Mas Soemoe Widikdjo was an intermediary held by the Dutch during the Second Dutch Expedition to Aceh and used in the unsuccessful attempt to open peace negotiations.
Role in the campaign
He questioned Dutch representatives closely about the strength of their army, fleet, and artillery. The episode illustrates the intelligence-gathering and mistrust surrounding the negotiations before the capture of the Missigit.
Significance
The source places Mas Soemoe Widikdjo within the contested military and political history of the Aceh War.
See Also
Source
De waarheid over onze vestiging in Atjeh: met eene kaart van Atjeh en een plan van den Kraton, by J. van Swieten (Zalt-Bommel: Joh. Noman en Zoon, 1879), pp. pp. 142–160.