Operation Trikora

Operation Trikora
Part of West New Guinea dispute and Cold War in Asia
Indonesian stamp commemorating the Battle of Arafura Sea
Date 19 December 1961 – 15 August 1962 (1961-12-19 – 1962-08-15) Location Western New Guinea Result New York Agreement Military stalemate[1] Western New Guinea ceded to the United Nations then to Indonesia Start of the Papua conflict
Belligerents
Indonesia  Soviet Union	Netherlands Dutch New Guinea
Commanders and leaders
Sukarno Soerjadi Soerjadarma Abdul Haris Nasution Ahmad Yani Soeharto Omar Dhani Eddy Martadinata Yos Sudarso † Leonardus Benjamin Moerdani	C.J. van Westenbrugge W.A. van Heuven
Strength
Indonesia: 13,000 soldiers 7,000 paratroops 4,500 marines  Soviet Union: 3,000 soldiers[citation needed]	Netherlands: 10,000 soldiers 1,400 marines 1,000 papuan volunteers
Casualties and losses
214 dead[2] 1 motor torpedo boat sunk 2 motor torpedo boats damaged	9 dead[3]

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Operation Trikora was a combined Soviet-Indonesian military operation which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of Netherlands New Guinea in 1961 and 1962. After negotiations, the Netherlands signed the New York Agreement with Indonesia on 15 August 1962, relinquishing control of Western New Guinea to the United Nations.