Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1-999JAKART02532 CONFIDENTIAL 1 Channel n a RELEASED IN PA T Bl 1 4 D CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO Page LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 LAB-01 NSAE-00 PM-00 STR-00 PRM-01 JAKART 02532 01 OF 02 PTQ5183 240537Z 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 INSE-00 INR-00 TEDE-00 H-01 FBIE-00 AC-01 M-00 MMP-00 ADS-00 L-01 OPIC-01 OMB-01 OIC-02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 SP-00 SCT-00 P-00 ACE-00 PRS-00 PMB-00 ASDS-01 USSS-00 USIE-00 TRSE-00 022W SAS-00 NFAT-00 G-00 DR L - 02 38 2405372 ------------------CC14FC O 240536Z MAY 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA IMMEDIATE 7913 TO SECSTATE WASHDC INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY LONDON USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BRASILIA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 10 -00 NRCE-00 PA-00 SSO-00 DSCC-00 ' CONFIDENTIAL 240537Z 01 OF 02 02532 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 0 2532 02 L SECTION 01 OF C O N F I D E N T I A ROME FOR THE VATICAN USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING E O 12958 DELL 05 23 06 PGOV PREL ID PINR PHUM PREF MOPS PTER TAGSFACTIONALISM REPORTED EAST TIMOR MILITIA SUBJECT FALINTIL CONTROL PRjBLEMS CLANDESTINE MILITARY ACTIVITY Page Current Class CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE LAHIGUERA REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES E 1 4 D CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL REASON C 2024 MAY 23 DECLASSIFY AFTER 200300722 2004 3UL 15 ID DATE CASE ONFIDENTIA 1 CONFIDENTIAL Page Current Class CONFIDENTIA Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART02532 1 U 1 5 D CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS EDMUND MCWILLIAMS 2 Channel n a REASON EVIDENCE OF C SUMMARY THERE IS ADDITIONAL ANECDOTAL 2 GROUPS MILITIA MILITARY-BACKED DIVISIONS AMONG MAJOR MEANWHILE MILITARY SPECIAL OPERATING IN EAST TIMOR REPORTS ARE DONNING FORCES KOPASSUS ACCORDING TO TWO THE'FLIGHT OF YOUNG MALES TO THEIHILLS POLICE UNIFORMS REPORTEDLY IS TO ESCAPE MILITIA ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS THE ARMED EAST FOR POSING SUPPLY AND DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS END SUMMARY TIMORESE RESISTANCE SEE SIGNS OF U OBSERVERS IN DILI EAST TIMOR 3 MILITIAS WHO HAVE GROWING CONTENTION AMONG THE VARIOUS IN RECENT BEEN ATTACKING PRO-INDEPENDENCE CIVILIANS HAVE THE MILITARY-BACKED GROUPS APPEAR TO MONTHS AND AS ESTABLISHED CONTROL OVER SPECIFIC TERRITORIES ON THE SUBJECT REPORTED REFTEL HAVE VARYING PERSPECTIVES GROUPS OF COOPERATION WITH PRO-INDEPENDENCE 4 U I STRAINS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS SIGNIFICANT I CONFIDENTIAL 2405372 01 OF 02 02532 JAKART PAGE 03 CONTROLS DILI LARGELY WHICH GROUP BETWEEN THE AITARAK WHICH IS BASED IN AND ITS ENVIRONS AND THE TEAM SAKA' TO THE EASTIOF A TERRITORY THE BAUCAU AREA AND CONTROLS TO ACCOUNTS ACCORDING ROAD POINT ON THE DILI-MANATUTO SAKA TEAM ICRC THE AND BY NGOS WESTERN JOURNALISTS MOVED MONTA THIS EARLIER UNDER THE COMMAND OF JOHNIQUO AFTER DILI OF EAST TO DEFEND LAHANAI PHONETIC EXPECTED AITARAK RESIDENTS SOUGHT PROTECTION FROM AN BY SAKA CONFRONTED AITARAK ARRIVED AND WAS ATTACK AITARAK JOHNIQUO AFTER A FACE-TO-FACE MEETING WITH SINCE THAT TIME