Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA Current Handling n a Document Number INFO LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 I0-00 NRCE-00 PA-00 5500 PMB-0 0 SAS-00 1 RE EASIEDnINBART 1999JAKART02160 Bt 1 4 B 1 4 D PTQ5502i CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 Page JAKART AID-00 CIAE-00 DOTE-00 FBIE-00 LA13-01 NSAE-00 PM-00 SS-00 DSCC-00 023W AMAD-01 SMEC-00 WHA-01 H-01 L- 01 NSCE-00 PRS-00 STR-00 PRM-01 A-00 COME-00 SRPP-00 IMMC-01 ADS-00 OCS-03 ACE-00 ACQ-01 CTME-00 DS-00 TEDE-00 MMP-00 OIC-02 P-00 CA-02 DINT-00 EB-00 INR-00 M-00 OMB-01 SCT-00 CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 INSE- 00 AC-01 OPIC- 01 SP-00 DRL-02 0 GS00-00 MR-00 00 NFAT-00 ---------- C22194 291 17Z 38 O 291031Z APR 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 7524 TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY USMISSION AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY USCINCPAC TOKYO BRASILIA BONN LONDON WELLINGTON GENEVA ROME OTTAWA HONOLULU HI CONFIDENTIAL 291117Z 01 OF 05o 02160 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002160 05 OF 01 L SECTION C O N F I D E N T I A USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING ROME FOR THE VATICAN E O 12958 DELL 4 29 09 PINS CASC PREL ID TAGS PGOV PHUM PTER TIMOR APRIL 25-27 VISIT TO EAST SUBJECT AMBASSADOR'S I EMCWILLIAMS REASON COUNSELOR POL BY U CLASSIFIED 1 Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE LAHIGUERA REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES E REASON 1 4 B 1 4 D CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION DECLASSIFY AFTER 28 APR 2024 D 4TFJCASE ID 16 JUL 2004 200300722 CpNFIDENTIA 1 Current Class CL ONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number Page CONFIDENTIA 1999JAKART02160 2 Channel n a 1 5 D SUMMARY TO DILI REVEALED A STRIKING AN APRIL 25-27 VISIT THE SITUATION AND ATTITUDES ON DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE THE UN-SPONSORED DIPLOMATIC GROUND IN EAST TIMOR AND ON THE SURFACE BUTiPRODILI ITSELF WAS CALM PROCESS IN HIDING AS RUMORS INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS REMAIN MILITIA ATTACKS CHURCH NGO CIRCULATED OF MORE IMPENDING PEACE CONTACTS SAW THE APRIL 21 AND PRO-INDEPENDENCE SECURITYEFFORTS IARECONCILIATION ACCORD AS A SHAM ANTHEBELIEVED FORCES WERE GOING NOWHERE PROTHE TO DECAPITATE APPEAR TO BE ATTEMPTING INTIMIDATING DRIVING BY INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT AND CASES KILLING THE KEY LEADERS UNDERGROUND OR IN SOME ALREADY HAVE THEY VILLAGE LEVEL ACTIVISTS DOWN TO THE DISTRICTS WESTERN THE IN AND DILI LARGELY SUCCEEDED IN AND BACK FM THE WHERE THE GUERRILLAS HAVE THE MILITIA DONE LITTLE TO COUNTER CONFIDENTIAL 2 C 291117Z 01 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 03 AND THREATS MILITIA ONGOING CONTACTS SAID THAT THE ACTIVISTS WERE PART OF A ATTACKS ON THE PRO-INDEPENDENCE SHOCK THERAPY STRATEGY PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AND PRO-INTEGRATION THE POWER OF THE DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE OR DIALOGUE TOOK PLACE FORCES BEFORE ANY NEGOTIATIONS DISTURBING GUTERRES INTRODUCING A MILITIA LEADER EURICO PROTHE CONFLICT ASSERTED THAT NEW ETHNIC ELEMENT INTO MIXED-RACE EAST INDEPENDENCE PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING ONE OF OUR TIMOR EAST FROM TIMORESE MUST BE EXPELLED OBSERVERS ARGUED THAT THE MOST SEASONED CREDIBLE CONFLICT REFLECTED A NTGINSJAKARTA RAI JDLDISCOUNTEDHTHE MILITARY AND GOVERNME FACTORS INFLUENCE OF MORE LOCALIZED SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE 3 C NEUTRAL OBSERVERS STILL BUT BISHOP BELO AND POPULATION'FAVORING INDEPENDENCE TACTICS COULD SUCCEED IN OTHERS BELIEVE ITIMIDATION FOR AUTONOMY IF THE MILITIAS PRODUCING A MAJORITY VOTE OPERATING OR AN INADEQUATE ARE PERMITTED TO CONTINUE THE MILITIAI INTRODUCED INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IS AROUND A RELATIVE HANDFUL OF PHENOMENON STILL REVOLVES TIES TO THE MILITARY PROS EAST TIMORESE WITH CLOSE OPPOSED TO A ONE-MAN ONE-VOTE INTEGRATION LEADERS REMAIN WOULD PRODUCE WINNERS AND CONSULTATION ARGUING THAT IT Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 2 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART02160 CONFIDENTIA Page 3 Channel n a THE MILITARY VIOLENCE LOSERS AND SPARK FURTHER WOULD BE CARRIED CONSULTATION ANY COMMANDER INSISTED THAT PRESENT AUTHORITIES WITH THE UN OUT BY THE INDONESIAN INDONESIAN TH ROLE PROVDDEDSETHAT ONLY IN A MONITORING CURITYE WOULD MILITARY NOT THE UN LEADERS ALSO SEE THE PRO-INTEGRATION THE MILITARY AND PROPOSAL BEING TWO-OPTIONS SOCIALIZATION OF THE JAKARTA 1 CONFIDENTIAL 291117Z 1 01 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 04 THEIUN NOT PRO-INTEGRATION FORCES CARRIED OUT BY THE MAINTAIN THAT NO CONSULTATION NGO CONTACTS AND BELO UN PRE PROCESS CAN BE FAVELWBEFORE ADURING IAND O T OIELE EHTSRETFA VILLAGE THE THE SERIOUS EFFORT TO BRING NO BEEN HAS THERE JUSTICE AND DILI KILLINGS TO PERPETRATORS OF THE LIQUICA CARE PRESSURE UNDER INCREASING HUMANITARIAN WORKERS ARE IDN SOME EASTDTIMORESETHREATS HAS CURTAILED OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE ICRCAREAS PERSONNEL ITS AGAINST END TORTURED BY THE MILITARY HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND SUMMARY I BY DATT USAID DIRECTOR C AMBASSADOR ACCOMPANIED 4 APRIL 25-27 HE MET WITH AND POLOFF VISITED DILI MOST PRO-INDEPENDENCE THE HIDING OR HAD FLED BUT ACTIVISTS WERE EITHER IN WITH AMBASSADOR DID MEET BRIEFLY ATMOSPHERE CONFIDENTIAL PTQ550 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION BAP-01 INFO LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 JAKART 02160 AID-00 CIAE-00 DOTE-00 FBIE-00 02 OF 05 AMAD-01 SMEC-00 WHA-01 H-01 291117Z A-00 COME-00 SRPP-00 IMMC-01 ACQ-01 CTME-00 DS-00 TEDE-00 CA-02 DINT-00 EB-00 INR-00 CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 INSE-00 Page Current Clas's CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 3 CONFIDENTIA Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a 1999JAKART02160 Document Number I0-00 NRCE-00 PA-00 IRM-09 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 LAB-01 NSAE-00 PM-00 SSO-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 L-01 NSCE-00PRS-00 SS-00 DSCC-00 032W 4 Channel n a ADS-00 OCS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 PRM-01 MM P-00 0I C-02 P- 00 TR SE-00 DRL-02 M -00 O MB-01 S CT-00 U SIE-00 G -00 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 USSS-00 MR-00 291117Z 38 0 291031Z APR 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 7525 TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY OTTAWA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI CONFIDENTIAL 2911172 02 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002160 05 OF 02 SECTION A L C O N F I D E N T I TWINING USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB VATICAN ROME FOR THE E O 12958 DELL 4 29 09 PINS CASC PREL ID TAGS PGOV PHUM PIER TIMOR APRIL 25-27 VISIT TO EAST SUBJECT AMBASSADOR'S THE SURFACE BUT PRO5 C DILI WAS CALM ON NGO HUMAN AND HIDING IN INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS REMAIN ONE OF OUR RECEIVE THREATS TO CONTINUE RIGHTS WORKERS REMAINED IN USUAL CONTAC TS LOCATIONS LY CHANGING CARS AND DILI BUT WAS REPORTED MEET WITH TO UNABLE AND WE WERE SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY TO HAVE SAID WERE ACTIVISTS OTHER PRO-INDEPENDENCE HIM THE JAKARTA OR AUSTRALIA BALI FLED TO THE HILLS OR TO TENSE EXTREMELY INTERLOCUTORS WAS MOOD AMONG OUR NGO CIRCULATE6 THAT EVEN BY EAST TIMOR STANEgRTHROUGH MILITIAS WILL AGAIN SWEEP RUMORED AGREEMENT IN NEW YORK MAY 5 SIGNING OF THE OF COMMISSjON THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TARGETS WERE THE ICRC Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAIi 4 Current Class CONFIDENTI CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number Page 5 Channel n a 1999JAKART02160 MORE MILITIA RALLIES AND YAYASAN HAK PEACE AND JUSTICE FOLLOWING WERE PLANNED THROUGHOUTTHE NO EVIDENCEVTHAT DAYS AND THERE WAS TO HEAD OFF THESE EVENTS STEPS WERE TAKING ANY IN MILITIA RALLY TOOK PLACE COMMENT IN FACT ANOTHER END COMMENT BALIBO ON APRIL 26 SUAI LIQUICA DILI AND NOW -------------CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 JAKART 02160 02 OF 05 291117Z HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS C ACCORDING TO LOCAL CARRYING OUT AN OPERATION MILITIAS IN SUAI NOW ARE AND DILI TOOK PLACE IN LIQUICA SIMILAR TO THOSE WHICH CASUALTIES AND UNDETERMINED NUMBER O F WITH AN AS YET DISPLACED PEOPLE KILLED ADDING 1140 TO 300 PEOPLE WERE HAD REPORTS THAT THAT THE TRUTH WAS PROBANLAPRILE26ERETHE PEACEEAN ON TEAM HAD LEFT FOR SUAI CONTAINING A DETAILED LIST PRODUCED JUSTICE COMMISSION SUAI IN KILLED REPORTEDLY THE NAMES OF 28 PEOPLE THAT MAINTAINED TONO SURATMAN MILITARY COMMANDER COL PROONE OF DEATH RESULTED IN THE FIGHTING IN SUAI HAD SILAEN TIMBUL POLICE CHIEF INTEGRATION SUPPORTER AND FATALITIES NO CLAIMED THERE WERE 6 I PEACE ACCORD INSIGNIFICANT ---------------------------I C 7 THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENTS OF CITED CONTINUING REPORTS NOT THAT THE SITUATION HAS PROVINCE SUGGESTING WAS PEACE ACCORD STABILIZED THE APR I L 21 STUNT S PRIMARILY A PUBLICITY CHARACTERIZED BY SHORT IMPACT IN THE POSSIBLY HAVING A POSITIVE EFFECT ON LONG TERM INSIGNIFICANT TERM BUT HAVING AN IS CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IS IT BECAUSE PEOPLE TO LIQUICA STILL RELUCTANT TO SEND THERE WILLo BE IN THAT NOT SAFE AND HE FEARS TED BETWEEN ATTA DANGER OF RETALIATION OF LIQUICA SOME OF THEM 2 000 AND 4 000 RESIDENTS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 WOUNDED 291117Z 02 OF 05 02160 JAKART FORESTS THE ARE STILL HIDING IN Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 5 i Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART02160 CONFIDENTIAL Page 6 Channel