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Sunday, 27 June 2021

Germany wanted an own coal bunker station in the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 19 July 1902

An item referred to the The Daily Telegraph which reported that the Dutch and German cabinets were negotiating about a coal bunker station in the Dutch East Indies. In exchange was the integrity of the Dutch colonies by the Triple Alliance secured. (1) Well informed sources could not confirm this news.

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1. Agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy 20 May 1882-1915. 

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