Labor actions against Dutch-owned companies escalated after the Netherlands refused to transfer West New Guinea. Indonesian law later treated 3 December 1957 as the effective date for nationalization of Dutch firms. Workers and the state challenged colonial-era economic control as well as Dutch political pressure.
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What did the New Guinea Council represent?
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It included elected and appointed members but remained under colonial authority.
The New Guinea Council governed Netherlands New Guinea independently of the Dutch administration.
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The Council had limited powers under Dutch colonial authority.