n a STRATEGIES B1 SAID THE MILITIAIAND 8 DECAPITATE APPEAR TO BE ATTEMPTING TO THE SECURITY FORCES MOVEMENT BY INTIMIDATING DRIVING THE PRO-INDEPENDENCE KILLING THE KEY LEADERS AND UNDERGROUND OR IN SOME CASES THE MILITIAS WERE LEVEL ACTIVISTS DOWN TO THE VILLAGE THE NAMES OF ABOUT CONTAINING LIST SAID TO HAVE A BLACK ACTIVISTS 300 TARGETED PRO-INDEPENDENCE IEW THERE WAS NO DOUB WERE WORKING ORE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL RELATIVELY SAT BACK OTHERS THE WHILE ALL CLOSELY WITH THE MILITIAS OF CHARGE IN STILL HE SAID KOPASSUS WAS AND WATCHED- LONGER NO WAS OPERATIONS BUT EAST TIMOR INTELLIGENCE SUSPECTS HAVING OUTSOURCED TORTURING INTERROGATING AND MANY INTELLIGENCE MILITIA GROUPS THESE FUNCTIONS TO THE ARE CLOTHES AND THESE PERSONNEL PERSONNEL WEAR CIVILIAN THE TO FOOD AND MONEY WEAPONS STILL ACTIVELY PROVIDING MILITIA GROUPS HE SAID C B1 CONTACTS SAID THE STRATEGY C BISHOP BELO AND OTHER 9 HAD ELIMINATING INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS OF NEUTRALIZING OR WESTERN IN DILI AND IN THE ALREADY LARGELY SUCCEEDED AT THE POLICE CONVERSATION IN OUR DISTRICTS CONFIDENTI AL CONFID ENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 I0-00 NRCE-00 PA-00 SSO-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 JAKART 02160 03 OF 05 PTQ550 291117Z CA-02 ACQ-01 A-00 AMAD-01 AID-00 D INT-00 CTME-00 COME-00 SMEC-00 CIAE-00 EB- 00 DS-00 SRPP-00 WHA-01 DOTE-00 INR- 00 TEDE-00 IMMC-01 H-01 FBIE-00 M-0 0 MMP-00 ADS-00 L-01 LAB-01 - OMB- 01 OIC 02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 NSAE-00 SCT-0 0 P-00 ACE-00 PRS-00 PM-00 USSS- 00 USIE-00 TRSE-00 STR-00 SS-00 MR-00 G-00 DRL-02 PRM-01 DSCC-00 1 023W 29111 72 38 ------------------C2219D CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 INSE-00 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 O 291031Z APR 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 7526 TO SECSTATE WASHDC INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 6 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTI Page 7 Current Handling n d Document Number AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY USMISSION AMEMBASSY AMEMBASSY USCINCPAC Channel n a 1999JAKART02160 CANBERRA PRIORITY LISBON PRIORITY TOKYO BRASILIA BONN LONDON WELLINGTON GENEVA ROME OTTAWA HONOLULU HI CONFIDENTIAL 2911172 03 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002160 A L SECTION 03 OF 05 C O N F I D E N T I TWINING USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB ROME FOR THE VATICAN E O 12958 DELL 4 29 09 PINS CASC PREL ID TAGS PGOV PHUM PIER TIMOR APRIL 25-27 VISIT TO EAST SUBJECT AMBASSADOR'S HEADQUARTERS TO BE OPERATING NOT ONLY THE MILITIAS APPEAR AUTHORITIES BUT FROM THE SECURITY WITH A CARTE BLANCHE ALTHOUGH THE OPPOSITION FROM FALINTIL ALSO WITH LITTLE TWO PROBABLY WERE INVOLVED IN FALINTIL GUERRILLAS OUR FIGURES IN RECENT WEEKS KILLINGS OF PRO-INTEGRATION BACK PULLED THE GUERRILLAS HAD CONTACTS REPORTED THAT COUNTER-THE TO LITTLE HAVE DONE FROM THE TOWNS AND THEY MILITIA ACTIVITIES FROM THE MET WITH A DELEGATION C THE AMBASSADOR 10 FPD HAT-THE AID CONTACTS THESE PRO-INTEGRATION PRO-INDEPENDENCE THE ATTACKS ON MILITIA THREATS AND SHOCK THERAPY OF A PSY-WAR AND PART ACTIVISTS WERE OF THE PROPOWER THE DEMONSTRATE STRATEGY DESIGNED TO OR DIALOGUE NEGOTIATIONS ANY INTEGRATION FORCES BEFORE THEME OF FAVORITE A PSY-WAR WAS TOOK PLACE COMMENT END COMMENT GENERAL'PRABOWO 1 CONFIDENTIAL Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 7 CONFIDENTIA Current Class Current Handling n a Document Number Page CONFIDENTIAL Channel n a 1999JAY-ART02160 JAKART PAGE 03 THEME RACIST NEW A ------------------ 02160 8 03 OF 05 291117Z COMPOUND AT EURICO GUTTERES AT HIS C WE MET WITH 11 HOUSE OF HOTEL ONE BLOCK FROM THE THE FORMER TROPICALA WAS CENTRAL DILI THE MEETING MANUEL CARRASCALAO IN CONTACTS AS WE SPOKE WITH ARRANGED BY OUR MILITARY FACILITY A GUTTERES IN THE SLIGHTLY FOLLOWERS GROUP OF HIS MILITIA OF AROMA AN EXUDING US MENACINGLY GATHERED AROUND THE OF PERFIDY THE GUTTERES' MAIN THEME WAS ALCOHOL PROTHAT ASSERTED HE REPEATEDLY CARRASCALAO FAMILY AND TIMORESE EAST MIXED-RACE SPEAKING INDEPENDENCE PORTUGUESE EXAMPLE CARRASCALAO IS A PRIME MANUEL OF WHICH HE SAID THAT MAINTAINED HE FROM EAST TIMOR MUST ALL BE EXPELLED JUSTIFIED WAS CARRASCALAO'S HOUSE THE ATTACK ON MANUEL A THAT CARRASCALAO BE TAUGHT APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT WAS EMOTIONAL WORKING LESSON ID GUTTERES MADE CLEAR KILLED BE WOULD TIMORESE EXILES FOREIGNERS AND SAID EAST RETURN IF THEY TRIED TO A THE LEADER OF GADA PAKKSI C GUTTERES ALSO IS 12 BED PRABOWO POSITION HE WAS GIVEN BY GOVERNOR MORE REAL P GUTTERES AS NOW HAVING MADE PUBLIC STATEMENTS RECENTLY OF EAST TIMOR HE HAS PROS TO PURGE AND KILL ALL CALLING FOR THE MILITIAS EAST FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS ACCORDING TO TIMOR_ ARS-AND OTHER FOLLOWERS HAVE BEEN SUSPECTED OF PRO-INDEPENDENCE PROPERTY OF CIVIL SERVANTS CONFIDENTIAL IS 2911172 03 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 04 AID CIVIL SERVANTS WERE SYMPATHIES NTS OF LOYALTY TO THE BEING COMPEL MIL TIAS THE MILITARY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA THE DARK FORCES -------------- C 13 TIMOR GOI TNI STRATEGY IN EAST IN TERMS OF OVERALL RGUED THAT THE CURRENT SHEUGGLE CONFLICT IN EAST TIMORGOVERNMENT JAKARTA IN AND WITHIN THE MILITARY HE OF MORE LOCALIZED FACTORS DISCOUNTED THE INFLUENCE 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291118Z CA-02 ACQ-01 A-00 AMAD-01 AID-00 DINT-00 CTME-00 COME-00 SMEC-00 CIAE-00 EB-00 DS-00 SRPP-00 WHA-01 DOTE-00 INR-00 TEDE-00 IMMC-01 H-01o FBIE-00 M-00 MMP-00 ADS-00 L-01 LAB-01 OMB-01 OIC-02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 NSAE-00 SCT-00 P-00 ACE-00 PRS-00 PM-00 USSS-00 USIE 00 TRSE-00 STR-00 SS-00 MR-00 G-00 DRL-02 PRM-01 DSCC-00 023W 2911182 38 ------------------C221A9 CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 INSE-00 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 O 291031Z APR 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 7527 TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY OTTAWA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI Page 9 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA Current Handling n a Document Number Page 10 Channel n a 1999JAKART02160 CONFIDENTIAL 2911182 04 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002160 05 OF 04 SECTION C O N F I D E N T I A L USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING ROME FOR THE VATICAN E O 12958 DELL 4 29 09 PINS CASC PREL ID TAGS PGOV PHUM PTER 