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COMI"l0N LINKS BETbTEEN I N D I i x nND INDONESIn
Speeches a t
S t a t e Banquet
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New D e l h i , November 15, 1955.'
Speaking
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a t a S t a t e Banquet g i v e n by him i n honour
Hatta, V i c e - P r e s i d s n t o f ~ n d o h e s i aa t
of Dr.Mohammad
.R a s h t r a p a t i Bhavan t o n i g h t , Dr.Radhakrishnan s a i d t h a t
1nd.ia "was pr'ofcundly convinced t h a t power p o l i t i c s , a t
any t i m e means misery t o mankind., b u t i n a s h r i n k i n g
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world, with t h e development of n u c l e a r power, it i s a
d i s a s t e r t o humanitysT. That i s why I n d i a r e f u s e s , t o a l i g n
i t s e l f w i t h any s i d e ,
He t h e n r e f e r r e d t o t h e a n c i e n t
conne c t i o n s between I n d i a and I n d o n e s i a .
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D r , H a t t a r e f e r r e d t o t h e lCtrernendous r e s e r v o i r
of good rill^ between t h e two c o u n t r i e s which i f c a r r i e d into
,
t h e Fottrrs
would p l a c e I n d i a and I n d o n e s i a among t h e
f o r t u n a t e c o u n t r i e s of ilsia,
The g u e s t s a t t h e Banquet i n c l u d e d t h e Prime M i n i s t e r ,
t h e H o n v b l e U Nu, Prime M i n i s t e r of Buraa, and Mrs.Nu,
S h r i m a t i I n d i r a Gandhi, members o f D r . E a t t a 7 s p a r t y ,
h e a d s of f o r e i g n M i s s i o n s i n I n d i a , C a b i n e t and o t h e r
M i n i s t e r s , S h r i V.T.
t o U.S.S.R.,
Krishnamachari, t h e I n d i a n ~ ~ r n b a s s a d o r s
I n d o n e s i a and i t f g h a n i s t a n and . o t h e r s e n i o r
o f f i c i a l s of t h e Government o f I n d i a .
Dr.Radhakrishnan! s speech
. . . .,
Dr.Radhakrishnanf s Speech
The f o l l o w i n % i s t h e t e x t o'
Dr,RadhaksishnanTs
speech:
1 l r . v i c e - ~ r e s i ' d e n t ; Your E x c e l l e n c i e s , L a d i e s a.nd
Gentlemen, it i s a y r e a t jov f o r u s t h a ~you came h e r e and spent a
From your v i s i t . ; to d i f f e r e n t c e n t r e s I hnpe
few days viith us.
vou have had some id.ea of o u r s t r u ~ c l e sand a s p i r a t i o n s ,
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rfien v e s e e . y o u r names :$re a r e reminded o f ' o u r a r i t i e n t comsnectio~s.
The s t o r i - E S , t h e songs and t h e music reminds o f themes and t o p i c s
which a r e familiar t o u s ,
The o t h e r day when we saw y Q u r aeroplane
s e r v i c e , it was c a l l e d Garuda ~ L i r l i n e s- t h a t i s a t e r m w i t h which
Ir! r e c e n t t i m e s v e have had s + , r i k i n g l y
we a r e q u i t e familiar,
similar h i s t o r y .
~~ftrzr
c e n t u r i e s of s e r v i t u c ' e cind s t a g n a t i o n
we emerge6 i n t j independence.
T h i s indepdnence i s o n l r a F t e p
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i n o u r onvr&rc? march.
.
It c a n ' t be rep-tied a s t h e " e n d o f our
"1 want freedom f o r I n d i a ,
D i l ~ r i m a g e , Mahatma Gandhi t o l d us:
f o r t ~ sea k e o f m i l l i o n s o f I n d i a , t o g i v e them f o o d , c l o t h e s ,
homes, and more t h a n a l l , a s e n s e of s e l f - r e s p e c t and d i g n i t y . "
We a r e r i c h i n o u r n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s ; you a r e r i c h i n g o l d ,
t e a , r u b b e r , s p i c e s , s u g a r , 2nd yet o u r people a r e poor.
It i s
due t s o o u r l a c k i n s c F e n t i f i c zyd + e c h n o l o ~ i c a lp r o w e s s .
It
i s a u r d e s i r e t o r e c r e a t e a no:*- s o c i e t ~ : , a new I n d o n e s i a , as we
a r e try in^ t o b u i l d un a new I n d i e ,
The g o v e r n i n r p r i n c i p l e s i n
o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n s a r e more o r l z s s ,he
n o t t h e new Panch S h i l a
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same.
Your Panch S h i i a
t h e F i v e P i l l a r s a s you c a l l them
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n a t i o n a l s o l i d a r i t y , membership of a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l con'ilunity,
Government by c o n s e n t , s o c i a l j u s t i c e , f a i t h i n thr? Suprene w i t h
freedom o f r e l i g i o u s ~ r ~ ~ o r s h--i pt h e s e a r e your Panch S h i l a . .
They a r e t o be found i n t h e D i r e c t i v e s o f o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n .
