 The Dutch endorsed the council's selection of a new national anthem and the Morning Star as the new national flag on 1 December 1961.Following the raising of the Papuan National Flag on 1 December 1961, tensions further escalated.On 18 December 1961 Sukarno issued the "Tri Komando Rakjat" (People's Triple Command), calling the Indonesian people to defeat the formation of an independent state of West Papua, raise the Indonesian flag in that country, and be ready for mobilisation at any time.