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(APRI) prepared them selves to build its military offensive potential. However, the
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inside military forces was still weak at that time, hence the government on April 6 ,
1958 processed the purchase contract of warships and aircrafts from countries such as
Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. In 1959, The Army Chief of Staf , General
A.H. Nasution also made weaponry purchase agreement contract with the United States
and Western European countries, but as political problems, they cancelled the delivery
of such weapons. Then on January 3 , 1961 at Kremlin, Soviet Union, has signed the
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contract (agreement) of weaponry purchasing with long-term credit and became the
biggest weaponry purchasing contract by Indonesia. In the end of 1961, the military
equipments began to be sent by Soviet Union and Indonesian military power became the
strongest country in Southeast Asia.

3. The Command of the People.
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On April 5 1961, the Dutch inaugurated the Papua Council and completed with flag
and national anthem of Papua. That action caused culmination of anger from Indonesian
side. According to the fact that the Netherlands remains adamant, the concrete planning
which based on military power was absolutely needed as guidance for liberation of West
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Irian. On April 12 1961, the Minister of National Security/ the Army Chief of Staff,
General A.H. Nasution informed the Joint Chiefs of Staff (GKS), that the President/ The
Highest Commander in Chief had ordered GKS to prepare Joint Operations for West Irian.
The Dutch government then accelerated the idea of self-determination not through
Papua Council, but by forming of Papua National Committee who was inaugurated on
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October 19 1961. The Indonesian government took immediately actions by establishing
the National Defense Council (DEPERTAN) which had a duty to arrange the way
for integrating the whole national potential in the struggle of West Irian Liberation.
DEPERTAN was inaugurated on December 11 1961 and chaired by the President/ The
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Highest Commander in Chief of the Indonesian Republic Armed Forces with members
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from high military officials and civilians. The DEPERTAN meeting on December 14
1961 had decided the establishment of the Highest Command of West Irian Liberation
(KOTI Pemirbar) with The Highest Commander in Chief of KOTI, The President
Soekarno, Deputy Commander in Chief, General A.H. Nasution and assisted by three
Chiefs of Staff/ Commander in Chief of Army, Navy, and Air Force.
DEPERTAN produced a conception was which known as Tri Komando Rakyat
(Trikora). On one momentous Roll Call at LOR Yogyakarta Square on December 19
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1961, President Sukarno declared Trikora which contained:
a. Foil the forming of Colonial Dutch’s Puppet State of Papua.
b. Hoist the Red and White Flag in West Irian, the motherland of Indonesia.
c. Be ready for general mobilization to defend the independence and unity of our
national homeland.

4. GKS concept of West Irian Liberation Operation.
According the instruction of President Soekarno, GKS formed The Arranging
Committee of West Irian Joint Operations which met firstly on June 13 1961. Then
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