User talk:Gaupner

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West Papua[edit]

It was in 1961 however. —Khoikhoi 00:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

See the Western New Guinea article:

In May 1961, an elected Nieuw Guinea Raad (New Guinea Council) became the first Papuan parliament and was responsible for designing and implementing full independence by 1971. The Council decided upon new symbols, the national anthem of "Hai Tanahku Papua" ("Oh My Land Papua") a national flag (the Morning Star), and decided the country's official name would become "West Papua". The Dutch recognized the flag and anthem on November 18, 1961 (Government Gazettes of Dutch New Guinea Nos. 68 and 69), and these ordinances came into effect on December 1, 1961.

—Khoikhoi 00:44, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Council also decided on independence, but it never came about. If you read the actual Dutch ordinance it says "The territorial flag of Netherlands New Guinea shall be a rectangle consisting of a vertical wide red stripe at the hoist and seven horizontal blue stripes separated by six white stripes..." Note the words "territorial flag". It was never a nation, so it didn't have a national flag. Gaupner 02:05, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ignore the message that I just deleted. Thanks for explaining things. I've also removed {{nationalflags}} from the page. Cheers. —Khoikhoi 02:09, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]