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

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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General

Imprint:	RoutledgeCurzon
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	John Saltford
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7007-1751-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > United Nations & UN agencies Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-7007-1751-X
Barcode:	9780700717514

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