The Dutch colonial administration inaugurated a representative council whose members included both elected and appointed representatives. It created a limited forum for Papuan political participation, but the colonial government retained ultimate authority and the Council did not control the territory’s future.
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The two states negotiated the transfer framework, with a later promised act of choice.