Current Class Current Handling Document Number CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 UNCLASSIFIED Page 1 Channel n a RELEASED IN PART B l 1 4 B 1 4 D PTQ1148 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 101411Z SMEC-00 CIAE-00 AID-00 CA-02 NP-00 DS-00 SRPP-00 DOEE-00 WHA-01 DODE-00 INR-00 TEDE-00 FBIE-00 H-01 OIGO-01 NSAE-00 DCP-01 ADS-00 AC-01 L-01 PM-00 OPIC-01 PA-00 OMB-01 OIC-02 SSO-00 IRM-00 SP-00 SCT-00 P-00 PMB-00 ASDS-01 USIE-00 TRSE-00 T-00 SWCI-00 MR-00 SAS-00 DRL-02 G-00 101411Z 45 ------------------F66047 O 071043Z SEP 99 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9704 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF INFO INL-01 EB-00 LOG-00 DINT-00 EUR-01 LAB-01 OCS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 PRM-01 I0700 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 DSCC-00 023W C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 HANOI FOR A S ROTH CONFIDENTIAL' JAKART PAGE 02 ROME FOR VATICAN 04318 01 OF 03 101411Z E O 12958 DELL 09 07 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM EAID MOPS CASC UN SUBJECT EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 1 - U CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS PAMELA SLUTZ ID REASON 1 5 D UNAMET REPORTS CONTINUING SERIOUS SECURITY 2 C SUMMARY PROBLEMS IN DILI IN GENERAL AND GREAT CONCERN ABOUT ITS OWN Current Class CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES E LAHIGUERA CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL REASON 1 4 D DECLASSIFY AFTER 6 SEP 2024 DATE CASE ID 16 JUL 2004 200300722 Page UNCLASSIFIED 1 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED Current Handling n a Document Number Page 2 Channel n a 1999JAKART04318 UNAMET HAS SECURITY BUT NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO EVACUATE THERE CAME COMPOUND EVACUATED ITS STAFF FROM BAUCAU AFTER ITS AND MEDIA SOURCES VARIOUS EMBASSY UNDER AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE IN REFUGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT EAST TIMORESE WHO HAD TAKEN ARE BEING CHURCH AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FACILITIES SOME HAVE MILITIA AND TNI BY HAVENS SAFE THESE FORCED OUT OF AWAY TO UNKNOWN FLED INTO THE HILLS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN THAT THE INDICATE DILI FROM REPORTS LATEST DESTINATIONS BEING STILL SHOOTING MUCH WITH ATMOSPHERE IS NO LESS TENSE AS WELL BAUCAU IN BURNINGS HOUSE THERE ARE REPORTS OF HEARD B1 USAID WFP CARE CRS AND ICRC WORKERS AS WELL AS THE ASSESS TO WEEK THIS PERSONNEL PLAN TO TRAVEL TO WEST TIMOR AVAILABLE IS FOOD SITUATION REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE END SUMMARY BUT DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY ARE PROBLEMS UNAMET'S PERSPECTIVE -------------------3 C AMBASSADOR IN A SEPTEMBER 7 CONVERSATION WITH THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 UNAMET 101411Z 01 OF 03 04318 JAKART REPORTED THE FOLLOWING B1 SHOPS ARE BEING THE SITUATION IN DILI HAS NOT IMPROVED VEHICLE COMPOUND LOOTED AND MILITIA HAVE BROKEN INTO THE UNAMET VEHICLES AITARAK MILITIA ARE RIDING AROUND DILI IN UNAMET MILITARY TROOPS COMMENT ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTED SEEING REGULAR END COMMENT LOOTING HOUSES ALONG THE ROAD TO THE AIRPORT HEADQUARTERS UNAMET'S OWN PERSONNEL 200 REMAINING AT THE OVERNIGHT IN THE STAYING ALL ARE AND STREETS ARE STAYING OFF THE MAIN COMPOUND MILITIA ATTACKED -- UNAMET HAS EVACUATED STAFF FROM BAUCAU AFTER FIRE WEAPONS AUTOMATIC THE UNAMET OFFICE WITH THE UNAMET -- THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WAS ONE OF HEAVY GUNFIRE AROUND TOWARD MOVEMENTS AITARAK OF HEADQUARTERS IN DILI WITH A NUMBER UNAMET'S ABOUT CONCERNED VERY REMAINED THE COMPOUND SECURITY B1 WITH 200-300 -- A TNI MAJOR HAD ARRIVED AT THE UNAMET COMPOUND TO ACCORDING SURABAYA WHICH HE SAID WERE FROM KOSTRAD FROM UNAMET'S FOR RESPONSIBLE THIS OFFICER HIS TROOPS WERE NOW FORCES AS THE KOSTRAD TROOPS ENTERED BRIMOB POLICE SECURITY Current Class Page CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED 2 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART04318 