Oct. 28. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History

The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001.


Oct. 28

The government threatened to seize West New Guinea from the Netherlands by force if the UN refused to take up its appeal.	1

Dec. 1–9

To protest continued Dutch rule of West New Guinea, the government, on Dec. 1, ordered a 24-hour strike against Dutch businesses. On Dec. 5 the government asked the Netherlands to close all consular missions except the one in Jakarta and announced the expulsion of all Dutch nationals from the country. On Dec. 9 the government expropriated Dutch agricultural properties.	2


The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.