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The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969: The Anatomy of Betrayal Hardcover - 2002

by John Saltford


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This book examines the role of the international community in the handover of the Dutch colony of West Papua/Irian Jaya to Indonesia in the 1960s and questions whether or not the West Papuan people ever genuinely exercised the right to self-determination guaranteed to them in the UN-brokered Dutch/Indonesian agreement of 1962. Indonesian, Dutch, US, Soviet, Australian and British involvement is discussed, but particular emphasis is given to the central part played by the United Nations in the implementation of this agreement. As guarantor, the UN temporarily took over the territory's administration from the Dutch before transferring control to Indonesia in 1963. After five years of Indonesian rule, a UN team returned to West Papua to monitor and endorse a controversial act of self-determination that resulted in a unanimous vote by 1022 Papuan 'representatives' to reject independence. Despite this, the issue is still very much alive today as a crisis-hit Indonesia faces continued armed rebellion and growing calls for freedom in West Papua.

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The origins of UN involvement in West New Guinea (WNG) began with the formation in 1949 of the UN Commission on Indonesia.

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  • Title The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969: The Anatomy of Betrayal
  • Author John Saltford
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2002-09-12
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780700717514 / 070071751X
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.60 cm)
  • Reading level 1740
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Australian
    • Cultural Region: Oceania
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Papua (Indonesia) - Politics and government, United Nations - Indonesia - Papua
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002069892
  • Dewey Decimal Code 995.1

About the author

John Saltford works as a Southeast Asian Specialist in the Reader Information Services Department of the Public Record Office. He received his PhD on the United Nations and West Papua from the University of Hull.
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