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and allegedly poaching. The Department of Foreign Affairs in the Philippines filed
an official diplomatic protest as at least one of the vessels belonged to a Philippine
citizen.
850 INDONESIA/900 AUSTRALIA
MID#1070
Started in February 1963. See the narrative in the 820 Malaysia/850 Indonesia dyad
dispute list.
850 INDONESIA/910 PAPUA NEW GUINEA
MID#3083
Dispute Number: 3083
Date(s): May 14, 1982 to June 26, 1982
Participants: 850 Indonesia/910 Papua New Guinea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Papua New Guinea charged Indonesia with border violations on May 14,
15, and 21, 1982, each time pursuing rebels from the Free Papua Movement. Indo-
nesia disputed the charges. On June 10, Indonesian officials said that they hoped that
Papua New Guinea would cooperate with border issues and they could work together
against these rebels. In July, Papua New Guinea expressed interest in cooperating with
Indonesia to control the border.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from May 26, 1982.
MID#3050
Dispute Number: 3050
Date(s): March 27, 1984 to October 29, 1984
Participants: 850 Indonesia/910 Papua New Guinea
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Free Papua Movement (OPM) operated along both sides of the Indo-
nesian-Papua New Guinean border. In February 1984, a group of Melanesians in the
Indonesian army deserted, and on February 13, a Melanesian soldier in the Indonesian
army attempted to raise the flag of the OPM at the assembly building of the provin-
cial capital, Jayapura. Both sides clashed over the next several weeks. Three-hundred
refugees (some argued thousands) fled the fighting for Papua New Guinea.
On March 26, OPM rebels seized a Swiss mission pilot and killed the Indonesian
doctor and Indonesian soldier accompanying him near the Papua New Guinea border.