The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969

The Anatomy of Betrayal
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-40625-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 401 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saltford, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 Background; Chapter 2 Preparations for UNTEA; Chapter 3 UNTEA 1962; Chapter 4 UNTEA 1963; Chapter 5 The first years of Indonesian rule; Chapter 6 West Irian 1968; Chapter 7 West Irian 1968; Chapter 8 January to May 1969; Chapter 9 May to July 1969; Chapter 10 The Act of Free Choice and its aftermath; Chapter 11 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Über Autor(innen)

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.