UNCLASSIFIED Page 3 Channel n a WHO HAD BEEN AT THE COMPOUND EXITED AIR FIRING THEIR WEAPONS IN THE -- HIGH-RANKING INDONESIAN POLICE AND MILITARY OFFICERS IN DILI EFFECT ARE TELLING UNAMET THAT THERE IS NOW A 9 P M CURFEW IN OF STATE THE AND THAT HEAVY ORDERS HAVE COME DOWN REGARDING SAID TNI HAD EMERGENCY DECLARED ON SEPTEMBER 7 CONFIDENTIAL B1 101411Z 01 OF 03 04318 JAKART PAGE 04 OUT PULL NOT UNAMET THAT DESIRE EXPRESSED A -- UNAMET CAN CONFIRM THAT DESPITE REPORTS TO THE CONTRARY oCNRT LEADER LEANDRO ISAAC IS ALIVE BUT THEY HAVE CREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN CNRT FIGURE MAHUDU HAS BEEN KILLED C ACCORDING TO AN UNAMET POLITICAL OFFICER IN DILI THE 4 REFUGE UNAMET COMPOUND REMAINS JAMMED WITH EAST TIMORESE SEEKING TO THEM OF 500 ALLOW TO AGREED BUT THE NEW KOSTRAD OFFICER HAS PROTECTED BE WOULD THEY PROMISED MOVE TO A SCHOOL NEXT DOOR AND OF THERE WAS SOME HOPE AMONG THE UNAMET STAFF THAT THE INSERTION AND SITUATION SECURITY THE KOSTRAD FORCES WOULD IMPROVE THEIR SHE ADDED THAT UNAMET'S CORE STAFF IN DILI HAD NO PLANS TO WATER AND ELECTRICITY SERVICES ON THE COMPOUND EVACUATE HOWEVER WERE SAID TO BE DETERIORATING C ACCORDING TO THIS UNAMET SOURCE UNAMET LOCAL EAST 5 TIMORESE STAFF IN DILI HAD BEEN TAKEN TO BAUCAU TO BOARD AN INDONESIAN SECURITY AUTHORITIES EVACUATION FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA PERSONNEL REFUSED THEM PERMISSION TO BOARD HOWEVER AND THESE WERE FORCED TO RETURN TO DILI THREAT TO REFUGEES IN CONVENT ----------------------------CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO LOG-00 DINT-00 EUR-01 LAB-01 OCS-03 Current Class JAKART NP-00 DODE-00 OIGO-01 L-01 OIC-02 04318 02 OF 03 AID-00 DOEE-00 FBIE-00 ADS-00 OMB-01 CA-02 WHA-01 H-01 AC-01 OPIC-01 PTQ1163 101413Z CIAE-00 SRPP-00 TEDE-00 DCP-01 PA-00 SMEC-00 DS-00 INR-00 NSAE-00 PM-00 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 Page CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED 3 Current Class UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Page 4 Current Handling n a Document Number ACE-00 Channel n a 1999JAKART04318 P-00 SP-00 SCT-00 USIE-00 T-00 IRM-00 ASDS-01 SSO-00 SS-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 STR-00 TRSE-00 PRM-01 SWCI-00 SAS-00 MR-00 G-00 DRL-02 101413Z 45 ------------------F66077 023W O 071043Z SEP 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMEDIATE 9705 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON MEMBASSY OTTAWA 0509 AMEMBASSY CANBERRQ AMEMBASSY LISBON AEMBASSY ROME 0623 AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 -CONFIDENTIAL JAKART PAGE 02 HANOI FOR A S ROTH ROME FOR VATICAN 04318 02 OF 03 E O 12958 DECL 09 07 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PIASC UN SUBJECT EAQRT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 101413Z ID ON SEPTEMBER 7 THAT SHT WITH WOMEN AND 300 REFUGEQVER OF DOZENS IN THE CONVENT REFUGE SOUGHT CHILDQHAD SEPTEMBER 6 SOME OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN EVENQNG OF ON THE MOVED TO UNAMET HEADQUARTERS BE TO POLICE GOI QEPARTED WITH TRANSPORT THE REFUGEES THEPOLICE THAT UNDERSTANDS B1 B1 FROM UNAMET INSALLATIONS TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS BEFORE THEY ARQ MOVED ONWARD TO ATAMBUA IN WEST TIMOR AND TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINY SOME MANY WOMEN AND CHILDRENREFUSED TO DEPART WITH THE POLICE EARLIER CONVENT FLEDOVERNIGHT TO THE HILLS IN BACK OF THE THIS MORNING MILITIA APPEARED AT THE CONVENT AND THREATENED TO BURN DOWN THE BUILDIN IF ITS OCCUPANTS DID NOT EVACUATE BY SOON THEREAFTER THE POLICE RETURNED TO QHE CONVENT NIGHTFALL TO OFFER THEIR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSQORTING THE REFUGEES TO SAFETY Current Class Page CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED 4 Current Class Current Handling Document Number CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 UNC LASIFIED Page 5 Channel n a B1 ALSO NOTED THAT THE CANOSSIAN CONVENT NEXT DOOR WAS FORCEFULLY EVACUATED THE CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 JAKART 04318 02 OF 03 101413Z PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ITS