[DOC] [TLE] History of Netherlands New Guinea/Irian Jaya/West Papua [PAR] Mar 1, 2005 ... The Dutch East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oostindische ... The Dutch claimed 
the area West of 141 East longitude, on August 24, 1828, by proclamation. ... as 
a mandated territory of the League of Nations in 1921, after World War I. In ... 
attempted to claim and gain West Papua as part of its nationhood. [DOC] [TLE] New Guinea - Wikipedia [PAR] The eastern part forms the mainland of Papua New Guinea, which has been an 
independent country since 1975. It was formerly the Territory of Papua and New... [DOC] [TLE] History of West Papua - Wikipedia [PAR] The History of West Papua, as a region and not a province, refers to the history of 
the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea and other smaller 
islands to its west. The eastern half of the island is Papua New Guinea. ... While 
in 1828 the Dutch claimed the south coast west of the 141st meridian and the 
north... [DOC] [TLE] West New Guinea dispute - Wikipedia [PAR] The West New Guinea dispute (19501962), also known as the West Irian 
dispute, was a ... In 1828, the Netherlands established a settlement in Western 
New Guinea ... Indonesia was the successor government to the Netherlands East 
Indies. ... succeeded in securing a resolution supporting its claim to West New 
Guinea... [DOC] [TLE] Western New Guinea - Wikipedia [PAR] Western New Guinea is part of Indonesia consisting of the western half of the 
island of New Guinea and smaller islands to its west. The region is administered 
as two provinces: Papua and West Papua. The eastern half of New Guinea is the 
country of Papua New Guinea. ... The Netherlands claimed the region and 
commenced missionary work in the... [DOC] [TLE] International Boundary Study No 160. [PAR] Feb 7, 1977 ... A proclamation in 1828 claimed for the Dutch Crown that part of the island ... 
implementation of its design for the territory, which under his rule was ... League 
of Nations in 1920 for governing the Territory of New Guinea. ... Except for 
Netherlands New Guinea (Irian Jaya), the Netherlands East Indies became. [DOC] [TLE] Papua (Irian Jaya) History - Our Pacific Ocean [PAR] Papua (previously known as Irian Jaya) is the western half of New Guinea, the 
world's ... When Britain - and later Germany - started claiming parts of eastern 
New ... the United Nations which, after a short transition period, handed the 
territory over ... Indonesia's province of Irian Jaya, representing 22 per cent of its 
total land... [DOC] [TLE] New Guinea - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The first European claim occurred in 1828, when the Netherlands formally 
claimed the western ... which in 1920 became a League of Nations mandated 
territory of Australia. ... The highlands, northern and eastern parts of the island 
became key ... Papua (formerly Irian Jaya until 2002) with the city of Jayapura as 
its capital. [DOC] [TLE] New Guinea | island, Malay Archipelago | Britannica.com [PAR] Sep 17, 2015 ... New Guinea is administratively divided into two parts: its western half comprises 
... formerly called Irian Jaya); and its eastern half comprises the major part of 
Papua New Guinea, an independent country since 1975. .... The Dutch claimed 
the western half of the island in 1828 as part of the Dutch East Indies. [DOC] [TLE] New Guinea Notes [PAR] It is an island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the Western Pacific Ocean, 
north of Australia. ... half comprises Irian Jaya, a province of Indonesia, and its 
eastern part comprises ... It is a very mountainous country and travel into the 
interior is difficult. ... this western half of the island as part of the Dutch East Indies 
in 1828. [DOC] [TLE] JP: Viewing Australia's Papua policy - Topica Email List Directory [PAR] JAKARTA (JP): After East Timor, Papua, officially Irian Jaya, is another ... The 
Dutch established its first settlement in Western New Guinea, or the current 
Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, in 1828. The Germans claimed the

Question: In 1828 this nation claimed Irian Jaya as part of its East Indies territories
Answer: the Netherlands