ast Timor Kiki Leaves Killings Continue a http www state ic gov Brief99 f990928a htm 09 28 1999 M Dept of State RPS IPS Margaret P Release E Date T TC I J J - y Declassify Exemption AD DEPT OF STATE APPEALS REVIEW PANEL ARP Ct tP Tlcr ort nc nt n 1f IJ 44L 4 J L ti V 4i1 4111 V 114 V Bureau oflntelligence and Research Brief 0912811999 RELEASE IN FULL c ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEASED ORIGINAL DECISION UPHELD Exemptions 6 'qcc 1 'q b L 4ARP Action Cert Date q- 6--d East Timor Kiki Leaves Fillings Continue P See also map of Timor showing locations of refugee encampments INTERFET control etc TNl General KIM Syaila1111 on September 27 said farewell to Interim Force for East Timor INTERFET _ Cominander Cosgrove behind closed lndoneslan 111llltary doors and then departed Dili Cosgrove emphasized this was not- an official handover according to Embassy Jakarta and press reports Over the weekend INTERFET swiftly expelled militias from the town of Likisia ' f-- t The exodus of refugees into western Timor continues there are also growing concerns about those trapped in militia-controlled and crime-plagued camps according to Embassy Jakarta and press reports Relief activities remain largely limited to a narrow INTERFET-controlled strip Though few Timorese are starving many towns and villages continue to bum Departing TNI'soldiers on September 25 massacred 14 church members _on the road between Baukau and Los Palos V# Comment With growing operational confidence and remaining TNI troops sticking closer to their barracks INTERFET will be extending methodically the parameters of relief activity Beyond this thin zone and especially in western Timor militias will terrorize and loot at will ' I 61 East Timor Kiki Leaves Killings Continue j 09 28 1999 http www state ic gov Biief99 f990928a htm 61 W MB -NO@jFM INR Home Page I Briefs I Intel Assessments I Viewpoints I Products by date Products by country r 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