[lang_en]From: “West Papua Action” <wpaction at iol.ie> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:46 AM Subject: [wp] 34 MEPs call for UN to review its conduct in relation to “Act of ‘Free’ Choice [The people who signed this declaration are all Members of the European P

Asia Pacifica Program/Radio Australia 26/11/2002 For several decades there have been allegations that a referendum held by the United Nations on the handover of Papua from Dutch to Indonesian control in 1969 was not free and fair. The small group of Papuans who were allowed to vote on their country

There are two versions of opinions regarding the Legal Documents on which the Act of Free Choice 1969 was based: The New York Agreement between The Kingdom of the Netherlands and Indonesia, 15 August 2962 New York Agreement according to Indonesia Agreement Between the Republic of Indonesia and the K