UN General Assembly
1961

83* A number of Dutch people, some prominent and representing a discernible body of public interest and option in the Netherlands, have, during the last two years, made persistent efforts to approach my Government, and indeed President Sukarno himself, so as to contribute to a satisfactory solution of the West Irian dispute in the light of the changed or changing circumstances. They are agreed on the transfer of authority over West Irian, in order not only to restore the territorial integrity of the Republic of Indonesia, but also to make possible the re-establishment of normal relations between the Netherlands and Indonesia, especially in the economic field. 84. In this process it has been suggested that in no way should this settlement be interpreted as a victory for one of the party and a loss of face for the other. We in Indonesia are fully aware of this problem, and we will do everything to accommodate the Netherlands in this respect, even at the sacrifice of some of our own national prestige.