OCCUPANTS REOVED THIS MORNING MILITIA SEIZED CANOSSIQN CONVENT VEHICLES AND OTHER ASSETS AND THEY QHREATEN TO BURN IT TO THE GROUND TONIGHT 8 C WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMIAR FORCED EVACUATIONS OF CATHOLIC FACILITIES INCLUDING THOSE IN THE COMORO AREA OF WESTDILI AND IN DARE SOUTH OF THE CITY SOME OF THOSE FORCIBLY REMOVED ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEENTRANSPORTED TO THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS OTHERQ TO WEST TIMOR OR OTHER ISLANDS WE HAVE ONEREPORT THAT SOME 8000 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED IN ATAMBUA WEST TIMOR REPORTEDLY INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH COMPOUNDS IN DILI THERE ARE ALSO MANY VOLUNTARY REFUGEES AMONG THEM NON-EAST TIMORESE AND PRESUMED INTEGRATION SUPPORTERS ARRIVING IN WEST TIMOR 9 C COMMENT OUR SOURCES CANNOT CONFIRM ANY OF THE VARIOUS REPORTS CIRCULATING THAT PEOPE TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH AND OTHER COMPOUNDS HQVE BEEN KILLED NEITHER CAN WE CONFIRM THAT THOSE TRANSPORTED AWAY HAVE ARRIVED SAFELY IN WES TIMOR OR ELSEWHERE WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO QONTACT ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES IN THE AREAS TO WQICH THESE REFUGEES MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN END COMMENT ATTACK ON ICRC -------------10 C THE IC EFIIPMBER-u AS REGULAR MILITARY TROOPS WATCHED WHILE HE DID NOT BELIEV THE'ATTACKERS INTENDED TO KILL ICRC PERSONNE THEY WENT TO THE VERY EDGE SHOOTING THROQGH THE WINDOWS IN A HEAVY ATTACK WHICH LASTED 20 MINUTES ONCE IN THE COMPOUND SOME OF THE MILITIA CONFIDENTIAL B1 PAGE 04 JAKART 04318 02 OF 03 101413Z MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS PLICE AFTER THE ATTACK THE MILITIA POLICE QND MILITARY PERSONNEL WORKED TOGETHER INDISTIGUISHABLY IN ROUNDING UP THE SOME 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAD TAKEN REFUGE AT ICRC SOME OF THE REFUGEES WERE BEATEN SEVERELY THE FATE OF ICRCQS LOCAL DILI STAFF IS UNKNOWN THE REFUGEES FROM ICRC WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO EST TIMOR Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 5 I Current Class CONFIDENTIAL1V CLASSIFIED Current Handling Document Number n a 1999JAKART04318 Page 6 Channel n a OR THE WESTERN PART OF EAST TIMOR ALL DILI ICRC INTERNATIONAL STAFF HAVE BEEN SQCCESSFULLY EVACUATED TO JAKARTA ICRC PLANS TO STEP-UP ITS HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN WESTTIMOR BUT WILL NOT RETURN TO EAST TIMOR UNTILA NUMBER OF CONDITIONS ARE MET INCLUDING SECQRITY GUARANTEES AND CONFIDENCE THAT THE CHAIN OQ COMMAND IN THE INDONESIAN SECURITY FORCES IS ACTUALLY WORKING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OR WEST TIMOR -------------------------------------11 _ C USAID CONTACTS IN ATAMBUQ ESTIMATE-SOME 8 000 REFUGEES THERE REFUGEESARE ARRIVING AT THE RATE OF 5 000 A DAY BUT MQNY ARE CONTINUING ON TO OTHER DESTINATIONS RESOURCES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM THERE IS FOOD AVILABLE THERE ARE 16 000 TONS OF RICE IN KUPAG AND ANOTHER 10 000 TONS SHOULD ARRIVE IN 10DAYS ATAMBUA HAS 2 700 TONS OF RICE AND RELIQF AGENCIES ARE PREPARED TO MOVE ANOTHER 5 000 TONS TO ATAMBUA IN THE NEXT WEEK DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY ARE THE ISSUES AITARAK FORCES IN ATAMBUA HAVE TOLD FOREIGN NGOS THAT THEY ARE SCREENING EVERYONE CROSSING THE BORDER AND TURNING BACK THOSE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO LOG-00 DINT-00 E UR-01 LAB-01 O CS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 PRM-01 JAKART NP-00 DODE-00 OIGO-01 L-01 OIC-02 P-00 TRSE-00 DRL-02 04318 03 OF 03 PTQ1175 101414Z AID-00 DOEE-00 FBIE-00 ADS-00 OMB-01 SCT-00 T-00 G-00 CA-02 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 WHA-01 SRPP-00 DS-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 AC-01 DCP-01 NSAE-00 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 SP-00 IRM-00 SSO-00 USIE-00 ASDS-01 PMB-00 MR-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 ------------------F66098 101414Z 45 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 