Although neither the Dutch nor the British knew the specifics, there had been rumors since the 1850s that Aceh had been in communication with the rulers of France and of the Ottoman Empire.
Aínda que nin os holandeses nin os británicos coñecesen algo en concreto, houbo rumores desde 1850 de que Aceh mantivo comunicación cos gobernantes franceses e cos do Imperio Otomán.