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The reform of Sumatra and Java, along with the independence of Borneo, took place almost simultaneously, keeping these three islands that had once belonged to the Dutch East Indies at the top of the world's news for an entire month.

Sumatra and Java retained their original names and were temporarily placed under military administration.

Borneo, meanwhile, declared independence outright as the United Sultanate of Kalimantan, with its capital in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

For at least the next three years, the migration of the indigenous population would become the biggest topic among these three islands. It was also Australasia's only undertaking in Sumatra and Java.

Only after all the indigenous people had finished migrating would development of Sumatra and Java begin. The two islands would then become fully indigenized, serving as the key to Arthur's control of the Strait of Malacca.

While Australasia was annexing the Dutch East Indies, the British people were not idle either. They dragged along a group of European junior partners and launched a debate in the World League over whether Germany should be admitted. In the end, they won the approval of most nations, who agreed that Germany was qualified to join the World League.

This move infuriated the French people. After all, in their eyes, the so-called World League was an organization through which the victorious Allied Powers of World War I divided up the spoils of victory. Naturally, they could not tolerate the admission of a defeated country like Germany—the very culprit responsible for World War I.

Worse still, no matter what the relationship between Britain and Germany was like, the relationship between France and Germany was certainly one of hatred.

There was no chance of the French people joining hands with the Germans. That meant Germany's admission to the World League was an