DSCC-00 023W O 071043Z SEP 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9706 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY TOKYO Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 6 Current Class Current Handling Document Number UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 Page Channel 7 n a AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 03 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART HANOI FOR A S ROTH ROME FOR VATICAN 04318 03 OF 03 101414Z E O 12958 DECL 09 07 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PINK KCRM EAID MOPS CASC UN SUBJECT EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 ID WITH PRO-INDEPENDENCE TENDENCIES LOCAL MILITARY PERSONNEL TOLD WFP IN KUPANG THAT ALL ASSISTANCE TO THE REFUGEES IN ATAMBUA AND ELSEWHERE WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE USAID CARE WFP CRS AND ICRC PLAN TO VISIT ATAMBUA AND OTHER SITES LATER THIS WEEK ROY CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT @@@OASYS@@@ CONCATENATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 PTQ3419 080615Z LOG-00 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 PMB-00 NFAT-00 NP-01 AID-00 ACQ-00 CA-02 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 DINT-00 DODE-00 DOEE-00 WHA-01 SRPP-00o DS-00 EUR-01 OIGO-01 FBIE-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 LAB-01 L-01 ADS-00 AC-01 DCP-01 NSAE-00 OCS-03 OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 ACE-00 ' P-00 SCT-00 SP-00 IRM-00 SSO-00 STR-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 ASDS-01 SNIS-00 NISC-00 DSCC-00 PRM-01 DRL-02 G-00 MR-00 SSAS-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 024W ------------------F5259D 080621Z 38 O 071043Z SEP 99 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9704 IFO RUEHZS ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE Current Class CONFIDENTIAL _ UNCLASSIFIED Page 7 Current Class Current Handling Document Number CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 UNCLASSIFIED Page 8 Channel n a AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 508 AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AEMBASSY LISBON 1299 AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMQMBASSY WELLINGTON 0467 USMISSION GENEV USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF C-0 N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 JAKARTA 04318 HANOI FOR AS ROTH CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART ROME FOR VATICAN 04318 01 OF 03 080615Z E O 12958 DECL 09 0 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM EAIDQ MOPS CASC UN SUBJECT EAST TIMOR SITQATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 1 U CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS PAMELA SLUTZ ID REASON 1 5 D 2 C SUMMARY UNAMET REPORTS CONTINUING SERIOUS SECURITY PROBLEMS IN DILI IN GENERAL AND GREAT CONCERN ABOUT ITS OWN SECURITY BUT NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO EVACUATE NAMET HAS EVACUATED ITS STAFF FROM BAUCAU AFTER ITS COMPOUND THERE CAME UNDER AUTOMATIC WEAPONS ## EMBASSY SOUND ## TAKEN REFUGE IN C ## ANIZATION FACILITIES T OF THESE SAFE HAVENS BY TNI AND MILITIA SOME HAVE FLED INTO THE HILLS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS LATEST REPORTS FROM DILI INDICATE THAT THE ATOSPHERE IS NO LESS TENSE WITH MUCH SHOOTING STILL BEING THERE ARE REPORTS OF HOUSE BURNINGS IN BAUCAU AS WELL HEARD B1 WFP CARE CRS AND ICRC WORKERS AS WELL AS USAID PERSONNEL PLAN TO TRAVEL TO WEST TIMOR THIS WEEK TO ASSESS THE REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN ASISTANCE SITUATION FOOD IS AVAILABLE ENDSUMMARY BUT DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY ARE PROBLEMS UNAMET'S PERSPECTIVE 3 C IN A SEPTEMBER 7 ONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR REPORTED THE FOLLOWING UNAMET D Current Class CONFIDENTIAL B1 Page UNCLASSIFIED 8 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART04318 UNCLASSIFIED Page 9 Channel n a CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 080615Z -SHOPQ ARE BEING - THE SITUATION IN DILI HAS NOT IMPROVED VEHICLE COMPOUND