In 1995, Jan Pronk (A Dutch minister) proposed that the government officially recognize August 17, 1945 as Indonesia's independence day. PM Wim Kok resisted the idea, fearing Dutch war-veterans' anger. However, Kok did express regrets over the deaths caused by the Dutch Army. - The Dutch stance on Indonesia's independence by Aboeprijadi Santoso - Available at http://www.indonesia.nl/articles.php?rank=19&art_cat_id=64. Retrieved: May 2, 2007.
