Dan
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This is a better one to read Dan, it was 1962 that West Papua became part of Indonesia: New York Agreement - Wikipedia
Thanks. Interesting reading.
Negotiations always take time. I’m referring to the voice expressed by the native Papuan back in 1946, a year after the Republic of Indonesia (RI) declared independence from Japanese occupation. Of course when Japanese lost the war, the Dutch tried to get their old territory back. Fortunately US, being afraid of communist expansion to South East Asia, favored the RI in keeping Irian as part of RI.