By: Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:35:08 +0000

“There but for the grace of God”, it is selfish of Marape and high disregard of PNG own interests to abandon West Papua to what he knows is internationally illegal abuse.
For Asia Pacific Report readers, I can offer my research to help resolve the common misunderstanding of what our governments have done to West Papua in and since 1962. Under the 1945 Charter of the United Nations, colonies (non-self-governing territories) are no longer property owned by the foreign power, colonies are now a “trust” either under Chapter XI (see “sacred trust” in article 73), or under Chapters XII and XIII; in either case the purpose of the trust is to assist the colony to “independence” (article 76b) or “a full measure of self-government” (article 73). Most colonies fall under article 73, which means ONLY the UN member administrating the colony is subject to the legal duties of assisting the colony to independence and making yearly reports to the UN about the Colony; but Article 76 and all of Chapters XII & XIII are applicable if the United Nations has accepted responsibility for the colony, and if the UN accepts this trust relationship it remains until the colony becomes both independent and a “fellow member” of the United Nations (see article 78).
On 21st September 1962 our governments voted to subject West New Guinea to United Nations administration as requested in a trusteeship agreement popularly known as the ‘New York Agreement’; Chapter XII declares a number of requirements for a trusteeship agreement, and the ‘New York Agreement’ fulfills each of the requirement including article 85 part 1 authorisation by the UN General Assembly which we did in General Assembly resolution 1752. The DIFFERENCE between our trusteeship of West Papua and other trusteeships, is that the UN Secretary General (SG) did not do his job of telling the Trusteeship Council about the trusteeship agreement and General Assembly resolution 1752 authorisation, as article 85 part 2 requires the SG to do.
So for 61 years the Trusteeship Council has been unable to begin its article 87 and 88 duties preparing the yearly UN reports about West Papua, and therefore most UN members have become confused and easily mislead about the legal status.
I work for OPM as a consultant doing historical and related research.

By: Jim Aubrey

Jim Aubrey — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:35:48 +0000

The photo of Marape and Joko says everything – BFF! I am sorry that Marape feels uneasiness about the condemnation of his questionable loyalty to his Melanesian brothers and sisters in West Papua. The prime minister can easily clarify his true colours by publicly demanding Indonesia leave West Papua and suspending all defence and commercial treaties and enterprises with Indonesia until they leave West Papua. The prime minister can expel the Indonesian ambassador and close the Indonesian embassy. By your deeds we already know who you are and who you are not! The next election will be very interesting. Marape, have your bags packed!
Jim Aubrey
spokesperson, Genocide Rebellion

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