MH Thamrin building conferred to city

MH Thamrin building conferred to city

The heir of national hero Mohammad Husni Thamrin, Mrs. Dee
Zubaida Dimyati Thamrin, handed over the management and ownership
of the Mohammad Husni Thamrin building on Jl. Kenari II No. 15,
Central Jakarta, to the city administration.

The handing over of the historical building was done during a
ceremony presided over by Governor Surjadi Soedirdja at City Hall
on Friday.

With the transfer of its ownership, the building is legally
under the management of the City Museum Office.

Husni Thamrin, whose name graces one of the capital's main
thoroughfares and a major kampong improvement project, was a
native of Jakarta. He was officially recognized as a national
hero for his struggle for Indonesian Independence.

Dirman Surachmat, the head of the City Museum Office, said the
building was used as the headquarters of the Permufakatan
Perhimpunan Politik Kebangsaan Indonesia association, one of the
numerous parties striving for Indonesian Independence. It was
chaired by Husni Thamrin during the final years of the Dutch
colonial period.

In honor of the national hero, the building was declared as
historical structure by the city administration through a
gubernatorial decree in 1972. (arf)