Raad van Achten (Council of Eight), a Acehnese diplomatic representation abroad, appears in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Formed in Penang as representative of the Acehnese war party, consisting of eight Acehnese notables, to manage Acehnese interests abroad.
Type
Acehnese diplomatic representation abroad
Description
Formed in Penang as representative of the Acehnese war party, consisting of eight Acehnese notables, to manage Acehnese interests abroad. Among their orders: bring war materiel and opium through the blockade line into Aceh, fan the war mood there, and stir up revolt against Netherlands throughout the archipelago (Hotz).
Significance
Raad van Achten (Council of Eight) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the institutional landscape of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 395.