According to the Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of Netherlands concerning West New Guinea or West Papua at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on August 15tg, 1962.
In the Article 18 of the Agreement said clear that the Referendum or Self Determination (Indonesia: Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat, PEPERA) must be doing according to the International Practice so everyone can vote in the Referendum and forbidden for the Indonesian to join but in reality, the Referendum was done by 1025 Representatives who was chosen by Military of Indonesia.
From 1025 Representatives, only 400s Indigenous peoples of West Papua and 600s Representatives from Settlers of Indonesian.
The 400s Indigenous peoples of West Papua was put in the Military Dormitory and forbidden to visit by their families or friends.
Finally, 800,000s Indigenous peoples of West Papua not give their vote in the Referendum.
The United Nations representative to monitor the Referendum only 16 persons under the command of Mr. Ortisan Fernando from Bolivia. In his report to the United Nations Secretary General U Than on November 1969 said Indonesia was not doing the Referendum according to the International law because of the Political Situation in West Papua and the limitations of the Geographical.
He proposed to Indonesia Government doing Vote near the beaches and by Representatives from the Highland of West Papua but Indonesia reject it.
In the Debate about the Referendum in the United Nations, the African Countries asking for the new Referendum again together with Papua New Guinea on 1975 but never allowed by United Nations Secretary General.
To win this Referendum so Indonesia Representative Mr. Adam Malik met with David Rockefeller in Switzerland on May 1967 finally the Government of Indonesia signed the Mining Agreement with US Company of Freeport McMoran in August 1967 to exploite the Metals Mountain of Earsberg and Grasberg in West Papua.
Finally today West Papua Indigenous peoples never give up to protest illegal occupation of Indonesia in West Papua.
