Talk:Netherlands New Guinea

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[edit] earlier conversations

Netherlands New Guinea was always treated as a seperate colony to the Netherlands East Indies

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What is the source for the claim that the Dutch sanctioned the name West Papua? Here is the text of the ordinances of 1961 dealing with the new flag and anthem, but clearly not with the name; they explicitly speak of the "flag of Netherlands New Guinea", not of "West Papua". --Wik 22:07, May 4, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, you seem to be correct. I think we should remove mention of the name West Papua at all until we can figure out exactly what was going on. john 22:09, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Also, do you think the page should be moved to Netherlands New Guinea? john 22:10, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Yes, that would seem to be more correct. Also, I don't think the discussion about what happened after Dutch rule belongs in this article at all. --Wik 22:14, May 4, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, I concur. I took out much of it already. I shall move the page. john 22:23, 4 May 2004 (UTC)