Thanks to Brendan for sending his article
on "Boundaries between Indonesia and
Portuguese Timor". Not much, I understand,
has been written on the enclave of Ocussi-Ambeno
to the west of the main area of East Timor.
An article in N.Z. Herald of 28-29 August 1999,
enclosed by Brendan, described the enclave thus
"Portugal hung on to this small and largely
unproductive enclave when it divided up the
island with the Dutch in the second half
of the last century, long after moving its
capital to Dili in 1769 for better security
and berthing for its ships."
>From the article it also seems that the
pro-Indonesia group got 80 percent
of the votes in the enclave and only
20 percent voted for independence,
which makes it likely, it seems, that
this enclave will remain Indonesian.
Further info on the enclave and its
history and future would be greatly
appreciated.
In my info it says that the name of the
main city is Pante Makassar and that
in Portuguese times it was the capital
of Timor and named Lifau until the
seat of government was moved to Dili.
Bertil Haggman
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