Main Points Of Agreement

The Dutch-lndonesian agreement for the handover of West I Guinea to a temporary UN Administration and then to Indonesia May 1 next year provides that: — • UN representatives will remain until the self-determina plebiscite in 1969; • The UN will take over the administration as soon as the Gen Assembly approves the agreement; • UN security forces will help Papuan police maintain orde. • The Papuan Volunteer Corps and Indonesian armed fa already in the territory will be under UN command; • Dutch forces will be repatriated and senior Dutch offii replaced as soon as possible by non-Dutch, non-Indonesian officials', the UN phase of administration; • As many Papuans as possible will be placed in administrative technical posts and the UN may employ staff provided by Indonesia fill remaining posts; • The UN may employ on a temporary basis all Dutch offii except those in top positions; • After the first phase of UN administration, Indonesian sea forces will replace those provided by the UN; • After May 1, Indonesia will be responsible for educatk social, cultural and economic development of the West Papuan pec Following the signing of the agreement it was announced at headquarters that the UN forces would take over from Oct\ 1, and that the Indonesian flag would fly from January I, 1963.