British support of the Dutch regime in West Irian at the onset of the cold war: Circumstance of 'evil necessity'

• Main Authors: Ab Ghani, Rohani, Anwar, Od. M., Mat Kib, Mat Zin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Economic and Social Society 2014
• Subjects: DS Asia; JZ International relations
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18408/1/ijass-2014-4%286%29-743-751.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18408/; http://www.aessweb.com/journals/June2014/5007/2793

This paper deals with the British policy on West Irian during the early stage of the Cold War in Southeast Asia. It focuses on the reasons why British supported the Dutch resolution to retain its colonial power on this ‘Komodo Island’.The main references are British official records from the Britis...