardjo) was a petition presented to the Volksraad, the semi-legislative body of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), which urged the Dutch government to organize a conference, with representatives from both the Indies and the Netherlands, to discuss autonomy and self-governance for the colony within the limits of the Dutch constitutional framework. Introduced by Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo in 1936, the proposal was generally regarded as moderate and vague. Its rejection in 1938 became a symbol of Dutch political intransigence and helped to unify and further radicalize the Indonesian nationalist movement.

References

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• Abeyasekere, Susan (April 1973). "The Soetardjo Petition". Indonesia. 15 (15): 81–107. doi:10.2307/3350793. hdl:1813/53559. ISSN 0019-7289. JSTOR 3350793.
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Further reading

• Abeyasekere, Susan (1976). One Hand Clapping: Indonesian Nationalists and the Dutch, 1939–1942. Melbourne: Monash University. ISBN 978-0-909835-38-5.
• Kartohadikusumo, Setiadi (1990). Soetardjo: Pembuat "Petisi Soetardjo" dan Perjuangannya [Soetardjo: Creator of the "Soetardjo Petition" and his Struggle] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pustaka Sinar Harapan. ISBN 979-416-090-3.
• Pringgodigdo, A. K. (1984). Sejarah Pergerakan Rakyat Indonesia [History of Indonesian Popular Movements] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Dian Rakyat.