Editing Dutch New Guinea (section)

===Ellsworth Bunker proposal===
Facing mounting international diplomatic pressure and the prospect of an Indonesian invasion force, the Dutch conceded to re-entering negotiations and agreed to the [[Ellsworth Bunker]] proposal on 28 July 1962, for a staged transition from Dutch to Indonesian control via UN administration, on the condition that a plebiscite would be held in future in the territory.<ref>Penders,"The West New Guinea Debacle", p. 375</ref> The agreement was signed on 15 August 1962 at the UN Headquarters in New York and the territory was placed under the [[United Nations Temporary Executive Authority]] in October 1962. It was subsequently transferred to Indonesia in May 1963.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2196030|doi=10.2307/2196030|title=Republic of Indonesia–Kingdom of the Netherlands. Agreement Concerning West New Guinea (West Irian). United Nations Headquarters, August 15, 1962|journal=The American Journal of International Law|volume=57|issue=2|year=1963|pages=493–500 |jstor=2196030 |s2cid=246013207 }}</ref>

The territory formally became part of Indonesia in 1969 after the Indonesian government, who shifted to [[New Order (Indonesia)|New Order]] under President [[Suharto]] starting from 1966, conducted a nominally Bunker proposal-based plebiscite termed the [[Act of Free Choice]]. The result, which under strong pressure from the military, unanimously wanted to become part of Indonesia. The UN General Assembly later acknowledged the result via the [[s:United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2504|UN Resolution 2504]].