Article 73 Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount, and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to promote to the utmost,…
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Indonesia’s 1969 Takeover of West Papua Not by “Free Choice”
Document Release Marks 35th Anniversaryof Controversial Vote and Annexation Secret Files Show U.S. Support for Indonesia,Human Rights Abuses by Indonesian Military Edited by Brad Simpsonsimpbrad@isu.edu / 208-282-3870 Posted July 9, 2004 Washington, D.C. – July 8, 2004 – “You should tell [Suharto] that we understand the problems they face in West Irian,” national security adviser Henry Kissinger…