Australia and the West Irian Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8372897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justus M Van Der Kroef (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 483-500 |
| Publication date | 1970-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2642882 |
| OpenAlex | W4246399365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In Canberra on February 18, 1969, the recently appointed Australian Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Gordon Freeth, indicated in an address to the Young Liberals Convention a high degree of sympathy for and in effect endorsed the Indonesian government's procedure-announced three days earlier-to implement the of free choice for the Papuan inhabitants of West New Guinea (or Irian Barat as the region is called by Indonesians) .' Freeth, in the same address, also emphasized the need for Australia to maintain close and harmonious relations with Indonesia, a view known to be strongly held also by the Australian Prime Minister John Gorton. Indeed, Freeth reportedly had been specially briefed on what he was to say on the West Irian matter to the Young Liberals.2 Canberra's desire not to let West Irian interfere with the search for a new Indonesian rapprochement thus could hardly have been more obvious. To place the significance of Freeth's remark in the proper context, however, it is necessary first to go back a bit in the history of the West Irian question. In 1962, it will be recalled, the territory of West Irian, the last segment of their erstwhile East Indian empire still retained by the Dutch, was transferred to Indonesian control after a brief United Nations interim administration. The transfer agreement provided that before the end of 1969 the Papuan inhabitants of West Irian would be given an opportunity to express their preference in an of free choice on whether to remain under Indonesian control. This provision was all but nullified after Indonesia, early in January 1965, left the United Nations, and when subsequently President Sukarno declared that the act of self determination was no longer
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |