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Excellencies,
Honoured Guests,
Friends and Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welc
l o
c me
e to my humble
l home.

Le
L t
t me
m sta
t r
a t
r
t of
o f
f by
b
y say
a i
y n
i g tha
h nk yo
y u
o to
o al
a l
l of you
o for
r allo
l win
i g yo
y ur
r tim
i e to
co
c m
o e
m he
h re
r to
t n
o i
n g
i h
g t
t an
a d at
a t
t e
t n
e d
n th
t is
i estee
e me
m d gat
a h
t eri
r n
i g.
g As I stand here
r in
i fro
r nt
t
of
f yo
y u
o ,
, I
I fe
f e
e l
l ho
h n
o ou
o re
r d
e and
n jo
j y sin
i c
n e
c I se
s e so
s man
a y old fr
f i
r ends an
a d new
w
acqu
q ai
a ntan
a ces wh
w ic
i h are
r tru
r e friends of Indonesia.


Ladies and Gentlemen,

Tonight we are
r gath
t ere
r d here
r to cele
l bra
r te the 64th An
A n
n i
n v
i e
v rs
r ar
a y
r of th
t e
h
e
Ind
n e
d p
e e
p nd
n e
d n
e c
n e
c of
o
f my
m
y co
c u
o n
u t
n r
t y
r ,
, the Re
R p
e ub
u li
l c
i of
f Ind
n one
n sia
i .
a At th
t e sam
a e tim
i e, we
ar
a e
r
e a
l
a s
l o
o co
c m
o m
m em
e o
m ra
r t
a i
t n
i g
g th
t e
h
e an
a niv
i e
v rs
r ar
a y
r o
f
f In
I don
o e
n sia’s
’ A
rm
r ed Forc
r e
c s.

If I may,
, I
I wo
w uld
d lik
i e to re
r call
l a bit of his
i tory
r . Th
T e
h
e In
I d
n e
d pe
p n
e de
d n
e c
n e
c
e Da
D y
a
y of
o
f
Indonesia was 17th of Augu
g st, 1945. On th
t at momentous day,
, Mr.
r So
S ek
e a
k r
a n
r o
n
o
an
a d
n Dr
D .
r Mo
M h
o a
h m
a m
m ad
a
d Ha
H t
a t
t a
t ,
a
, on be
b h
e al
a f
l of
f th
t e
h peo
e ple
l of In
I don
o esia, pro
r claim
i ed
Indonesia’s in
i dependence. This in
i dependence is
i something that al
a l
l
l pe
p o
e pl
p e
l in
i
n
Indonesia have cra
r ved for
r more
r than thre
r e centu
t ri
r es
s si
s n
i c
n e
c
e In
I d
n on
o e
n si
s a
i
a wa
w s
a
s
unde
d r
r th
t e occ
c u
c pati
t on of va
v ri
r ous fore
r ign forc
r es since earl
r y 1600.

Ind
n e
d p
e e
p nd
n e
d n
e c
n e
c fo
f r
r Ind
n o
d n
o e
n sia
i
a is
i
s som
o e
m th
t in
i g
g that can
a no
n t be
b descri
r bed with
t mere
r
words si
s n
i c
n e
c
e th
t e
h r
e e
r
e ar
a e
r so
s man
a y
y sac
a r
c i
r f
i i
f c
i e
c s that
a
t our
r fore
r fath
t ers
r hav
a e
v give
v n to
t
achieve it. Our in
i d
n e
d p
e e
p nd
n e
d n
e ce
c was
a
s ac
a h
c ie
i ved
e th
t ro
r ugh
g a
a stru
r gg
g le whic
i h costs
man
a y li
l ves,
, pro
r pert
r ie
i s an
a d suf
u fe
f ri
r ngs.

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However, it was proven that diplomacy was the ultimate device which settled
the question of Indonesia’s sovereignty. Through the Round Table Conference
which was facilitated by the United Nations, our independence was assured.
Nevertheless, beforehand many nations have already recognized Indonesia’s
independence. From advanced, industrialized countries such as Australia and
the United States, to fellow developing nations such as India and Egypt, have
given their recognition and help us in achieving our independence.

Thus the Indonesian people have celebrated independence with knowing deep
within our heart that the international community is

London, September 2009

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