To d e c l a r e t h e O b j e c t i v e s o r even t o chance t h e l a w i s one t h i n g
b u t t o change t h e s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e i s q u i t e a d i f f e r e n t ~ a t t e r .
.. .
FTe r e q u i r e f o r t h ~ t
We a r e
We r e q u i r e f o r t h a t d i s c i p l i n e d e f f o r t , determined w i l l .
convinced t h a t it ;-illn o t be p o s s i b l e f o r u s t o do any c o n s t r u c t i v e
i s saved from t h e s c o u r g e of war.
work u n l e s s 5h.e world
We
not onl-- t a l k of peace but vTe a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n s e c u r i n g t h e
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c o n d i t i o n s which a r e e s s e n t i a l f o r peace, namely, freedom from
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c o l o n i a l r u l e , from r a c e d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , from economic e x p l o i t a t i o n ,
These a r c e s s e n t i a l . i f we h a v e ' t o b u i l d up o u r c o u n t r i e s
i n a p d a c e f u l , c o n s t r ; l c t i v t manner.
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That i s why, whether a t
Colombo o r Bogor Qr New York o r Sandung, we a r e c o o p e r a t i n g t o
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b r i n g about t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r r e s u l t s .
We a r e s u r e t h a t your
p r i n c i p l e s o r Sta:e
Plotto o f U n i t y i n ~ i v e r e i t ~
t h, a t h a s a
meaning f o r us.
The b a s i s of c o - e x i s t e n c e and a c a l l t o t h e
?copies ' o f
t h e world t o d w e l l t o ~ e t h e ri n peace,
That i s what
We a r e
your p r i n c i p l e s of Unity i n D i v e r s i t y connoted
p r o f o u n d l y c n v i n c e d t h a t power p b l i t i c s a t any t i m e
means
m i s e r y t o mankinri, b u t i n a s h r i n k i n ? world, w i t h t h e development
o f n u c l e a r power, it i s a d i s a s t e r t o humanity.
That i s whv
wc r e f u s e t o a l i p n o u r s e l v e s with t h i s o r t h a t s i d e i n t h e
I n t h e Bandung Conference you played
thought
p e o p l e i t h a t it might end up i n a bear garden
p r e s e n t t r o u b l e d world.
t h e p a r t of h o s t s .
or
a t e a party.
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But it d i d n ' t .
%
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It symbolised f o r t h e whole
world t h e s o l i d a r i t y o f t h e ,;sian and t h e n f r i c a n p e o p l e s and
t h e i r l o v e f o r j u s t i c e , p e a c e , democracy and freedom,
i s what it meant t o u s .
That
There i s no p o i n t i n o u r merely t a l k i n g
about i n t e r n a t i o n a l a f f a i r s if we d i d n o t s e c u r e s t a b l e c o n d i t i o n s
i n s i d e our own S t a t e s .
That i s a stupendous t a s k .
The e y e s of
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t h e world a r e on us.
They a r e t r y i n g
t o f i n d o u t whether
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we have , ,
we have got t h e s c r e n - t h and t h e courage t o defy, t o
c h a l l e n p e and overcome :he
o u r patl? t o 9 r o F r e s s
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o b s t a c l e s which bar
t h e o b s t a c l e s of .fWJ@r*i;=L-j
o f o b s c u r a n t i s n , of r e g i o n a l i s m , o f narrowness o f
Ifhether tzre succeed i n removing
n i n d , of i n t o l e r a n c e .
+,hen
o r n o t {?epenCs t o a l a r g e e x t e n t on t h e kind of
l e a d e r s h i p we hzve.
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g r e a t l e a d e r Is one who is
a b l e t o k i n d l e i n t h e h e a r t s o f h i s people t h e f i r e
t h h t i s b u r n i n g i n h i n , who h < l f be a b l e t o i n t e r y e t
t h e glowing spirit o f h i s people t o t h e whole community.
It i s l u c k y t h e t your c o u n t r y h a s g r e a t l e a d e r s h i p
today.
You yourself, Sir, h a v e won t h e a f f e c t i o n
~f your people ma t h e esteem o f u s a l l ,
It i s o u r
hope and d e s i r e t h a t I n d o n e s i a may have f o r many
e e c a d e s your l e a d e r s h i p a v a i l a b l e t o i t .
Dr,Hatta's
Speech
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DR, HATTA S . SPE7?CH
I n r e p l y co - u r . Rsdhakrishnan, Dr. Hatta. the,r.Vice-President
of t h e Republic of Indonesia, s a i d : -
j
" l i f t e r spending a l i t t l e more t h a n t h r z c i n t e r e s t i n g weeks i n
I n d i a , i n response t o t h e v e r y kind i n v i t a t i o n extended t o me by
your Gnvernment, t h e t i n e has now come t o say goodbye.
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I n doing
so, I would i i k e t o say a ward o r two abopt:-a fcw t h o u g h t s t h a t
have been uppermost 'in my mind and i n. t h e minds a f . my comrades,
,
One t h i n g t h a t has been outstanding i s the. yery s i n c e r e and
c o r d i a l welcome received by us, whether h e r e i n T\Tew Delhi o r i n
t h e v a r i o u s p l a c e s we v i s i t e d during our t o u r of I n d i a .
