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USA PRESIDENT JOHN. F. KENNEDY INVOLVEMENT IN DEBACLE OF DECOLONIZATION IN WEST PAPUA

Created by W.P. on January 20, 2015

U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Howard P. Jones, waited only days after the inauguration of President Kennedy to submit a broad seven-point plan to prevent Indonesia from falling under Communist control and to win it over to the west. Key points in his plan were the resolution of the West New Guinea (WNG) question whereby Indonesia received a promise that the territory would be reunited with Indonesia. Equally important was the creation of a personal relationship between Presidents Kennedy and Sukarno. (See Telegram No. 143).

After John. F. Kennedy as US President, he appointed US Diplomat Mr. Elsworth Bunker as Mediator between Indonesia and Netherlands to solve West New Guinea issue. After that, He sent his Brother Roberth Kennedy to pushed Netherlands to transferred the Administration.

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