In 1819 , Sir Stanford Raffles start a British establishment of Singapore on the Malaya Peninsula . This has create tension between both the British and the Dutch ,this is when a treaty signed by Raffles and The Sultan of Johore was denied and claimed to be invalid by the Dutch . The Dutch also claimed that the Sultanate of Johore was under their influence. As an additional to the current issue , the Dutch is questioning their trading rights in British India and their old establishment which also becoming a point of contention between Batavia and Culcutta. This issue in fact has arisen much earlier , it is started when British occupied many of Dutch properties during the Napolean Wars and existing issue of trading right in the Spice Island . Under intense pressure from British merchants whom obviously had interest in the Far East , British government had no choice but to start a negotiation to clarify the situation in Southeast Asia with the Dutch in 1820 .
On July 20 1820 , Canning and Fagel meets for the first time for negotiation . The Dutch urge the abandonment of Singapore by British , where Cunning was not really sure on the exact circumstances under which Singapore was aquired. In turn , this negotiations turn out to be a discussion of non – controversial issue such as a rights of free navigation along trading route and the elimination of piracy . They finally agreed on this non – controversial issue , however the discussion on the root issue was never established and were suspended on 5th August 1820 until three years later . In 15th December 1823 , the negotiation once again continued where at this time , the British government has recognize the commercial value of Singapore . This negotiation finally discuss it’s root matter that has been suspended since their last meeting about establishment of clear spheres influence in the region. Realizing the fact that Singapore has grown rapidly and could be curbed , this forces the Dutch to abandoned their...