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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Dutch territories in WW2
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Date: 14 Jul 89 02:43:47 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
>       ... The Dutch had naval and land
>       forces in the area around Indonesia at the time of 
>       the Japanese invasion.  But Holland was occupied...
>        Who determined their strategy and goals?

Dutch territories were controlled by the Dutch government-in-exile, located
(I think) in England.  (It was the US, the British, and the Dutch g-i-e who
decided to cut off Japan's oil supply in retaliation for events in China,
thus precipitating Pearl Harbor.)  How the details of this worked, I don't
know offhand.

                                     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
                                 uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu