United Nations Temporary Executive Authority

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United Nations Temporary Executive Authority
AbbreviationUNTEA
Formation1 October 1962
Type Subsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly [1]
Legal statusCompleted on 1 May 1963
Headquarters Hollandia, West New Guinea [2]
Head
José Rolz-Bennett (1962)
Jalal Abdoh (1962-1963)
Parent organization
 United Nations General Assembly
Website https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/past/unsf.htm

The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) was established on 1 October 1962 in accord with Article two of the New York Agreement to administer the former Dutch colony of West New Guinea until it was hander over to Indonesia on 1st May 1963.

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In addition to civil administration, the United Nations also had a peacekeeping role through the United Nations Security Force (UNSF). The maximum force strength was 1,500 infantry and 76 aircraft personnel. Pakistan, Canada and United States contributed personnel with Pakistan providing 1,500 troops and the United States and Canada contributing 60 and 16 air force personnel respectively. [3] The Force Commander for the UNSF was Said Uddin Khan of Pakistan.

This was the first time in its history that the United Nations assumed direct administrative responsibility for a territory (as opposed to monitoring or supervising). The United Nations would go on to undertake similar missions in Cambodia (UNTAC), Croatia (UNTAES), Kosovo (UNMIK) and East Timor (UNTAET).

Head of mission

UNTEA was led by Special Representative of the Secretary General José Rolz-Bennett  [ es ] of Guatemala from 1 October 1962 to 15 November, and then by Jalal Abdoh  [ fa ] of the Imperial State of Iran who served from 15 November 1962 to 1 May 1963.

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
- José Rolz-Bennett  [ es ]
(acting)		1 October 196215 November 196245 days
1 Djalal Abdoh.jpg Jalal Abdoh  [ fa ]15 November 19621 May 1963167 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ Myung-Ki, Kim (1990). "Some Legal Problems Concerning Withdrawal of the United Nations Forces". The Journal of East Asian Affairs. 4 (2): 299. ISSN   1010-1608. JSTOR   23254021.
  2. ↑ "UNITED NATIONS SECURITY FORCE IN WEST NEW GUINEA (UNSF) - Facts and Figures".
  3. ↑ Goodwin, Geoffrey L. (1965). "The Commonwealth and the United Nations" . International Organization. 19 (3): 691. doi:10.1017/S0020818300012510. ISSN   0020-8183. JSTOR   2705876. S2CID   153884868.
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