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Subject:

One-off circular about Australian Left (DSP)

From:

Deborah Knight <[log in to unmask]>

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Deborah Knight <[log in to unmask]>

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Fri, 8 Oct 1999 11:04:16 +0100

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>X-Authentication-Warning: mail.gn.apc.org: Host local2.mpx.com.au
>[203.29.192.98] claimed to be mailarray.mpx.com.au
>Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 19:04:36 +1000
>From: John Percy <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>X-Accept-Language: en
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: ASIET statement on Indonesian military violence; UN press
>conference by
> Xanana and Ramos-Horta
>
>From
>Democratic Socialist Party
>Australia
>
>October 1, 1999
>
>Dear friends,
>
>Attached below are two important documents relating to Indonesia and
>East Timor:
>
>1. A statement on Indonesian military violence issued on October 1 by
>ASIET, Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor, with a
>request for signatures.
>
>2. A report of a press conference by Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos-Horta
>on behalf of CNRT held at the UN headquarters September 30.
>
>Could you please circulate these as widely as you can, and respond to
>the ASIET call..
>
>We will continue to email you the most important and urgent information
>and statements while the crisis situation in East Timor and Indonesia
>continues. If you would like more extensive information emailed to you,
>we invite you to subscribe to the Democratic Socialist Party's email
>information list, DS_NET. Just send an email message to
>[log in to unmask] with the subject SUBSCRIBE-DS_NET.
>
>Further information is available from the extensive web site of ASIET,
>now at: http://www.asiet.org.au.
>
>The Democratic Socialist Party has also set up an East Timor web site,
>available at: http://www.dsp.org.au/etimor
>
>In solidarity,
>
>John Percy
>national secretary
>Democratic Socialist Party
>Australia
>______________________________________
>Democracy for Indonesia! Military out of politics!
>
>October 1, 1999
>
>The following statement is being circulated by Action in Solidarity with
>Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET). Please circulate and sign on and
>forward to ASIET.
>
>We the undersigned salute the student-led pro-democracy forces in
>Indonesia who are risking their lives to oppose the new state security
>law - "Law for Dealing with a Dangerous Situation’’.
>
>Already eight people (seven in Jakarta and one in Lampung, South
>Sumatra) have died, more than 100 people have been injured, some
>severely, at the hands of the military. Many more have been arrested.
>One of those killed was People’s Democratic Party (PRD) member Yusuf
>Rizal, 23, a political science student at Bandar Lampung University. The
>chief of the military in Lampung has blamed the PRD for the violence.
>
>The proposed law allows the president to declare a state of emergency
>anywhere in the country and for provincial governors and parliaments to
>declare a state of emergency at that level. It gives the military
>enormous powers of arrest and detention, as well as total control over
>the postal and telecommunications systems during a state of emergency.
>
>This law would have provided the Habibie government with a mechanism to
>repress opposition during October and November sittings of the new
>parliament.
>
>Widespread opposition to the law over recent weeks, led by courageous
>student activists from universities across Indonesia, has already scored
>an important victory forcing Habibie to postpone signing in the new law.
>
>The fact that General Wiranto had to push the law through the old
>military-dominated parliament (largely hand picked by dictator Suharto)
>in the last few hours of its existence on September 23, reveals just how
>much the pro-democracy campaign together with the independence campaign
>in East Timor have managed to push back the military.
>
>The Indonesian army has been forced to withdraw from East Timor
>following the overwhelming support for independence in the August 30
>ballot and international pressure which forced the United Nations to
>intervene to stop the military’s scorched earth policy.
>
>The PRD, the only party in Indonesia that has consistently supported
>freedom for East Timor, has called on activists in other countries to
>support the pro-democracy campaign inside Indonesia. We echo this call
>and salute the brave students who have, once again, taken the lead in
>this important movement for democracy.
>
>End all military ties with Jakarta!
>
>Indonesian army out of politics!
>
>Try the war criminals for the genocide in East Timor, Aceh, West Papua!
>
>Stop the killing of students struggling for democracy!
>
>************************
>Action in Solidarity with Indonesia and East Timor (ASIET)
>PO Box 458
>Broadway NSW 2007
>Australia
>Tel: 61 (0)2 9690 1032
>Fax: 61 (0)2 9690 1381
>[log in to unmask]
>http://www.asiet.org.au/
>______________________________________
>UN Press Conference by Xanana and Ramos-Horta CNRT
>30/09/99
>
>The multinational force in East Timor must rapidly expand to start
>building peace and security in the territory, East Timorese leaders
>Xanana Gusmao and Jose Ramos Horta told correspondents at a press
>conference, sponsored by Portugal, at Headquarters this afternoon.
>
>Mr. Gusmao said he and Mr. Ramos Horta were at Headquarters to discuss
>issues related to the transition period, including rebuilding the
>country, and assisting the people during the difficult phase ahead with
>United Nations officials. They were also in New York to say East Timor
>was prepared to go ahead with the transitional period, and move towards
>independence, for which it had fought for the past 24 years.
>
>Parts of East Timor were now under control of the Armed Forces for the
>National Liberation of East Timor (FALINTIL), he said. The international
>force in East Timor (INTERFET) had begun to move to Baucau, the second
>largest town. Security remained a problem in the western part of the
>territory, in areas including Dili itself, Same and Ainaro. The
>multinational force must now rapidly increase the number of troops in
>East Timor to start building peace and security there.
>
>Those who had been taken to the concentration camps in West Timor and
>islands north of East Timor were living in very poor conditions, he
>continued. For humanitarian reasons, the international community should
>act quickly to return to East Timor the more than 200,000 persons living
>in extreme distress.
>
>A correspondent asked what kind of commitments had been made by United
>Nations officials. Mr. Gusmao responded that the United Nations Mission
>in East Timor (UNAMET) remained committed to solving the East Timor
>problem and helping the people of East Timor in a concrete manner. That
>would include training programmes, building basic infrastructure and an
>emergency plan to resettle those who had fled to the jungle and those
>who would be brought back from the concentration camps in Indonesia.
>
>In response to a question about his meeting with Indonesia's Foreign
>Minister, Ali Alatas, Mr. Gusmao said it had been beneficial for both
>sides. His intention had been to reaffirm to the Indonesian Government
>that by working together a new future could be built for the people of
>East Timor and the people of Indonesia. East Timor was ready to relieve
>Indonesia of the burden it bore and the dangers it faced with the waves
>of violence in East Timor. The meeting had been friendly, and the
>Indonesian Government had seemed to "welcome our message", he said.
>Indonesia had recognized that what had happened in the past few weeks
>was shocking and that things should be done differently.
>
>Had the Indonesian Government made any promises? a correspondent asked.
>Mr. Gusmao said it had promised to contribute to the greatest possible
>extent to pacifying East Timor and repatriating refugees. It had also
>promised to contribute to assessing the territory's immediate needs,
>such as sanitation and water supply.
>
>Asked whether he sensed any repentance or apologies from Mr. Alatas, Mr.
>Gusmao said he had, although it had not been stated. The Foreign
>Minister had said that everything that had happened was beyond the
>control of the Government and that Indonesia had been shocked by the
>violence in East Timor.
>
>What role would women play in the government being formed in East Timor?
>a correspondent asked. Mr. Gusmao said that today women held leadership
>positions in East Timor and were working hard in a wide range of
>activities. "We want to build a society in East Timor which values
>democracy, human rights and transparency", he said. The aim was to
>promote East Timorese culture and promote gender equity, and women would
>play a role in the entire process.
>
>The same correspondent asked for comment on media perceptions that Mr.
>Gusmao had isolated himself from grass-roots and solidarity movements
>since his release from prison. "It was not my wish to go to Darwin. I
>wanted to go back to East Timor, but I was advised not to go", he said.
>
>He said he had not expected to be the object of so much attention in New
>York, but had to accept it in the interest of the people of East Timor,
>of whom he was a representative. In 24 years of fighting, the people of
>East Timor had always sensed and gained strength from the international
>solidarity movement.
>
>What role was envisaged for East Timorese leaders during the period of
>transition? a correspondent asked. That issue was the subject of ongoing
>discussion with United Nations officials. Members of the National
>Council of the Timorese Resistance (CNRT) had been dispersed around the
>world during the past 24 years. It was only days ago that they had begun
>to gather in Darwin to start planning their return and their role in the
>transitional period. He expected that there would be some areas over
>which the United Nations would take charge, some where obligations would
>be shared and others where East Timorese leaders would fully take
>charge. The period must be understood as a transition to independence;
>East Timorese must participate actively in the process to prepare
>themselves for independence.
>
>When asked what the minimal requirements were for the tripartite meeting
>to be considered a success, Mr. Gusmao said there must be agreement on
>scheduling Phase III. It was clear that Phase II was no longer
>acceptable under the present conditions. Some sort of administration and
>political control must be implemented in the territory immediately. East
>Timor could not remain in an administrative and political vacuum,
>waiting for a decision by Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly
>(MPR), which was a domestic matter only.
>
>A correspondent then asked about recognition of the claims of companies
>and families controlling East Timorese resources. Mr. Gusmao said
>legitimate rights would be respected. Before leaving Jakarta, he had
>invited Indonesian businesses to invest in East Timor and had already
>received expressions of interest.
>
>Asked for more details about the western part of East Timor, Mr. Gusmao
>said that all efforts would be made to "get our brothers back to East
>Timor". This morning he had asked Mr. Alatas to help repatriate the
>militias. "We will not take revenge on East Timorese", he said. Much of
>the violence had been committed by militias from outside East Timor, he
>added.
>
>Asked if the INTERFET deployment would be sufficient, Mr. Gusmao said
>7,000 troops were enough, but their deployment must be expedited.
>
>The Indonesian Government had said it would pass to East Timor its share
>in the Timor Gap oil revenues, a correspondent said. Would there be need
>for renegotiation? Mr. Gusmao affirmed that East Timor would honour the
>terms of the Timor Gap Agreement, and that Indonesia would surrender its
>rights to the East Timor authority.
>
>"Indonesia had spent $1 million per day during the war", a correspondent
>asked. How much was needed to rebuild East Timor? he asked. Mr. Gusmao
>said the plan was to assess the needs on the ground in October and to
>determine the cost of reconstruction and development planning. The real
>amounts spent by Indonesia were not known, he added.
>
>Would Indonesia contribute to the costs for East Timor? the
>correspondent further asked. "I don't think so. They have 200 million
>people to feed, and it is better for them to take care of their people",
>Mr. Gusmao said. Mr. Ramos Horta responded to questions on the talks
>held at Headquarters. In the last 48 hours, intense discussions had been
>held with the Secretary-General, as well as with senior officials of the
>Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Department of Political Affairs,
>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations
>Children's Fund (UNICEF). Tomorrow, they would meet with the head of the
>World Bank and representatives of more than 30 countries. In the
>discussions, a number of issues had been highlighted. First among those
>was the emergency of repatriation.
>
>They had stressed that every diplomatic effort must be directed at
>Jakarta so that the tens of thousands of East Timorese forcibly
>relocated to West Timor and islands were relocated to East Timor and
>then resettled, he continued. At the same time, they had emphasized the
>humanitarian situation in East Timor, particularly the need to feed,
>house and care for those who were there now and the returnees. As the
>emergency situation was addressed, there was need to build
>infrastructure, based on a joint assessment by the World Bank and donor
>countries, he went on. The idea was to not duplicate efforts; tomorrow's
>meeting in Washington would be directed towards finding common ground
>for assessment, with the aim of sending a joint mission. Then, focus
>would be on what could be called "a mini- Marshall Plan" for the
>territory, which the World Bank would be asked to design in consultation
>with East Timor. Another issue being addressed was the need for the
>faster deployment of INTERFET, he said. Addressing the humanitarian
>situation and rebuilding the country would be possible only under
>conditions of peace and security. East Timor appealed to those countries
>that had offered contingents to INTERFET to deploy them faster, he
>stressed.
>
>Another issue being discussed with the Secretary-General, the President
>of the Security Council, the Foreign Ministers of New Zealand, Don
>McKinnon and Australia, Alexander Downer, was the role of CNRT in the
>transition period, he continued. The people of East Timor had voted for
>independence under the flag of CNRT. The CNRT had earned the right to
>participate actively in the transition. In the United Nations in the
>1960s and 1970s national liberation movements from countries such as
>Namibia (SWAPO) and South Africa (ANC) had gained special status in the
>Organization -- the General Assembly had recognized them as the sole
>legitimate representatives of the people without their having been
>elected in those territories.
>
>On the basis of the legitimacy that came from the 30 August referendum,
>the CNRT expected to be consulted at every level and to participate
>actively in the transition period, he emphasized.
>
>A correspondent asked for Mr. Gusmao's views on criticism of the
>Secretary- General's decision to proceed with the referendum despite
>warnings of violence. Mr. Gusmao said he fully supported every decision
>taken by the Secretary-General. For 23 years, the people of East Timor
>had lived in danger and suffered a huge death toll to gain the right to
>self-determination. The risk was taken by them, and they were determined
>to continue in order to achieve their sacred goal. Now, with media
>attention, the world was witnessing the barbarous actions and
>questioning the Secretary-General's decision. But for 25 years no one
>had known what was happening -- "we were taking the risks on our own".
>
>"On behalf of the people of East Timor, I express gratitude not only for
>the concern showed by the Secretary-General but also for his
>commitment", he said. No one had expected the violence to reach that
>level. Even Minister Alatas had recognized that the level of violence
>was shocking, including to the Indonesian Government. The whole world
>did not expect such violence to happen, and that includes Indonesia
>itself.
>______________________________________
>
>Please note that the email address and web site location of the
>Democratic Socialist Party of Australia have changed. Could all our
>friends please adjust their address lists, and change the links on their
>web pages.
>
>All mail for the DSP should now be sent to: [log in to unmask]
>Our web site is now located at: http://www.dsp.org.au/
>
>The addresses and web sites of  Resistance, Links magazine and Green
>Left Weekly have also changed.
>
>Resistance:
>[log in to unmask]
>http://www.greenleft.org.au/resistance/
>
>Links:
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>http://www.dsp.org.au/links/
>
>Green Left Weekly:
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>http://www.greenleft.org.au/
>
>If you would like to obtain the complete archives of Green Left Weekly
>for the past 8 years, from 1991 to 1998, it's all now available on a
>CD-ROM, indexed with an ISYS search engine which allows you to instantly
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>_____________________________________
>

Deborah Knight
CSE Business Manager

25 Horsell Road, London N5 1XL
Tel: 0171 607 9615




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