UNCLASSIFIED A S Roth July 13-14 Meetings in Indonesia Meetings with Habibie Alatas Dewi Fortuna Anwar RELEASED IN FULL Elections Congratulations fair democratic your leadership key Elections free Enthusiastic participation of the great majority of Indonesian voters -The elections themselves were a hugely important first step but the road ahead is more difficult Equally vital is that the appointment MPR representatives and the selection made i n'a free and transparent manner and build on the initial gains of the of the remaining of the presi dent be so as to preserve elections East Timor Deeply concerned about developments in East Timor Indonesia has not lived up to May 5 obligations to provide an environment of security in East Timor to permit a credible ballot in August o UNAMET cannot be blamed for this failure You cannot win this fight against the UN Information corning to us from a wide vari ety of sources clearly indicates that UNAMET activity is not the problem The pro-integration militias are These militias must be brought under control International pressure on Indonesia over East Timor is growing and will continue to grow unless the GOI delivers on its responsibility The same holds for pressure from the U S Congress This could bode ill for Indonesia's relations with the international community and for U S Indonesia relations Tremendous good will following elections is evaporating We do not wish to see this happen Indonesia up against time-table dilemma You agreed to provide the security environment needed for a credible ballot in August but such an environment does not presently exist and UN will not proceed without it o We welcome initial steps taken such as the introduction of more police in East Timor But real improvements not mere rhetoric is needed to create an environment conducive to a credible ballot UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY MURRAY D ZINOMAN DATE CASE ID 16 MAR 2007 200503302 6a -j pSa urrcLassIFiED 4 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