▁( Ind ones ian ▁Flag ) ▁during ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁celebr ation ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁This ▁led ▁republic ans ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁royal ists ▁' pro - D utch '. ▁The ▁royal ists ▁however , ▁maintained ▁that ▁R ia u ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁territory ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁the ▁Dutch ▁could ▁support ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Dutch ▁counter ed ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁the ▁B K RI ▁by ▁grant ing ▁autonom ous ▁rule ▁to ▁the ▁R ia u ▁Council , ▁in ▁which ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁would ▁be ▁maintained ▁while ▁a ▁restored ▁s ultan ate ▁would ▁play ▁a ▁secondary ▁role . ▁The ▁Council , ▁created ▁following ▁the ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁represented ▁a ▁major ▁step ▁forward ▁in ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁mon archy ▁system . ▁Several ▁key ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁PM RS ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁R ia u ▁Council ▁alongside ▁their ▁B K RI ▁riv als , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁kap it ans ▁from ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang ▁and ▁Pul au ▁Tu ju h , ▁local ▁Mal ay ▁leaders ▁of ▁L ing ga ▁and ▁Dutch ▁Official s ▁in ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Bang ka ▁Council , ▁the ▁Bel itung ▁Council ,