25-27 VISIT TO EAST TIMOR SUBJECT AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 1 OTHER CONTACTS - SAW MAJ NUMEROUS AND C 14 AND HIS COMMANDER IN GEN ADAM DAMIRIBRIGE CHIEF OF STAFF WITH A TIMOR MILITARY COMMANDER OFFICER AND FORMER EAST PERNICIOUS REPRESENTING THE MORE BAD REPUTATION AS AGNWHO ALSO MENTIONEDWITHWERE FORCES EAST TIMOR ZANDYMAJ HAS A LONG ASSOCIATION COMMANDER AND SYAHRIR THE CURRENT KOPASSUS COMMANDER MILITARY FORMER EAST TIMOR B1 BALANCE OF FORCES --------------------HAVE DEFINITELY WEAKENED C THE MILITIA ONSLAUGHTS 15 NEUTRAL OBSERVERS STILL SEE FORCES THE PRO-INDEPENDENCE BUT POPULATION FAVORING INDEPENDENCE THE MAJORITY OF THE BISHOP BELO AND OTHERS MAJORITYIVOTEDFOR AUTONOMYSIFOTHE SUCCEED IN PRODUCING CONTINUE OPERATING OR AN1 MILITIAS ARE PERMITTED TO THE PRESENCE IS INTRODUCED INADEQUATE INTERNATIONAL REVOLVES AROUND A RELATIVE MILITIA PHENOMENON STILL CONFIDENTIAL '1 291118Z 04 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 03 MILITARY THE TO TIES CLOSE WITH HANDFUL OF EAST TIMORESE MILITIA SAID THAT IF 50 HARD CO RE FROM REMOVED THE WERE LEADERS AND PRO-INTEGRATIONISTS NON ENOME H P MILITIA CEA SED THE SCENE AND ABRI SUPPORT PROBABLY HAS CAUSE THE MILITIA WOULD EVAPORATE QUICKLY IN THE WESTERN BORDER ESPECIALLY BEEN BOLSTERED ON THE PART OF PRODISTRICTS BY INTIMIDATION THERE IS NO EVIDENCE HOWEVER INDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTS THAT THE LIQUICA AND DILI TO SUPPORT MILITIA CLAIMS POPULAR OUTPOURING OF ANTIVIOLENCE RESULTED FROM A IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER INDEPENDENCE SENTIMENT i Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 10 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA Page Current Handling n a Document Number 11 Channel n a 1999JAKART02160 IN A RACE ISSUE WILL RESONATE THEIR INJECTION OF THE HAS BEEN RELATIVELY POPULATION WHICH TRADITIONALLY TOLERANT OF ETHNIC DIFFERENCES UN PROCESS OPPOSED TO A ONEjI MAN THE FPDK REPRESENTATIVES ARGUING THAT IT WOULD PRODUCE ONE-VOTE CONSULTATION THE FURTHER VIOLENCE WINNERS AND LOSERS AND SPARK ANY QUITE CLEAR THAT CONSULTATION MILITARY COMMANDER MADE AUTHORITIES I WITH INDONESIAN BY'THE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT HE ADDED THAT A MONITORING ROLE THE UN PRESENT ONLY IN PROVIDE THE INDONESIAN MILITARY ANDTTHEEPRO INOTEGRATION LEADERS THE MILITARY SECURITY OF THE AUTONOMY PROPOSAL ALSO SEE THE SOCIALIZATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THEIPROBEING CARRIED OUT BY THE MOST CASES ONE AND THE SAME INTEGRATION ACTIVISTS IN BSERVED THATITHE NOT THE UN SOCIALIZATION FPDK ALREADY CONFIDENTIAL 16 C 1 B1 1 291118Z 04 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 04 THAT NO MAINTAIN BELO NGO CONTACTS AND PROCESS PERVASIVE U A WITHOUT FAIR CONSULTATION PROCESS CAN BE LEVEL BEFORE DURING AND PRESENCE DOWN TO THE VILLAGE AFTER THE VOTE ACCOUNTABILITY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SERIOUS EFFORTS TO BRING THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY C 17 KILLINGS TO LIQUICA AND THE PERPETRATORS OF THE JUSTICE PE PLE FOR DESTRUCTION OF FAR IS THE ARREST OF FIVE MAINTAINED THAT 15 THE POLICE COMMANDER PROPERTY BUT HE CITED DIFFICULTYIIN PERSONS HAD BEEN ARRESTED EXPECT ANY FURTHER ARRESTS OBTAINING TESTIMONY AND NOT B1 RECONCILIATION -------------ABOVE RECONCILIATION C AS IS CLEAR FROM THE 18 EFFORTS APPEAR TO BOOTOEMONITORRTHENAPRILN IPRIL COMMISSION 26 MEETING OF THE OUR NGO CHURCH AND PRO- I PEACE AGREEMENT WHICH DISMISSED DID NOT INCLUDE INDEPENDENCE CONTACTS LARGELY PRO-INTEGRATION REPRESENTATIVES ANY PRO-INDEPENDENCE Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIA 11 ONFIDENTIAL Current Class CONFIDENTIAL C u rrent Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART02160 Page 12 Channel n a ENGTH F URTHER BUILD UP THEIR STR FORCES SEEM DETERMINED TO BISHOP BELO DOES INOT DIALOGUE BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 I0-00 NRCE-00 PA-00 SSO-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 JAKART 02160 05 OF 05 PTQ550 291118Z CA-02 ACQ-01 A-00 AMAD-01 AID-00 INT-00 D CTME-00 COME-00 SMEC-00 CIAE-00 EB-00 DS-00 SRPP-00 WHA-01 DOTE-00 INR- 00 TEDE-00 IMMC-01 H-01 FBIE-00 M-0 0 MMP-00 ADS-00 L-01 LAB-01 OMB- 01 OIC-02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 NSAE-00 SCT- 00 P-00 ACE-00 PRS-00 PM-00 USS S - 00 USIE-00 TRSE-00 STR-00 SS-00 MR-0 0 G-00 DRL-02 PRM-01 DSCC-00 023W 2911182 38 ------------------C221AD CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 INSE-00 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 O 291031Z APR 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA 7528 TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE PRIORITY COLLECTIVE INFO ASEAN AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY LISBON PRIORITY AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BRASILIA AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY OTTAWA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI CONFIDENTIAL 2911182 05 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002160 05 OF 05 SECTION C O N F I D E N T I A L USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING ROME FOR THE VATICAN E O 12958 DECL 4 29 09 PINS CASC PREL ID TAGS PGOV PHUM PTER 25-27 VISIT TO EAST TIMOR SUBJECT AMBASSADOR'S APRIL Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 12 Current Class Current Handling Document Number CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART02160 CONFIDENTI Page Channel 13 n a SUCH AS THE ONE HE BELIEVE ANY RECONCILIATION MEETINGS PROCEED UNDER THE CURRENT HAD PLANNED FOR MID-MAY CAN CONDITIONS WERE DISMISSIVE OF THE THAT iI KOMNASHAM'S INVOLVEMENT MAINTAINING THEY HAD BECAUSE UNSUSTAINABLE WERE EFFORTS COMMISSION'S MANAGE THE PROCESS NO STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND TO WAS SAID HIS R F DILL DUE TO FEARS TO BE UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO PERSONAL SAFETY B1 I B1 I B1 WAS UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE 19 C LEADERS TO LACK OF SECURITY FOR PRO-INDEPENDENCE HE SAID XANANA PARTICIPATE IN RECONCILIATION EFFORTS USING LANGUAGE JAKARTA COULD SPEAK FOR THAT SIDE IN TWO YEARS AGO j REMINISCENT OF WHAT WE WERE HEARING LABELLING MANUEL CNRT THE CRITICIZED HARSHLY EXTREMISTS AND 7CARRASCALA0 AND DAVID XIMENES AS BE TAKEN AGAINST THE MUST ACTIONS ARGUING THAT HARSH HAVE BEEN BOLD ENOUGH TO CNRT AND FALINTIL SINCE THEY HE CHARGED CNRT MILITARY KIDNAP AND KILL MEMBERS OF THE CONFIDENTIAL I _j B1 291118Z 05 OF 05 02160 JAKART PAGE 03 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