Bandungan Charter

Bandungan Charter

Based on the ideal of all Indonesians, as declared by the
Youth Pledge of 1928,

One motherland

One nation

One language,

are absolute conditions needed to achieve a unified nation with a
just and prosperous society and strong and dynamic economy, so
that it can control its involvement in international affairs as
part of the era's call.

Along with this, we state our commitment that the only way to
manifest the ideal is through a process of assimilation.

This means the process of unifying diverse groups which have
different attitudes, customs and cultures into a harmonious and
meaningful sociological bond within Indonesia.

Having this social process implemented by all Indonesian
citizens and all elements will accelerate the achievement of the
ideal.

In the context of Indonesian's of Chinese descent,
assimilation means the entrance to and acceptance of Chinese-
Indonesians into the single body of Indonesia, so that there will
be no separate group with separate characteristics.

The legal process for requesting or granting citizenship with
the spirit of the Youth Pledge principally contains essential
conditions for those who request or those who grant it.

Those who are granted Indonesian citizenship, as a
consequence, have the responsibility to devote themselves to the
Indonesian nation with all their hearts.

Having decided to unify with the Indonesian people as true and
patriotic Indonesians, they should oppose and eliminate all
contradictory attitudes and actions opposing the unification
process.

Another responsibility is to abandon the attitude of a
separate Chinese identity and work against the preservation of
the Chinese as an exclusive group.

The people of the Republic of Indonesia who grant the
citizenship rights have the responsibility to welcome the
assimilation process by publicly encouraging the process.

Indonesian citizens should accept this with open hearts and
support the assimilation process.

This assimilation declaration is designed and issued through
the National Awareness seminar in Bandungan, Central Java, held
from Jan. 13 until Jan. 15, 1961.

Signatories
1. Be Tiong Lee
2. Bwa Tjoen Liong
3. Djokosamadio
4. Goh Tjing Hok
5. Jap Thiam Jong
6. Mr. A.R. khouw
7. Kwik Hway Gwan
8. Drs. Lauchuantho
9. Nona Mr. Dora Lie Bo Tan Widjajakusuma
10. Liem Keng Wien
11. Liem Khian An
12. Liem Tjien Siang
13. Nyonya Mr. Lo Khing Djie
14. Liem Tjoen Ho
15. Mr. Oe Siang Djie
16. Oei Hok Djie
17. Oei Tjhing Hong
18. Drs. Oei Tjin San
19. Ong An Kok
20. Ong Hok Ham
21. J. Ong Tjien Liong
22. Mich. Slamat
23. Drs. R.M.A. Suryaningrat
24. D. Sutjiadi
25. Tan Pik Kwie
26. The Han Lim
27. Tjoa Tjie Liang
28. Mr. Tjoa Soe Tien
29. Tio Hian Sioe
30. F. Wignjosumarsono