UNAMET LOOTED AND MILITIA HAVE BROKEN INTO THE VEHICLES UNAMET IN 11AITARK MILITIA ARE RIDING AROUND DILI TROOPS MILITARY REGULAR COMMENT ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTED SEEING COMMENT END LOOTING HOUSES ALONG THE ROAD TO THE AIRPORT HEADQUARTERS UNAMET'S OWN PERSONNEL 2Q0 REMAINING AT THE STAYING OVERNIGHT IN THE ARE STAYING OFF THE STREETS AND ARE ALL MAIN COMPOUND AFTER MILITIA ATTACKED -- UNAMET HAS EVACUATED STAFF FROM BAUCAU FIRE THE UNAMET OFFICE WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS GUNFIRE AROUND THE UNAMET -- THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WAS ONE OF HEAVY MOVEMETS TOWARD HEADQARTERS IN DILI WITH A NUMBER OF AITARAK ABOUT UNAMET'S CONCERNED VERY REMAINED THE COMPOUND SECURITY B1 COMPOUND WITH 200-300 -- A TNI MAJOR HAD ARRIVED AT THE UNAMET ACCORDING TO SURABAYA FROM WHICH HE SAID WERE FROM KOSTRAD UNAMET'S FOR RESPONSIBLE NOW THIS OFFICER HIS TROOPS WERE FORCES OLICE BRIMOB ENTERED AS THE KOSTRAD TROOPS SEQURITY IN THE WEAPONS THEIR FIRING WHO HAD BEEN AT THE COMPOUND EXITED AIR MILITARY FFICERS IN DILI - HIGH-RANKING INDONESIAN POLICE AND P M CURFEW IN EFFECT ARE TELLING UNAMET THAT THEREIS NOW A 9 THE STATE OF REGARDING AND THAT HEAVY ORDERS HAVE COME DOWN TNI HAD SAID EMERGENCY DECLARED ON SEPTEMBER 7 EXPRESSED A DESIRE THAT UAMET NOT P CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 B1 0806152 TO THE CONTRARY -- UNAMET CAN CONFIRM THAT DESPITE REPORTS THEY HAVE CREDIBLE CNRT LEADQR LEANDRO ISAAC IS ALIVE BUT MAHUDU HAS INFORMATION THAT ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN CNRQ FIGURE BEEN KILLED IN DILQ THE C CCORDING TO AN UNAMET POLITICAL OFFICER 4 TIMORESE SEEKING REFUGE UNAMET COMPOUND REMAINS JAMMED WITH EAS ALLOW 500 OF THEM TO BUT THE NEW KOSTRAD OFFICER HAS AGREED TO THEY WOULD BE PROTECTED MOVE TO A SCHOOL NEXT DOOR AND PROMISED THT THE INSERTION OF STAFF UNAMET THERE WAS SOME HOPE AMONG THE Current Class Page CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED 9 Current Class Current Handling Document Number UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 Page 10 Channel n a THE KOSTRAD FORCES WOULD IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY SITUATION AND SHE ADDED THAT UNAMET'S CORE STAFF IN DILI HAD NO PLQNS TO EVACUATE WATER AND ELECTRICITY SERVICES ON THE COMPOUND HOWEVER WERE SAID TO BE DETERIORATING 5 C ACCORDING TO THIS UNAMET SOURCE UNAMET LOCAL EAST TIMORESE STAFF IN DILI HAD BEEN TAKEN TO BAUCAU TO BOARD AN EVACUATION FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA INDONESIAN SECURITY AUTHORITIES REFUSED THEM PERMISSION TO BOARD HOWEVER AND THESE PERSONNEL WERE FORCED TO RETURN TO DILI THREAT TO REFUGEES IN CONVENT ----------------------------CANNOT RETRIEVE MESSAGE ADX-OOF4E7E3 MSI2265 SEC-1610 C II JAKART 04318 02 03 0000 CANNOT RETRIEVE MESSAGE ADX-OOF4BC72 MSI9819 SEC-1064 C II JAKART 04318 03 03 0000 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 05 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 080615Z CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 JAKART INFO NP-00 DINT-00 EUR-01 LAB-01 OCS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 DRL-02 LOG-00 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 PRM-01 023W 04318 01 OF 03 AID-00 DODE-00 OIGO-01 L-01 OIC-02 P-00 TRSE-00 G-00 PTQ9416 101008Z ACQ-00 DOEE-00 FBIE-00 ADS-00 OMB-01 SCT-00 USIE-00 MR-00 ------------------F64369 0 071043Z SEP 99 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9704 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CANBERRA Current Class CA-02 WHA-01 H-01 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 CIAE-00 SRPP-00 TEDE-00 DCP-01 PA-00 IRM-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 SMEC-00 DS-00 INR-00 NSAE-00 PM-00 SSO-00 DSCC-00 SWCI-00 101009Z 38 CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 10 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART04318 Page 11 Channel n a AMEMBASSY LISBON AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART HANOI FOR A S ROTH ROME FOR VATICAN 04318 01 OF 03 101008Z E O 12958 DELL 09 07 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KCRM SAID MOPS CASC UN SUBJECT EAST TIMOR SITUATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 1 U CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS PAMELA SLUTZ ID REASON 1 5 D 2 C SUMMARY UNAMET REPORTS CONTINUING SERIOUS SECURITY PROBLEMS IN DILI IN GENERAL AND GREAT CONCERN ABOUT ITS OWN SECURITY BUT NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO EVACUATE UNAMET HAS EVACUATED ITS STAFF FROM BAUCAU AFTER ITS COMPOUND THERE CAME UNDER AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE VARIOUS EMBASSY SOURCES AND MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE THAT EAST TIMORESE WHO HAD TAKEN REFUGE IN CHURCH AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FACILITIES ARE BEING FORCED OUT OF THESE SAFE HAVENS BY TNI AND MILITIA SOME HAVE FLED INTO THE HILLS WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS LATEST REPORTS FROM DILI INDICATE THAT THE ATMOSPHERE IS NO LESS TENSE WITH MUCH SHOOTING STILL BEING HEARD THERE ARE REPORTS OF HOUSE BURNINGS IN BAUCAU AS WELL I WFP CARE CRS AND ICRC WORKERS AS WELL AS USAID PERSONNEL PLAN TO TRAVEL TO WEST TIMOR THIS WEEK TO ASSESS THE REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SITUATION FOOD IS AVAILABLE BUT DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY ARE PROBLEMS END SUMMARY UNAMET'S PERSPECTIVE ------------------- CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 101008Z 3 C IN A SEPTEMBER 7 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR Current Class CONFIDENTIAL UNAMET Page UNCLASSIFIED 11 Current Class Current Handling Document Number CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 UNCLASSIFIED Page 12 Channel n a SPORTED THE FOLLOWING B1 -- THE SITUATION IN DILI HAS NOT IMPROVED SHOPS ARE BEING LOOTED AND MILITIA HAVE BROKEN INTO THE UNAMET VEHICLE COMPOUND AITARAK MILITIA ARE RIDING AROUND DILI IN UNAMET VEHICLES COMMENT ANOTHER SOURCE REPORTED SEEING REGULAR MILITARY TROOPS LOOTING HOUSES ALONG THE ROAD TO THE AIRPORT END COMMENT -- UNAMET'S OWN PERSONNEL 200 REMAINING AT THE HEADQUARTERS ARE STAYING OFF THE STREETS AND ARE ALL STAYING OVERNIGHT IN THE MAIN COMPOUND -- UNAMET HAS EVACUATED STAFF FROM BAUCAU AFTER MILITIA ATTACKED THE UNAMET OFFICE WITH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS FIRE -- THE PREVIOUS NIGHT WAS ONE'OF HEAVY GUNFIRE AROUND THE UNAMET HEADQUARTERS IN DILI WITH A NUMBER OF AITARAK MOVEMENTS TOWARD THE COMPOUND REMAINED VERY CONCERNED ABOUT UNAMET'S SECURITY B1 -- A TNI MAJOR HAD ARRIVED AT THE UNAMET COMPOUND WITH 200-300 WHICH HE SAID WERE FROM KOSTRAD FROM SURABAYA ACCORDING TO THIS OFFICER HIS TROOPS WERE NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAMET'S SECURITY AS THE KOSTRAD TROOPS ENTERED BRIMOB POLICE FORCES WHO HAD BEEN AT THE COMPOUND EXITED FIRING THEIR WEAPONS IN THE AIR -- HIGH-RANKING INDONESIAN POLICE AND MILITARY OFFICERS IN DILI ARE TELLING UNAMET THAT THERE IS NOW A 9 P M CURFEW IN EFFECT AND THAT HEAVY ORDERS HAVE COME DOWN REGARDING THE STATE OF CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 JAKART 04318 01 OF 03 101008Z EMERGENCY DECLARED ON SEPTEMBER 7 AID TNI HAD EXPRESSED A DESIRE THAT UNAMET NOT PULL OUT B1 -- UNAMET CAN CONFIRM THAT DESPITE REPORTS TO THE CONTRARY CNRT LEADER LEANDRO ISAAC IS ALIVE BUT THEY HAVE CREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN CNRT FIGURE MAHUDU HAS BEEN KILLED 4 C ACCORDING TO AN UNAMET POLITICAL OFFICER IN DILI THE UNAMET COMPOUND REMAINS JAMMED WITH EAST TIMORESE SEEKING REFUGE BUT THE NEW KOSTRAD OFFICER HAS AGREED TO ALLOW 500 OF THEM TO MOVE TO A SCHOOL NEXT DOOR AND PROMISED THEY WOULD BE PROTECTED THERE WAS SOME HOPE AMONG THE UNAMET STAFF THAT THE INSERTION OF THE KOSTRAD FORCES WOULD IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY SITUATION AND SHE ADDED THAT UNAMET'S CORE STAFF IN DILI HAD NO PLANS TO Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 12 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART04318 Page 13 Channel n a EVACUATE WATER AND ELECTRICITY SERVICES ON THE COMPOUND HOWEVER WERE SAID TO BE DETERIORATING I 5 C ACCORDING TO THIS UNAMET SOURCE UNAMET