The warmth
of t h e r e c e p t i o n g i v e n u s p u t us a t our e a s e and ma'de us. f e e l a t
home,
I would r e q u e s t you, S i r , t o convey our a p p r e c i a t i o n t o a l l
t h o s e who were, i n one capacits. or a n o t ? c r , connected w i t h e u r
t o u r , and we s h a l l be g r a t e f u l i f you w i l l t e l l them how t h a n k f u l
The second t h i n g t h a t inpressed us i s t h c f a s t pace a t which
t h e Government of I n d i a i s c a t c h i n g up w i t h t h e economic n e g l e c t
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of t h e p z s t
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a p z s t during which I n d i a was not h e r own m i s t r e s s ,
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Everywhcrc i n t h i s t o u r wa saw eviconcc of t h c B e t e r n i n a t i o n w i t h
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which 1 n d i a i s working f o r t h e economic b e t t , c r a c n t of her people.
Whether i t be something a s g i g a n t i c a s Eakhrn Darn o r a s r e l a t i v e l y
modest a s t h e p e n i c i l l i n f a c t o r ~ ri n Bornbay, t h e
result i s
g ~ i n gt o be a happier and b e t t e r I n d i a .
Vatural'ly we a r e please? t o see I n d i a forging ahead because,
u l t i m a t e l y , t h c ' p r o g r e s s she achieves w i l l redound t o t h e b e n e f i t
of t h e e n t i r e Asian c o n t i n e n t .
A 1 1 of us i n Asia a r c so c l o s c l y
l i n k & t o g e t h e r , b o t h p o l i t . i c c ? l l y and cconornically, t h a t any
achievement i n one p a r t of t h e c o n t i n e n t g u s t be lookccl upon a s a
b l e s s i n g f o r a l l Asians.
We s h a l l be going back t o I n d o n e s i a much b e t t e r
informed than when we came h e r e , and t h e manner i n which
you a r e working f o r t h e w e l f a r e of your people w i l l be
a
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an i n s p i r a t i o n t o us i~ t h e n o t d i s s i m i l a r challenge f s c i n g
us.
A f t e r havfng seen what you have becx1.a5le t o achieve
i n s o s h o r t a time, we s h a l l r e t u r n home w i t h
greatef
n
confidence i n o u r s e l v e s and i n our c a p a c i t y t o surmount
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t h e manifold problems posed by t h e t a s k of n a t i o n b u i l d i n g
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i n which we a r e immersed.
I n t h i s t$&
we can, I am c o n f i d e n t , count on ysur
c o o p e r a t i o n and support because of t h e most f e l i c i t o u s
r e l a t i o n s t h a t e x i s t between our two c o u n t r i e s .
Thae
i s f r i e n d l i n e s s and understanding between t h e 1eade:ship
of both n a t i o n s , t h e r e e x i s t s a tremendous r e s e r v o i r of
L
If t h e
goddwill and t h e r e i s a d e s i r z t o be of s e r v i c e .
c j o p e r a t i a n of t h e p a s t and tha ? r e s e n t a r a c a r r i e d i n t o
t h e f u t u r e , Indonesia and I n d i a a l i k e can count t h e a s e l v e s
among t h e f o r t u r i a t e countri'zs 3f Asia,
And now we wish yo2 goodbye with
---e a r n e s t
fill1
l i ~ s r t sand t h e
hspe t h a t a l l your e f l o r t s t o g i v e ~ - . ? b q p e o p l e
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newer and wider horizons w i l l he crownr2d w i t h s u c c e s ~ . ~
.WET,COT:E
TC BTJl?EESE PRTk:E T<I"'ISTTR
2 r . Radhalcrishnan speaking a g a i n se.id: -
"1 c o - ' t miss t h i s o p n o r t u ~ i t y . I should l i k e
tto
exten3 a
very h e z r t y welcome t o P r i ~ eMiy.ister iT ?Ju and Elrs. 1 I - .
Be has
an a t t r e c t i v e , f r i e n d l y p e r s o n a l i t y .
He i s xlwags velc3ne.
He has j u s t r e t u r n e d from a t o u r o f S o v i e t Russia, Poland, F i n l a n d .
Bweden, Denmark, Afghanis3ta.n.
"ow ho i s h e r e .
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where w i t h a f r i e n e l y a p ~ r o a c h , n o t t o d i g E i t c h e s which divicle
but
to
buil6
bridges
which u n i t e . That h a s been
/_his f u n c t i o n . Be w i l l work from a p l s n e which i s riot ussal w i t t
many p o l - i t i c i a n s .
There i s
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S a n s k r i t word which says:
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have..
you
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have detached f r m e of mind, your home becomes a hermitz.ge.
For my f r i e n d IT, 7\1LTts home i s a hermitage.
Mrs. U !Tu,
askctd h e r 6 before and she t e s t i f i e s t o t h e t r u t h ,
I have
So I should
l i k e t~ say j u s t , we wish him long l i f e , h c a l t h and pr5sperity
t o Prime Ptinister U Nu and Mrs. U "u,"
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