Title: Monthly Memo
Administrating power: Portugal

• Distribution of houses to Timorese refugees
  Indonesia:
• Indonesian MPs protest against US congress members letter
  International Issues:
• Exhibition on Timor
• Australian Northern Territory’s minister visits East Timor
• Council of Europe takes stand on East Timor
• Australian ABC Tv report shocks Timorese community
• Further dispatch of troops to East Timor
• Indonesia and Australia in secret military manoeuvres
• EC again in favor of Timorese people

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• Reprisals against the family and friends of an escapee
• Reports on the situation in East Timor
• Timorese political prisoners denounce torture
• List of documents received during the period
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• Statement by José Ramos Horta to the Diário de Notícias
• The Portuguese minister for foreign affairs visits South East Asia
  Indonesia:
• Indonesian Episcopal Conference
• Indonesia and Australia rescue bilateral talks
• Indonesia worried about public opinion concerning East Timor
  International Issues:
• USA state department report recognizes human rights violations in East Timor

Title: The Pope’s Visit to East Timor
Source: "A Paz é Possível em Timor-Lest" Group

• John Paul II in Dili
• The Vatican’s position on the East Timor problem

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• Description of Jan 17 demonstrations
• Executions during 1989
• Letter to H.J Princen from young people in the Bishop’s house in Nov
• Incidents in Dili on Christmas eve
• Bishop Belo’s movements restricted
• FRETILIN meeting in Lisbon
• Jose Ramos-Horta – “Perspectives on the roads to follow”
• Documents received
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• Bishop of Setubal speaks out
• Hague tribunal
• EOJ condemns Indonesia
  International Issues:
• EC presidency draws attention to ill treatment in East Timor
• EC foreign ministers reply to question
  Translation of a letter from Bishop Belo, Apostolic Administrator of Dili (Jun 27, 1989) to D. Manual Martins, Bishop of Setubal, Portugal
  A tourist’s observation of recent demonstrations in Dili (Feb 17, 1990)

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• Detentions
• Bishop Belo
• Changes in structure of Indonesian military
• Jose Ramos-Horta proposes a Timor secretariat
• Documents received
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• Portugal protests against Indonesia-Australia treaty on Timor sea off-shore oil
• Portugal considers recourse to The Hague
• Australian international law expert recommends Portugal takes case to Hague
• University students show solidarity with people of Timor
• Timorese priest describes situation of a Timorese in Portugal
  International Issues:
• Australia and Indonesia agree on terms of Timor Gap Treaty
• Protests to Australian embassy
• US members of congress write to secretary of states
• EC statements on Timor question
• Statement from African Portuguese speaking countries on East Timor
• MEPs protests to the EEC
  Dec 20, 1989
• Political/ strategic importance of the Treaty for Indonesia
• East Timor’s legitimate claim
• Campaign strategy
• Campaign against the Timor Gap Treaty
• Australian recognition of annexation
• A potentially lucrative deposit
• Australian parliament and the treaty

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• Demonstration during anniversary mass
• Tensions between Timorese priests and their bishop
• Bishop Belo visits Rome
• Death of US journalist denied
• Reconciliation between Ramos-Horta and FRETILIN
• Rift within UDT leadership
• Social conditions within East Timor
• Documents received
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• UN mission to East Timor
• Cavaco Silva UN address
• Cavaco Silva visits Japan
  International Issues:
• “The twelve” harden the EEC position on Timor at the UN
• EEC-ACP assembly takes first step towards recognition of East Timor
• Council of Europe decides to prepare report on East Timor
  Address by Portuguese Prime Minister, Cavavo Silva to the UN General Assembly (Sep 26, 1990)
  Compromise resolution on the situation in east Timor replacing resolutions 94, 106, 116, and 140 (Sep 26, 1990)
  Progress report of the Secretary-General, United Nations General Assembly (Sept 17, 1990)
  Reports of recent conflict in Dili, East Timor, Australian Coicil for Overseas Aid (Oct 22, 1990)

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• Visit preparations
• Timorese workers protests against job conditions
• Military activity
• Romas-Horta nominated spokesperson
• Documents received
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• Agreement for visit in Nov
• EEC reaffirms its position at the UN General Assembly
  International Issues
• European Parliament calls for Indonesian arms sales embargo
• Oil firms keen to explore Timor oil fields

Title: The suspension of the visit by the Portuguese parliamentary delegation to East Timor, ed. Billy Williams

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

• The Pope’s visit
• Mnsgr. Belo under surveillance and pressure
• Xanana Gusmão’s message to Mnsgr. Canalini
• List of documents received during the period
  Administrating Power: Portugal
• Bishop of Setúbal’s pro-East Timor intervention
• Presdent Soares appeals on behalf of East Timor
• Christian peace movement’s solidarity with east Timor
• Presentation of book on Timor
  International Issues:
• UN meeting to prepare visit to Timor
• President Suarto awarded UN prize
• European parliament vote against Indonesia