UNCLASSIFIED SECRET STATE PAGE 01 ORIGIN NODS-00 LOG-00 INFO 090913Z 168808 CCOE-00 PT04322 SAS-00 E3 RELEASED IN PART B1 1 4 B 1 4 D ODOR DRAFTED BY S S-O DAVID FETTER APPROVED BY S S-O DAVID FETTER DESIRED DISTRIBUTION NODIS - NOT FOR ADS ------------------F5BA02 090913Z 38 O 090908Z SEP 99 ZFF5 FM SECSTATE WASHDC INFO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE S E C R E T STATE 168808 DECAPTIONED Noels EYES ONLY FOR AMBASSADOR FOLLOWING JAKARTA 04371 DATED 09 SEP SENT ACTION SECSTATE BEING REPEATED FOR YOUR INFORMATION QUOTE S E C R E T JAKARTA 004371 NODIS E 0 12958 DECL 09 09 24 TAGS PREL MOPS PGOV UN PO ID SECRET 168808 090913Z STATE PAGE 02 SUBJECT CINCPAC MEETING WITH GENERAL WIRANTO 1 U CLASSIFIED BY AMB J STAPLETON ROY REASON 1 5 D 2 S IN A FORTY-MINUTE PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE MEETING WITH GENERAL WIRANTO SEPTEMBER 9 THE INDONESIAN ARMED FORCES COMMANDER AND MINISTER FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY CINCPAC ADMIRAL BLAIR GAVE GENERAL WIRANTO HIS TWO-PAGE TALKING POINTS IN SEPARATE REMARKS HE URGED WIRANTO TO PULL BACK FROM THE BRINK OF DISASTER FOR HIS COUNTRY AND SAID WE NEEDED TO SEE IMMEDIATE EVIDENCE OF THIS ADMIRAL BLAIR ENDED HIS VISIT AFTER THIS MEETING HE BRIEFED ME BEFORE DEPARTING UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CLARK N ELLIS DATE CASE ID 12 SEP 2008 200705435 UNCLASSIFIED BI -B1 UNCLASSIFIED Bl 4 S -IN RESPONSE ADMIRAL BLAIR GAVE GENERAL WIRANTO A COPY OF HIS TWO-PAGE TALKING POINTS SEE BELOW THEN HE TOLD GENERAL WIRANTO HE HAD HEARD WHAT HE SAID SPEAKING AS A FRIEND HE WANTED TO CONVEY A MESSAGE FROM THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE US GOVERNMENT IN WHICH OTHER CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS JOINED IN - B1 I AS A FRIEND HE ASKED GENERAL WIRANTO TO ASSERT CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR AND SAID THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WAS WILLING TO HELP HIM B1 6 S ADMIRAL BLAIR REPEATED HIS EARLIER MESSAGE AND URGED GENERAL WIRANTO TO TURN THE SITUATION AROUND B1 B1 UNCLASSIFIED uNeEAsSfFl1HD B1 SECRET PAGE 04 STATE 168808 090913Z 8 S ADMIRAL BLAIR'S PREPARED TALKING POINTS A COPY OF WHICH WAS LEFT WITH WIRANTO ARE AS FOLLOWS I COME TO YOU AT WHAT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS IN YOUR CAREER TO CONVEY THE MOST GRAVE CONCERNS OF THE U S GOVERNMENT DESPITE REPEATED ASSURANCES THAT TNI COULD FULFILL ITS OBLIGATIONS TO MAINTAIN SECURITY IN EAST TIMOR DESPITE SENDING SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF NEW TROOPS TO THE TERRITORY AND TAKING THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF IMPOSING MARTIAL LAW EAST TIMOR HAS DESCENDED INTO ANARCHY TNI HAS FAILED TO MEET ITS REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE 5 MAY AGREEMENT THE UN MISSION IS UNDER SIEGE AND IN THE PROCESS OF EVACUATION THE HANDLING OF THE SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR HAS RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLE OF TNI WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA IT IS CRITICAL THAT TNI BE SEEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT INDONESIA AS A LOYAL AND RESPONSIBLE PART OF THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT AND STATE FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION WILL NOT ONLY CAUSE UNNECESSARY LOSS OF LIFE IT WILL DO POTENTIALLY IRREVOCABLE DAMAGE TO INDONESIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD INCLUDING THE U S Bl UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS SIFIED B1 LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE U S HAS NO INTEREST IN SEEING THE ON THE CONTRARY DISINTEGRATION OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO CONTINUED SUPPORT INDONESIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY WE STRONGLY EAST TIMOR IS A SPECIAL CASE B1 SECRET PAGE 06 STATE 168808 090913Z AS YOU KNOW A COALITION OF CONCERNED NATIONS IS WILLING TO SEND A MULTINATIONAL FORCE TO EAST TIMOR SUCH A FORCE WOULD AIM TO STABILIZE THE SITUATION UNTIL THE MPR MEETS TO ENDORSE THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION THEN NEW ARRANGEMENTS WOULD BE MADE WITH THE UN AN MNF WOULD ENTER ON THE BASIS OF YOUR GOVERNMENT'S CONSENT AND SO WOULD REFLECT YOUR DESIRE TO HAVE A CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REFUSAL TO ALLOW SUCH A FORCE IN THE FACE OF ONGOING CHAOS THE OTHER HAND WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN ON INVITING THE INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN STILL MEANS YOU WOULD AT A MINIMUM MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER UNTIL THEY ARRIVE WITH FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE WORKED OUT IN TANDEM WITH THEM THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING AS THIS TRAGEDY UNFOLDS AND INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OF INDONESIA HAS GROWN TO A FEVER PITCH THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IN WHICH INDONESIA CAN SALVAGE ITS RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD IS RAPIDLY SHUTTING THE SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR IS COMPLICATED AND TNI HAS VAST I APPEAL TO YOU TO LET RESPONSIBILITIES ELSEWHERE IN INDONESIA THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HELP INDONESIA HELP ITSELF ' UNQUOTE PICKERING ROY UNCLASSIFIED SECRET UNCLASSIFIED END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED 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