 Facing diplomatic pressure from the United States, fading domestic support and continual Indonesian threats to invade the territory, the Netherlands decided to relinquish control of the disputed territory in August 1962, agreeing to the Bunker Proposal on condition that a plebiscite to determine the final fate of the territory be conducted at a later date.The territory was administered by the UN temporarily before being transferred to Indonesia on 1 May 1963.A plebiscite, the Act of Free Choice, was eventually held in 1969, but the fairness of the election is disputed.