Press Release – Federated Republic of West Papua

Presiden Forkorus Yabousembut S.Pd Federated Republic of West Papua Abepura Prison, Jayapura West Papua

FEDERATED REPUBLIC OF WEST PAPUA
ABEPURA PRISON, JAYAPURA, WEST PAPUA

Presiden Forkorus Yabousembut S.Pd
Federated Republic of West Papua
Abepura Prison, Jayapura
West Papua
Attention:
Mr Rock Wamyton, Mr Victor Tutugoro
Melanesian Spearhead Group
Noumea, Kanaky

Dear Chairman,
I am writing from Abepura Prison to request your assistance in ensuring that the Federated Republic of West Papua is invited and accepted to be a member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group with Observer Status.

Safety and security for all West Papuans has been much worse since the Papua Congress in October 2011, so I am also calling on the leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to initiate a formal fact-finding mission as soon as possible.

As members would be aware, West Papua has been occupied by Indonesia since 1 May 1963. Members may not be aware that we are now 48.73% of the population, down from 96% in 1962, with more than half-a-million (546,126) missing.

West Papua was a Dutch colony for sixty-four years, but then transferred to Indonesia by way of a New York Agreement driven by the United States, Australia and New Zealand. This was a Cold War transaction that rode over South Pacific Commission intentions to develop self-determination programs for the Melanesian, Polynesian, and Micronesian peoples of the Pacific, including Dutch New Guinea.

In October 2011, the 3rd Papuan Congress condemned Indonesia for having failed, after fifty-years, to develop West Papua or even win the allegiance of the West Papuan people. Five thousand registered participants of the congress mandated the Federated Republic of West Papua to deliver West Papuans their freedom, and in doing so reclaim the western border of Melanesia.

I sincerely hope our kin in the Melanesian Spearhead Group will this year find it in their hearts
to help us.

Yours sincerely,

President Forkorus Yaboisembut, S.Pd.
Federated Republic of West Papua

Abepura Prison, Jayapura, West Papua, 2 March 2013
CC:
Hon. Peter O’Neill CMG MP
Prime Minister, Papua New Guinea
PO Box 639, Waigani, Port Moresby, PNG
tel: (675) 327 6537/6538; fax: (675) 327 6630

Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ
Prime Minister of Fiji
PO Box 2353, Govt Buildings, Suva
tel: 3211 201; email: pmsoffice@connect.com.fj

Hon. Gordon Darcy Lillo MP
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
PO Box G1 Honiara
tel: (677) 22 202; fax: (677) 21 608

Hon Meltek Sato Kilman Livtunvanu
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
Port Vila PMB 9053 Vanuatu
tel: (678) 22413; fax: (678) 26301

Rev. Edison Waromi S.H
Prime Minister, Federated Republic of West Papua
Abepura Prison, Jayapura, West Papua

Jacob Rumbiak
Foreign Affairs, Federated Republic of West Papua, Australia
tel: (61) 3 9510 2193; mobile: 61 4066 06966; email: jacobrumbiak@hotmail.com

ENDS

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