LEADER EURICO GUTEREZ RETURNED TO DILI TO PREVENT ANY SAKA A CHECK POINT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY AND HERA AITARAK ATTACKS EAST OF 'A POINT BETWEEN MANATUTO INCIDENT SBU IN A SEPARATE WIDELY RECOUNTED 5 NATIVE TO STUDENTS AITARAK MILITIA REPORTEDLY THREATENED SOUGHT STUDENTS THE BAUCAU IN MAY 10 VIOLENCE IN DILI IPOLICE THE SUBSEQUENTLY AND RECEIVED POLICE PROTECTION MILITIA SAKA TURNED THE STUDENTS OVER TO A COLUMN OF COLUMN CARRIED SAKA THE BAUCAU FROM WHICH ENTERED DILI AITARAK REPORTEDLY THE STUDENTS SAFELY BACK TO BAUCAU THE TURNOVER OVER POLICE THE STRONGLY PROTESTED TO Current Class Page CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 2 CONFIDENTIAL Page Current Class CONFII ENTIA o Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART02532 3 Channel n a REPORTS OF THE SBU THERE ALSO ARE LESS-DETAILED 6 BY COMBINED BROTHER COMMANDER'S KILLING OF A SAKA MILITIA IN DISTRICT SUAI IN FORCES AITARAK AND BESI MERAH PUTT TO WENT REPORTEDLY UNIT LATE APRIL OR EARLY MAY A SAKA EMPTY-HANDED LEFT BUT SUAI TO CAPTURE THOSE RESPONSIBLE 7 SBU TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL CONFIDENTIAL THE LAST AITARAK 1 2405372 01 OF 02 02532 JAKART PAGE 04 AT THE HOUSE T GUES PROVINCIAL THE CHECK POINT IS AT IT APPEARS THAT BOTH SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE CITY FURTHER SOUTH A S AITARAK AND BESI MERAH PUTIH OPERATE DILI E G DURING TH E THEY HAVE PERIODICALLY INSIDE BOTH UNITS WERE APRIL 17-18 VIOLENCE IN THE CAPITAL ROAD T O MOUNTAINOUS THE ON LOCAL PEOPLE OPERATING MERAH PUTIH BESI BOTH THAT EMBOFF ALIEU OUTSIDE DARE TOLD TO INTIMIDAT E AND AITARAK HAD TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY A LOCAL PRIE ST TO WITH STAYING YOUNG MEN AMONG DISPLACED JOIN THEIR UNITS RECENTLY I PUTIH MILITIA CONTROL SBU WEST OF DILI BESI MERAH 8 KMS WEST OF'TH E FIVE AN AREA BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY TH ERE LINE PROVINCE CAPITAL JUST INSIDE THE LIQUISA GROUPS TWOI THE BETWEEN WAS NO APPARENT HOSTILITY DETECTED PUTH MERAH DURING A DRIVE ACROSS THE AITARAK BESI DIFFERENCE OBSERV ED BOUNDARY ON MAY 21 WITH THE ONLY MEGAWATT 'S DISPLAYED BEING THE NATIONAL PARTY FLAGS AND AT AREA AITARAK PDI-P FLAGS PREDOMINATED IN THE GO LKAR AREAS PUTIH IN BESI MERAH AITARAK CHECKPOINTS AND PDI FLAGS WERE MOST COMMON 1 WEST TIMOR JOURNALI ST AND 9 SBU OBSERVERS INCLUDING A TRAVELED 113 WEST TIMOR AN EXPAT JOURNALIST BOTH OF WHOM TOLD EMBOFF NEAR THE WEST TIMOR-EAST TIMOR BORDER MERAH PUTIH MILITIA THE SEPARATELY THAT MANY OF THE BESI CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO LOG-00 CG-00 DOEE-00 FAAE-00 Current Class JAKART AID-00 CIAE-00 DOTE-00 FBIE-00 02532 02 OF 02 AMAD-01 SMEC-00 WHA-01 H-01 A-00 COME-00 SRPP-00 TEDE-00 PTQ7162 241314Z ACQ-01 CTME-00 DS-00 INR-00 CA-02 DINT-00 EB-00 INSE-00 CCO-00 DODE-00 EUR-01 I0-00 Page CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 3 CONFIDENTIAL Page CONFIDENTIA n a Current Handling Document Number 1999JAKART02532 Current Class LAB-01 NSAE-00 PM-00 STR-00 PRM-01 4 Channel n a AC-01 M-00 MMP-00 ADS-00 L-01 OPIC-01 OMB-01 OIC-02 OCS-03 NSCE-00 SP 00 SCT-00 P-00 ACE-00 PRS-00 PMB-00 ASDS-01 USSS-00 USIE-00 TRSE-00 022W j SAS-00 NFAT-00 G-00 DRL-02 241314Z 68 ------------------CC3AF8 NRCE-00 PA-00 SSO-00 DSCC-00 O 240536Z MAY 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7914 