The United Nations and the Indonesian takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969 : the anatomy of betrayal /

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/I...

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Main Author: Saltford, John, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Background, 1949-1962
  • 2. Preparations for UNTEA, 15 August to 1 October 1962
  • 3. UNTEA 1962
  • 4. UNTEA 1963
  • 5. The first years of Indonesian rule, 1963-1967
  • 6. West Irian 1968 : part 1
  • 7. West Irian 1968 : part 2
  • 8. January to May 1969
  • 9. May to July 1969
  • 10. The Act of Free Choice and its aftermath
  • 11. Conclusions.