West Papuans pleaded for US help in 1960s amid Indonesia takeover
West Papuans pleaded for US help in 1960s amid Indonesia takeover
- An April 1966 cable recorded the "eloquence and intensity" of Markus Kaisiepo, an exiled Papuan leader, who spoke with a senior US official about the "desperate plight of the Papua people under Indonesian rule." Mr Kaisiepo said Papuans were determined to have independence but were completely ...
- An April 1966 cable recorded the "eloquence and intensity" of Markus Kaisiepo, an exiled Papuan leader, who spoke with a senior US official about the "desperate plight of the Papua people under Indonesian rule." Mr Kaisiepo said Papuans were determined to have independence but were completely ...