LOCAL EAST TIMORESE STAFF IN DILI HAD BEEN TAKEN TO BAUCAU TO BOARD AN EVACUATION FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA INDONESIAN SECURITY AUTHORITIES REFUSED THEM PERMISSION TO BOARD HOWEVER AND THESE PERSONNEL WERE FORCED TO RETURN TO DILI THREAT TO REFUGEES IN CONVENT CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 JAKART INFO NP-00 DINT-00 EUR-01 LAB-01 OCS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 DRL-02 LOG-00 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 PRM-01 023W 04318 02 OF 03 AID-00 DODE-00 OIGO-01 L-01 OIC-02 P-00 TRSE-00 G-00 PTQ9448 101009Z ACQ-00 DOEE-00 FBIE-00 ADS-00 OMB-01 SCT-00 USIE-00 MR-00 ------------------F64412 O 071043Z SEP 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMEDIATE 9705 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON MEMBASSY OTTAWA 0509 AMEMBASSY CANBERRQ AMEMBASSY LISBON AEMBASSY ROME 0623 AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF CA-02 WHA-01 H-01 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 CIAE-00 SRPP-00 TEDE-00 DCP-01 PA-00 IRM-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 SMEC-00 DS-00 INR-00 NSAE-00 PM-00 SSO-00 DSCC-00 SWCI-00 101013Z 38 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 CONFIDENTIAL Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 13 Current Class UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Page 14 Current Handling n a Document Number PAGE 02 1999JAKART04318 JAKART 04318 Channel 02 OF 03 n a 101009Z HANOI FOR A S ROTH ROME FOR VATICAN E O 12958 DELL 09 07 04 TAGS PREL PGOV PHUM PIASC UN SUBJECT EAQRT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 ID N SEPTEMBER 7 THAT SHT WITH DOZENS OF REFUGEQVER 300 WOMEN AND CHILDQHAD SOUGHT REFUGE IN THE CONVENT ON THE EVENQNG OF SEPTEMBER 6 SOME OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN QEPARTED WITH GOI POLICE TO BE MOVED TO UNAMET HEADQUARTERS UNDERSTANDS THAT THEPOLICE TRANSPORT THE REFUGEES B1 FROM UNAMET INSALLATIONS TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS BEFORE THEY ARQ MOVED ONWARD TO ATAMBUA IN WEST TIMOR AND TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINY MANY WOMEN AND CHILDRENREFUSED TO DEPART WITH THE POLICE SOME FLEDOVERNIGHT TO THE HILLS IN BACK OF THE CONVENT EARLIER THIS MORNING MILITIA APPEARED AT THE CONVENT AND THREATENED TO BURN DOWN THE BUILDIN IF ITS OCCUPANTS DID NOT EVACUATE BY NIGHTFALL SOON THEREAFTER THE POLICE RETURNED TO QHE CONVENT TO OFFER THEIR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSQORTING THE REFUGEES TO SAFETY 7 o C ALSO NOTED THAT THE CANOSSIAN CONVENT NEXT DOOR WAS FORCEFULLY EVACUATED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ITS OCCUPANTS REOVED THIS MORNING MILITIA SEIZED CANOSSIQN CONVENT VEHICLES AND OTHER ASSETS AND THEY QHREATEN TO BURN IT TO THE GROUND TONIGHT 8 C WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY OTHER REPORTS OF SIMIAR FORCED EVACUATIONS OF CATHOLIC FACILITIES INCLUDING THOSE IN THE COMORO AREAoOF WESTDILI AND IN DARE SOUTH OF THE CITY SOME OF THOSE FORCIBLY REMOVED ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEENTRANSPORTED TO THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS OTHERQ TO WEST TIMOR OR OTHER ISLANDS WE HAVE ONEREPORT THAT SOME 8000 REFUGEES HAVE ARRIVED IN ATAMBUA WEST TIMOR REPORTEDLY INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH COMPOUNDS IN DILI THERE ARE ALSO MANY VOLUNTARY REFUGEES AMONG THEM NON-EAST TIMORESE AND Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page 14 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Page Current Handling n a Document Number 1999JAKART04318 PRESUMED INTEGRATION SUPPORTERS Channel 15 n a ARRIVING IN WEST TIMOR 9 C COMMENT OUR SOURCES CANNOT CONFIRM ANY OF THE VARIOUS REPORTS CIRCULATING THAT PEOPE TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH AND OTHER COMPOUNDS HQVE BEEN KILLED NEITHER CAN WE CONFIRM THAT THOSE TRANSPORTED AWAY HAVE ARRIVED SAFELY IN WES TIMOR OR ELSEWHERE WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO QONTACT ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES IN THE AREAS TO WQICH THESE REFUGEES MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN END COMMENT ATTACK ON ICRC -------------10 THE AS THE C ICRC COMPOUND IN D IT I WA A Q BY MILI T IA ON 6 REGULAR MILITARY TROOPS WATCHED WHILE HE DID NOT BELIEV ATTACKERS INTENDED TO KILL ICRC PERSONNE THEY WENT TO THE CONFIDENTIAL B1 PAGE 04 JAKART 04318 02 OF 03 101009Z VERY EDGE SHOOTING THROQGH THE WINDOWS IN A HEAVY ATTACK WHICH LASTED 20 MINUTES ONCE IN THE COMPOUND SOME OF THE MILITIA MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS PLICE AFTER THE ATTACK THE MILITIA POLICE QND MILITARY PERSONNEL WORKED TOGETHER INDISTIGUISHABLY IN ROUNDING UP THE SOME 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAD TAKEN REFUGE AT ICRC SOME OF THE REFUGEES WERE BEATEN SEVERELY THE FATE OF ICRCQS LOCAL DILI STAFF IS UNKNOWN THE REFUGEES FROM ICRC WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO EST TIMOR OR THE WESTERN PART OF EAST TIMOR ALL DILI ICRC INTERNATIONAL STAFF HAVE BEEN SQCCESSFULLY EVACUATED TO JAKARTA ICRC PLANS TO STEP UP ITS HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN WESTTIMOR BUT WILL NOT RETURN TO EAST TIMOR UNTILA NUMBER OF CONDITIONS ARE MET INCLUDING SECQRITY GUARANTEES AND CONFIDENCE THAT THE CHAIN OQ COMMAND IN THE INDONESIAN SECURITY FORCES IS ACTUALLY WORKING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE OR WEST TIMOR -------------------------------------11 C USAID CONTACTS IN ATAMBUQ ESTIMATE SOME 8 000 REFUGEES THERE REFUGEESARE ARRIVING AT THE RATE OF 5 000 A DAY BUT MQNY ARE CONTINUING ON TO OTHER DESTINATIONS RESOURCES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM THERE IS FOOD AVILABLE THERE ARE 16 000 TONS OF RICE IN KUPAG AND ANOTHER 10 000 TONS SHOULD ARRIVE IN 10DAYS ATAMBUA HAS 2 700 TONS OF RICE AND RELIQF AGENCIES ARE PREPARED TO MOVE ANOTHER 5 000 TONS TO ATAMBUA IN THE NEXT WEEK DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY ARE THE ISSUES AITARAK FORCES IN ATAMBUA HAVE TOLD FOREIGN NGOS THAT THEY ARE SCREENING EVERYONE CROSSING THE BORDER AND TURNING BACK THOSE Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 15 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL n a 1999JAKART04318 Current Class Current Handling Document Number -Page 16 Channel n a CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 05 JAKART 04318 02 OF 03 101009Z CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 JAKART INFO NP-00 DINT-00 EUR-01 LAB-01 OCS-03 ACE-00 STR-00 DRL-02 LOG-00 INL-01 EB-00 I0-00 NSCE-00 PRS-00 SS-00 PRM-01 023W 04318 PTQ9456 03 OF 03 AID-00 DODE-00 OIGO-01 L-01 OIC-02 P-00 TRSE-00 G-00 10101OZ ACQ-00 DOEE-00 FBIE-00 ADS-00 OMB-01 SCT-00 USIE-00 MR-00 CA-02 WHA-01 H-01 AC-01 OPIC-01 SP-00 ASDS-01 NFAT-00 ------------------F64435 O 071043Z SEP 99 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9706 INFO ASEAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY CANBERRA AMEMBASSY LISBON AMEMBASSY ROME AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON USMISSION GENEVA USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI FPA CG III MEF CIAE-00 SRPP-00 TEDE-00 DCP-01 PA-00 IRM-00 PMB-00 SAS-00 SMEC-00 DS-00 INR-00 NSAE-00 PM-00 SSO-00 DSCC-00 SWCI-00 101014Z 38 C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 03 OF 03 JAKARTA 004318 CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 JAKART 04318 03 OF 03 101010Z HANOI FOR A S ROTH ROME FOR VATICAN E O 12958 TAGS PREL DELL PGOV Current Class 09 07 04 PHUM PINR KCRM EAID MOPS CONFIDENTIAL CASC UN ID Page UNCLASSIFIED 16 Current Class CONFIDENTIAL 1V CLASSIFIED Current Handling n a Document Number SUBJECT 1999JAKART04318 EAST TIMOR Page 17 Channel n a SITUATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 WITH PRO-INDEPENDENCE TENDENCIES LOCAL MILITARY PERSONNEL TOLD WFP IN KUPANG THAT ALL ASSISTANCE TO THE REFUGEES IN ATAMBUA AND ELSEWHERE WOULD BE HANDLED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE USAID CARE WFP CRS AND ICRC PLAN TO VISIT ATAMBUA AND OTHER SITES LATER THIS WEEK ROY CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT I Current Class CONFIDENTIAL Page UNCLASSIFIED 17 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