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM AMEMBASSY BONN AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY LONDON USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BRASILIA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI CONFIDENTIAL 2413142 02 OF 02 02532 JAKART PAGE 02 JAKARTA 002532 02 02 OF C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION ROME FOR THE VATICAN USCINCPAC FOR FPA AMB TWINING 1 E O 12958 DECL 05 23 06 PREL ID PGOV PINR PTER MOPS PREF PHUM TAGS REPORTED EAST TIMOR MILITIA FACTIONALISM SUBJECT PROBLEMS CONTROL CLANDESTINE MILITARY ACTIVITY FALINTIL WERE RECRUITED KUPANG-BASED JOURNALIST SAID 60 PERCENT IN THE ATAMBUA AREA FROM AMONG WEST TIMORESE LIVING TO AN EARLIER SOME OF THESE INCLUDED YOUTHS BORN 1975 FLED FROM IN WHO TIMORESE GENERATION OF EAST EAST TIMOR IN WHICH OF DISTRICTS WESTERN CONFLICT IN THE THE TIMORESE FRETILIN JAKARTA TROOPS FOUGHT WITH EAST RECENT MONTHS THE KUPANG-BASED JOURNALIST SAID THAT IN INTELLIGENCE MILITARY THE MILITARY HE SPECIFIED RECRUITING DIRECTORATE BIA HAD GONE DOOR-TO-DOOR TRAINING OF THAT AND PUTIH YOUNG MALES FOR THE BESI MERAH BUT ATAMBUA OUTSIDE THESE RECRUITS HAD TAKEN PLACE INSIDE WEST TIMOR Current Class I Page 4 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Current Class CONFIDENTIA CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number Page 5 Channel n a 1999JAKART02532 ALLEGED-CLANDESTINE-INDONESIAN-MILITARY-ACTIVITY -------------------------------------------- B1 C 10 SIMILAR REPORTS OF INDONESIAN SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED ACTIVITY MILITARY CROSS-BORDER ANDI DRESSED IN BLA PERSONNEL INDONESIAN MILITARY ST TO IN WERE WALKING WITHOUT IDENTIFYING INSIGNIA CONFIDENTIAL B1 2413142 02 OF 02 02532 JAKART PAGE 03 WHICH PARALLELED ACTIONS IN TIMOR FROM THE WEST POSSIBLY ABRI ACTIONS IN 1975 ITO THE INDONESIAN INFILTRATED INTO EASTWTIMOROPRIOR AS LOCAL AND EXPAT WELL AS INVASION SIMILAR ACCOUNTS JOURNALISTS CLAIMED TO HAVE B1 AND A LOCAL JOURNALIST SAID C A SENIOR NGO FIGURE 11 CLAIMING THAT SPECIAL FORCES THAT THEY HAD HEARD REPORTS DONNING POLICE UNIFORMS AND KOPASSUS PERSONNEL WERE THE CHANGING TO THE UNIFORMS OF THAT POLICE IN TURN WERE THIS SHARED WE NOTE POLICE AUXILARY KAMRA PLANS TO EMPLOY WHICH UNAMET WITH UNCONFIRMED REPORT EAST TIMORESE THE TO INTERNATIONAL POLICE AS ADVISORS POLICE ROY PROBLEMS OF FALINTIL CONTROL ---------------------------- ON THE IMPACT OF RECENT C OBSERVERS COMMENTING 12 DISPLACEMENT SAID THAT THE MILITIA-GENERATED POPULATION HILLS TO AVOID CAPTURE BY FLIGHT OF MANY MALES TO THE MULTIPLE BURDEN ON THE 1 THE MILITIAS HAD PLACED A RESISTANCE HAD RELIED THE ARMED EAST TIMORESE FALINTIL WHICH AND VILLAGES FOR SUPPLY ON NETWORKS IN THE TOWNS FLEEING THE MOREOVER THE ARRIVAL OF WERE NOW DISRUPTED FINALLY EXISTING SUPPLIES CIVILIANS PUT PRESSURE ON PERSONNEL OFTEN SEEKING THE NEWLY ARRIVED UNTRAINED FAMILIES WOULD BE DIFFICULT REVENGE FOR ATTACKS ON THEIR CHAFING AT CURRENT CNRT TO CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE -ARMED STANDDOWN POSTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT XANANA GUSMAO'S RESISTANCE CONFIDENTIAL 02532 PAGE 04 ROY JAKART Current Class CONFIDENTIAL 02 OF 02 241314Z Page CONFIDENTIA 5 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 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu