CONFIDENTIA Current Class Current Handling n a Document Number INFO LOG-00 DINT-00 FBIE-00 DCP-01 PRS-00 USIE-00 NFAT- 00 1 1 B JAKART 01908 EAR PZT I 1 4 B 1 4 D RE 1999JAKART01908 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 Page CONFIDENTIAL 01 OF 02 PTQ391 161052Z ICIAE-00 CA-02 ACQ-01 AMAD-01 AID-00 1JEB-00 DS-00 DODE-00 L- 01 IO-00 INRP000 TEDE-00 H-01 OPIC-01 OIC-02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 NSAE-00 SS-00 ISTR- 0 0 SSO-00 SP-0 0 P-00 -00 DRL-02 PRM-01 DSC -00 PMB-00 SAS-00 1610532 38 ------------------ BCB380 1 G SMEC-00 EUR-01 ADS-00 PM-00 TRSE-00 MR-00 99_ZDK 0 161011Z APR JAKARTA AMEMBASSY FM IMMEDIATE 7256 TO SECSTATE WASHDC LISBON INFO AMEMBASSY HI HONOLULU USCINCPAC CANBERRA AMEMBASSY USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY ROME 001908 L SECTION 01 OF T02 A I T N E D I OF STATE C O N F S DEP UNI ED LOHMAN DAS A RPS STEAr BY DEP OF STATE L R CLASSIFIED TWINING D ZINOMAN USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB REVIEW AUTHORIT MURRAY REASON IA B 1 4 D VATICAN NFIDENTIAL THE ROME FOR CLASSIFICATION C 2024 DECLASSIFY AFTER 15 APR 200300722 04 16 01 2004 DECL 20 ID CASE D E O 12958 PINS CA PHUM MOPS PINR TAGS PAGE 02 SUBJECT 1 U 1610522 01 OF 02 0 1908 JAKART TAKE CONTROL OF DILI MILITARY-BACKED MILITIAS EDMUND MCWILLIAMS CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS REASON 1 5 D CKED PRO-INTEGRATION 2 C SUMMARY MILITARY-BA TIMOR CAPITAL CONTROL OF THE EAST MILITIAS HAVE TAKEN STSLY PRO-INDEPENDENCE EASTTTIMORESE DILI HAVE BEEN PUV PRO-INDEPENDENCE LEADING THREATENED AND MANY THE INTENTION SOME HAVE FLED WITH GROUND TO GONE HAVE LIATMASSIVENESIAN ASYLUM AUSTRATO OF SEEKING POLITICAL THIS IN LENDING SECURITY FORCES ARE APRIL 16 AND IS STRENGTH WHICH BEGAN MILITA OF DISPLAY Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA Page 1 CONFIDENTIA Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a 1999JAKART01908 Document Number Page 2 Channel n a THOSE CITIZENS WHO DO 17 EXPECTED TO CULMINATE APRIL BEEN WARNED FLAG ON APRIL 17 HAVE NOT FLY THE INDONEISAN HAVE THREATS DEATH BE SEARCHED THAT THEIR HOUSES WILL CITY THE IN TO ICRC PERSONNEL ALSO BEEN REPORTEDLY MADE BEEN HAVE NOT SUPPORT INTEGRATION CIVIL SERVANTS WHO DO TO THE VEHICLES JOBS HOMES AND WARNED TO SURRENDER THEIR A SENIOR PRO PRO-INTEGRATION ADMINISTRATION INTEGRATION PEAYINGTSAOARIESHOF CIIVIILUSERVANTSHREGARDEDGOVERNMENT WILL CEASE END SUMMARY PRO-INDEPENDENCE B1 NOW IN DILI i EAST 3 U TO REPORT THAT 16 LATE APRIL TIMOR TELPHONED POLCOUNS HAD TAKEN MILITIAS PRO-INTEGRATION THE MILITARY-BACKED MILITARY AND FULL HE HAS OBSERVED CONTROL OF THE CITY JOINT INCLUDE TO MILITIA ACTIVITY POLICE SUPPORT FOR THE FOR DETATCHMENTS OF MILITIT THECSAMERTRUCKS SPORTEDIIN POLICE AND MILITARY CONFIDENTIAL 161052Z 01 OF 02 01908 JAKART PAGE 03 WHAT WAS BILLED AS U A CONGREGATION OF 4 MILITARY MILITIAS HELD A JOINT REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE PALACE FRONT OF THE GOVERNOR'S EXERCISE ON THE LAWN IN BEEN WARNED TO CITIZENS OF DILI HAVE MORNING APRIL 16 HOUSES ON INDONESIAN FLAG FROM THEIR FLY THE NATIONAL FOR PROSEARCHES OF THEIR HOUSES APRIL 17 OR ELSE FACE WEARING NOT INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS INDEPENDENCE LITERATURE 17 WILL THEIR TAPRIL THE NATIONAL COLORS ON ACCORDING ACCORDINGLY TREATED THE CITY OFFICE IN DILI HAS C THE CNRT PRO-INDEPENDENCE 5 WITH STAYING IN SAFE HOUSES CNRT PEOPLE ARE NOW CLOSED ANOTHER FOREIGN I EACH NIGHT MANY CHANGING HOUSES FROM DILI TO JAKARTA 15 APRIL JOURNALIST WHO RETURNED ON CNRT MEMBERS WHO WERE ABOUT A DOZEN TOLD POLCOUNS THERE ASYLUM E FLEW OUT WITH HER AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNM LIST ARE ON THE MILITIAS' DEATH ALSO CAUSED MANY DEATH LIST WHICH HAD TOLD POLCOUNS ABOUT A TO GO ACTIVISTS PRO-INDEPENDENCE