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1963 (Jan 19) Longer Nederlands Nieuw Guinea Luchtvaart Mastschapplj “De Kroonnduif” N.V. Biak printed airmail envelope with vertical crease to C’wealth Dept of Works, Port Moresby bearing various D.N.G. Birds issue 10c + 20c + 17c + 15c + 7c + 1c + 12c + 5c Queen Wilhimina 25c + 85c + 40c + 55c + 45c + 30c & definitive 2c making 339c rate tied 5 x strikes Hollandia-Noordwijk /2 cds …………………………………………………………………… United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (U.N.T.E.A.) was the result of a dispute between the recent Independent Indonesia & the Netherlands where Indonesia claimed the territory while the Dutch claimed the residents were not Indonesian. In December 1961 Indonesia landed paratroops that ultimately led to the establishment of U.N.T.E.A. in October 1962 that lasted until 1 May 1963.