ARTICLES ON EAST TIMOR MASSACRE FROM PEACENET AND ASSOCIATED NETWORKS Volume 3: November 20-25, 1991 For more information or additional copies (please enclose US$5. per volume to cover costs): Charles Scheiner, Box 1182, White Plains, NY 10602 USA Tel.914-428-7299 Fax.914-428-7383 email IGC:CSCHEINER or [email protected] Reprinting and distribution without permission is welcomed. Table of Contents EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF KAMAL BAMADHAJ ..................................................................................................................... 3 Dili, East Timor, 29 October 1991................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Maubisse, 2 November 1991 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Dili, 3 November 1991.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 AUSTRALIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS SPEAK OUT FOR EAST TIMOR ................................................................................................ 5 SENATOR PELL CONDEMNS MASSACRE.................................................................................................................................................................. 5 "WE CAN'T DENY THE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS," SAYS GOV. CARRASCALAO (SURYA)......................................................................................... 5 SUHARTO SETS UP INVESTIGATION TEAM (JAWA POS)........................................................................................................................................... 5 NEW MASSACRE BY INDONESIAN TROOPS (IPS) ................................................................................................................................... 6 BRITISH MPS CALL FOR ARMS EMBARGO.............................................................................................................................................................. 6 MOTION 187: ARMS EMBARGO TO INDONESIA............................................................................................................................. 6 JOINT EC STATEMENT AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY............................................................................................................................................. 7 EAST TIMOR STUDENTS' PLEA TO UN IN JAKARTA ............................................................................................................................................... 7 DECLARATION OF THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE EAST TIMORESE STUDENTS IN INDONESIA ......................... 7 BRITISH WITNESS, COX, DESCRIBES MASSACRE..................................................................................................................................................... 7 DEAD IN EAST TIMOR (WASH. POST EDITORIAL) ........................................................................................................................................ 8 PORTUGAL'S DAY OF MOURNING MARKS KILLINGS IN EAST TIMOR (WP)................................................................................. 9 ASIA WATCH LETTER TO ALATAS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT: JAKARTA'S INQUIRY COMMISSION 'A SAD FARCE' ..................................................................................................... 9 JAPANESE DIET MEMBERS STATEMENT................................................................................................................................................................ 9 STATEMENT ON MASSACRE IN EAST TIMOR ................................................................................................................................. 9 WIRE SERVICE DIGEST, NOV. 20........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 JAPAN (Call for government action)............................................................................................................................................................ 9 NETHERLANDS (Kooijmans mission)..................................................................................................................................................... 10 NETHERLANDS (Stop aid to Indon?)...................................................................................................................................................... 10 PORTUGAL (PM urges action)................................................................................................................................................................. 10 PORTUGAL (Publico criticizes Vatican)................................................................................................................................................... 10 PORTUGAL (UDT lists victims).............................................................................................................................................................. 10 PORTUGAL (Fretilin gains) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 PORTUGAL, SWEDEN (Gov'ts criticize Indonesia)................................................................................................................................ 10 NEW ZEALAND (Govt waffles)............................................................................................................................................................... 10 AUSTRALIA (Hawke visit off?) ............................................................................................................................................................... 10 AUSTRALIA (review ties with Indon.)..................................................................................................................................................... 11 AUSTRALIA (Jakarta diplomat comments)............................................................................................................................................. 11 UN (Fretilin urges action) ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 U.S. (Senate Committee wants investigation)............................................................................................................................................. 11 U.S. (State Department briefing excerpt).................................................................................................................................................... 11 EAST TIMOR (Belo body count).............................................................................................................................................................. 11 EAST TIMOR (Warouw, Red Cross)........................................................................................................................................................ 11 TIMORESE ARRESTED IN JAKARTA (TAPOL)...................................................................................................................................................... 12 HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP STOPPED FROM GOING TO DILI (TAPOL)....................................................................................................................... 12 U.S. SENATE DRAFT TIMOR RESOLUTION............................................................................................................................................................ 12 H.Con.Res.340............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 THE BLOOD OF EAST TIMOR CAN'T DRAW MUCH U.S. INK (NY DAILY NEWS) ............................................................................ 13 EAST TIMOR RAISED IN U.K. HOUSE OF COMMONS......................................................................................................................... 13 1. EAST TIMOR...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 1. INDONESIA......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 LETTER: INDONESIAN LEGAL AID TO ABRI COMMANDER................................................................................................................................. 14 ORIGINAL (in Indonesian)........................................................................................................................................................................ 14 2 CONCERN IS NOT ENOUGH (GUARDIAN).................................................................................................................................................. 15 TIMOR NEWS AVAILABLE ON DISKETTE............................................................................................................................................................