Documents on East Timor from PeaceNet and Connected Computer Networks Double issue Volumes 36-37: March 13 - June 26, 1995 Published by: East Timor Action Network / U.S. P.O. Box 1182, White Plains, NY 10602 USA Tel: 914-428-7299 Fax: 914-428-7383 E-mail PeaceNet:CSCHEINER or [email protected] These documents are produced approximately every two months and mailed to subscribers. For additional or back copies, send US$25 per volume; add $3 for international air mail. Discount rates: $10 for educational and non-profit institutions; $6 for U.S. activists; $8 international. Subscription rates: $150 ($60 educational, $36 activist) for the next six issues. Add $18 ($12 activist) for international air mail. Further subsidies are available for groups in Third World countries working on East Timor. Checks should be made out to “ETAN.” The material is grouped by subject, with articles under each category in approximately chronological order. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORICAL ISSUES.................................................................................................................................. 11 THE BALIBO DECLARATIONS - HOW MANY ARE THERE AND WHO WROTE THEM? ......................................11 THE BALIBO DECLARATION.....................................................................................................................12 INDONESIAN TERMS DILI KILLINGS AN “ACCIDENT”..................................................................................15 INVASION OF TIMOR: THE US “ANTENNA”...................................................................................................15 EVENTS IN EAST TIMOR............................................................................................................................ 16 JOURNALIST EXPELLED FROM EAST TIMOR ................................................................................................16 ALL SEEING ARMY HOLDS FORT IN EAST TIMOR.........................................................................................16 UPDATE ON INTERNAL SITUATION OF EAST TIMOR.....................................................................................17 INTERVIEW WITH AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR ALLAN TAYLOR................................................................17 NINJA JUSTICE............................................................................................................................................18 DEJA VU ......................................................................................................................................................18 NEW APPROACH IN EAST TIMOR NEEDED ..................................................................................................19 INDONESIA STEPS UP MILITARY PRESENCE IN DILI ...................................................................................20 1995 MAY BE TIMOR WATERSHED................................................................................................................20 ABRI SETS UP GUARD TO DEFEND INTEGRASI ............................................................................................20 TENSION RISES AFTER UN RESCHEDULES TIMORESE TALKS......................................................................21 CIVILIANS TO RECEIVE MILITARY TRAINING...............................................................................................21 REPORT OF US PROTESTANT DELEGATION TO TIMOR.................................................................................21 INDONESIA’S “CLANDESTINE” LISTS ...........................................................................................................22 Page 2 East Timor Documents, Volumes 36-37. March 13 - June 26, 1995. TWO EAST TIMOR REBELS KILLED IN SHOOT-OUT ......................................................................................22 EARTHQUAKE IN EAST TIMOR ....................................................................................................................22 NURSE FEARED FOR LIFE IN EAST TIMOR ...................................................................................................23 EYEWITNESS REPORT ON OCCUPIED EAST TIMOR.................................................................................23 SOLDIER KILLED IN VIQUEQUE...................................................................................................................24 GUERRILLA CAPTURED ................................................................................................................................24 KILLED IN JAIL UNDER TORTURE - RUMOR FALSE......................................................................................24 FILOMENO DOS SANTOS IS NOT DEAD ..................................................................................................24 INDONESIA REPLACES EAST TIMOR MILITARY COMMANDER .....................................................................25 COL. 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SIMBOLON PLEDGES TO RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS ..................................................................25 SOCIAL PROBLEMS DOMINATE EAST TIMOR ...............................................................................................26 EAST TIMOR’S REQUEST FOR RIGHTS BRANCH HAILED ..............................................................................26 INDONESIA RIGHTS BODY TO OPEN OFFICE IN EAST TIMOR.................................................................26 PROTESTANT VOICE RAISED IN SUPPORT OF TIMOR ..................................................................................26 STATEMENT OF THE REVEREND ARLINDO MARCAL................................................................................27 POLICE WARN AGAINST PROTESTS DURING TALKS ....................................................................................28 INDONESIA PAPERS LOOK TO PAGE CUTS, PRICE RISES ............................................................................28 TEACHING JOBS AT UNTIM..........................................................................................................................28 ALATAS DEFENDS HUMAN-RIGHTS RECORD IN E. TIMOR..........................................................................29 ALATAS SEEKS EAST TIMORESE YOUTH’S SUPPORT IN DILI ........................................................................30 ALI ALATAS: WOULD RAMOS HORTA REALLY DARE TO COME TO EAST TIMOR?...........................................30 RAMOS HORTA COMMENTS ON ALI ALATAS’ DILI INTERVIEW ................................................................31 TIMORESE LIVE IN POVERTY .......................................................................................................................31 INDONESIAN MILITARY ATTACK DILI RELIGIOUS PROCESSION .................................................................32 IMPROVE TIMOR SCENE: ALATAS ................................................................................................................32 RECENT ARRESTS AND OTHER INCIDENTS IN EAST TIMOR........................................................................33 THE “AUTONOMY” QUESTION ................................................................................................................... 33 HOME MINISTER RULES OUT SPECIAL STATUS............................................................................................33 SPECIAL STATUS FOR ET ?...........................................................................................................................33 SUHARTO ‘MOVEMENT’ ON TIMOR?.............................................................................................................34 EAST TIMOR - SUHARTO PROPOSES SPECIAL STATUS.................................................................................34 INDONESIA’S SUHARTO INCREASES AUTONOMY FOR SOME DISTRICTS ....................................................34 ‘AUTONOMY’ FOR TIMOR DISTRICT ........................................................................................................34 EAST TIMOR: THE CASE FOR INTEGRATION ................................................................................................34 COMMENT FROM PAULO TEIXEIRA: ........................................................................................................36 LIQUICA KILLINGS REVERBERATE ........................................................................................................... 36 CIVIL SERVANTS IN LIQUICA FACE DISMISSAL ...........................................................................................36 MAJ. GEN. ADANG SPEAKS HIS MIND.........................................................................................................36 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES: COMMISSION TREADS SOFTLY ON TIMOR KILLINGS ....................................37 RUMOURED DISMISSAL OF 5 OFFICERS OVER LIQUICA..............................................................................38 MILITARY HONOUR COUNCIL VERDICT ON LIQUICA KILLINGS ..................................................................38