Chapter 12 - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura - Timor-Leste

26D Ri.bard E,rthil
undc.txke! :1 m$sive puíge oi.,)mmunisc, lvas unscttled b]'thc pÍostcct ol.r corn
nNnist teÍrihí on its boÍder. This posltion wrs sup|o|ted by thc USA \}.ho w.rs srili
je.liDs the snn.g oÍirs losscs in Vicr Nin ind conrj'nrcd Ír l).n'c sÍareric íntcrÉÍs
in the rcglon. Whilc ttLe polrticalagcndr of FRETTUN d not rdhere .o an! !'n
of Írict comniunist docÍine, irs atrcrtion to social espccts conÍruniry blied
prcgramme< 1cd to its classificrtion as such. If this cnrironmcnt the existcnce of
regimc thrr us iclr t.r havc .ortrmunjsr iqclinxrjons coold fl(,t bc r.rie frted, .csxrd
1es of anv principles oísclf-dete.ninati.,n or dccotonisatjon.
Às cveDrs urfoldcd in tlic reÍitoryit soon bcclne clc.r llur Indonesi, \Las not
g.iog .o rdhcrr r., rlt. píin.iplcs ir sraÍ.d Itlorc rhc G.\ rrd in the ll.lik lÉÍtlr
E-trlr in r9;j Indonesia underld)k r Iniliti$ exercisc rvhich is bclieved to liarc been
a {imul:rtio. for rn athck or EastTirror rnd prep,rrtiors s'erc bcnrg madc in West
'fnnoÍ Àr rlpportiÍ,q in invrsnD ofthÉ ciÍern tàrt olthe rcrriron. L)drcr sirrcs
oradc cle.lr thcir suffort for Indolesir iaatr ilvnsn)o of EastTmor btcamc nece:
sasr Thc lndoncsixn Presidenr had met tle À!stralian Prine.Vlinister in Scpternber
r9;a rnd reponcdlr' securcd Ausliiliis àc.eptmiie oI Ersr Timor beconing prn of
lndonesia. 'lle UK had erprcsed thc vicr thet [sr Tinrr s,rLs nor r.rpóle oi s.Li:
dctcrminaiion rld rhit i.tegririon with Indonesia rr$ to bc llpfoÍted.Iír conilict
Nis to encrllc the. it 1Írs importdnt, jr, rh. Nords of a British diplonat to Ltcp
oLrr hcrd,i J,xvn àod .rvoid si&is asaid{ rhc hdoncsia. (;,\r.nniedi. h Aogun
19;5 the US ambassador to laklna expre$cd the !ic\y tb.rt ro Indonesien invrsi.n
oi EastTimoÍrvas tu be quick rnd ctlectn'c, but \as not to Le undcrtaken vitl LIS
.!Ju, n.nt. Futh.r .omplirin oi thc LrS in Indoretir! pl"Ds t,) iru dc E isr TinroÍ
lus come ro Light from declassilicd memo\ rla! dcrlil the convcrsatioÈ beflleer US
Pi(sjdent Gcrald Ford, Secrerarv oi State llcnrv Kissinger and Indonesian Presidcnt
Suhirto Nho Ncre me.ting in IDdoJle\iàirNt beii,n the invr{j('n i. I)e.c,nber r,-i.
r\r this meetine Suhrrro càlle.loo the US,\to un.leistand rhÀrith.d tr,icomc re.essrryto
tàke 'draÍic .rction jn ordcr to'esÍxblisf perce and oÍderin E.rsrTimor.-lhe
Íest'onsc of $c US leiJ crs las rvc under*and the |roblcm rnd thc inientior s \ ou
hive', bur fcquestcd (lut Indoresia hol.l ol{on inv rctiotr until fi.v hld rerumed
home to bcfteÍ managc dre situation.'
On 7 Dcccmber re:5, ,rs Lrd .rnd l(ssinger 11$' out f.r'n JrkaÍra. Indonenèn
Íoops oióled inro Ean Tnror in r,:le.u uolari,rn ofnrtenutiond legJ nllci on
the use of iircc and t\c denld of selÈdctcrmirrÍion. Tle invasion of East'I'nnor
imolved r massive show offorcc and Nis brur,! in its conduct rvith no rceard to
Cre rclcr.rnt lors of ur rcArll:ling the c^Dduct of h ostilitier. 'nrc IndoDÈsi.n Íro':,1x
'6 On ibÈ foLiticaldo.tÍine sd R? riortl oÍrr, F,r,, t,t.15 j8.
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'Ienp.,u Pàràllcl }ne, B.t Àr, Cor,,m Fne, rr [ast L,doresia, Strtc Deputncnt
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