CNRT MEMBERS AND OTHER INTO HIDING THE ONLY TO LOCAL CITIZENS C THREATS ARE NOT 6 PERSONNEL ICRC THAT SEVERAL JOURNALIST NOW IN DILI SAID Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 2 Current Class CONFIDENTIA CONFIDENTIAL Page 3 Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART01908 Channel n a HAVE RECEIVED PERSONAL DEATH THREATS IN RECENT DAYS A UNDP-LED INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MISSION SCHEDULED TO I MAKE AN ASSESSMENT VISIT TO DILI THIS WEEK HAS BEEN POSTPONED I CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 JAKART 01908 01 OF 02 161052Z 7 U TWO OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS MILITA GROUPS HAVE ISSUED STATEMENTSoIN RECENT DAYS ELABORATING THEIR THREATENING POSTURE TOWARD THE PRO-INDEPENDENCE SIDE ONE SUCH STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY ENRICO GUTERES ONE OF THREE MILITIA LEADERS WHO SIGNED A DEATH THREAT AGAINST AUSTRALIAN AID WORKERS JOURNALISTS AND DIPLOMATS WHICH WAS HANDED TO THE AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DURING A VISIT TO JAKARTA IN MARCH I I 8 U GUTERES REPRESENTING COMMAND-SECTOR B OFITHE AITARAK WARNS ALL CIVIL SERVANTS WHO DO NOT SUPPORT INTEGRATION IMMEDIATELY TO TENDER THEIR RESIGNATIONS MOREOVER ALL CIVIL SERVANTS WHO DO NOT SUPPORT INTEGRATION BUT WHO CONTINUE TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF PROINTEGRATION FACILITIES SUCH AS GOVERNMENT HOUSING ICARS AND MOTORBIKES MUST IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER THEM TO THE PRO-INTEGRATION ADMINISTRATION THE STATEMENT ALSO CALLS FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF ALL THOSE WHO REPRESENT A THREAT TO INTEGRATION WITH INDONESIA TOLD ATE OLCOUN APRIL 16 THAT AT T MILITIAS THE GOVERNMENT WILL CEASE PAYING THE SALARIES OF THOSE CIVIL SERVANTS REGARDED AS PRO-INDEPENDENCE ON MAY 1 I B1 9 U THE EAST TIMOR CLEANSING FRONT RIGHT WINGIMILITA - RED BLOOD ISSUED A SHORTER STATEMENT SIGNED BY ITS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 JAKART INFO AID-00 DODE-00 H-01 NSAE-00 P-00 PMB-00 LOG-00 DINT-00 FBIE-00 DCP-01 PRS-00 USIE-00 Current Class 01908 02 OF 02 AMAD-01 DOEE-00 TEDE-00 NSCE-00 SP-00 DSCC-00 ACQ-01 SRPP-00 INR-00 OCS-03 SSO-00 PRM-01 PTQ391 1 6 1052Z CA-02 DS-00 I0-00 OIC-02 SS-00 DRL-02 CONFIDENTIAL C IAE-00 EB-00 L -01 OPIC-01 STR-00 G -00 SMEC-00 EUR-01 ADS-00 PM-00 TRSE-00 MR-00 Page CONFIDENTIA 3 Current Class Current Handling Document Number NFAT-00 CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART01908 SAS-00 CONFIDENTI Page 4 Channel n a 018W ------------------BCB392 161053Z 38 O 161011Z APR 99 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7257 INFO AMEMBASSY LISBON USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI AMEMBASSY CANBERRA USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY ROME C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 02 JAKARTA 001908 USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING ROME FOR THE VATICAN E O 12958 DELL 04 16 01 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART 01908 02 OF 02 161052Z TAGS PHUM MOPS PINR PINS CASC ID SUBJECT MILITARY-BACKED MILITIAS TAKE CONTROL OF DILI COMMAND CHIEF LAFAIK SABURAI THIS STATEMENT CALLS FOR ALL PRO-INTEGRATIONISTS TO RAISE THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL FLAG AND FLY IT FROM APRIL 15 TO MAY 15 ALL THOSE THAT FAIL TO DISPLAY THE FLAG'WE WILL CONSIDER TO BE OUR ENEMIES THE STATEMENT CONTINUES IT IS REQUESTED THAT ABRI REMAIN IN AND SECURE THEIR RESPECTIVE POSTS I 10 C COMMENT DESCRIBED APRIL 17 AS - PERHAPS A LITTLE KRISTALL NACHT BY THESE ASIAN NAZIS ROY I B1 CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page 4 CONFIDENTIA This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 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