Official title: Mulheres de Timor Contents: Newspaper publicizing the occasion of the visit of Emilia Gusmao (Xanana Gusmao’s wife) to Portugal, containing testimonies, interviews and communications focused on the active presence of Timorese women in the struggle for self-determination in East Timor.
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Letter addressed to Xanana Gusmao by Carlos Felipe telling about how he (CF) requested a meeting with some Indonesian Commandants, and the Commandants' opposition to writing Xanana back, even when they seemed to agree to having a private meeting with him.
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Official title: Conselho Nacional de Resistencia Mauberre – Frente Clandestina. Contents: Letter reporting the difficulties that the guerrillas were facing in certain zones where the opposition was preparing common people to act as spies; information on the population threatened by the civil and military authorities of the Counsels and the Occupation Forces, and on the zones controlled by the guerrilla forces.
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Official title: Conselho Nacional de Resistencia Mauberre – Frente Clandestina. Contents: Handwritten letter informing that the guerrillas were surrounded by the opposition in the zones of Ossu and Baguea; information on other areas occupied by the guerrillas and the opposition, and a report on the armament situation pointing out exactly how many arms they still had remaining.
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Letter with information regarding the Timorese prisoners and the other actors involved in the process. Main topics: Indonesian lawyers, Portuguese lawyers, entities that have followed the case (TAPOL, Amnesty International), organizations that have taken a position and/or planned actions, etc. Annexes: report of updates on East Timorese political prisoners in Jakarta and requests that the Australian diplomats in Jakarta visit the detainees in prison and encourage diplomats from other missions to do the same in an act of solidarity. Also requesting that Australian diplomats urge the Dutch and the Japanese to take interest in some other cases of political prisoners.
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Handwritten letter continuing from the previous one and informing about the situation of the zones controlled by the resistance movement in the month of August, detailing the most peaceful and active zones and the challenges of the region in general.
Commission for the Rights of the Maubere People (CDPM)
Official title: CNRM – FC Contents: Handwritten letter answering a previous letter, informing about the demonstration actions that they should take and other aspects such as medicine, money, etc.
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Letter by APPTL and CDPM to the Director of the Center of Information of the UN, with a copy of a letter to the UN Secretary General, asking for a UN intervention with regards to the immediate freedom of Xanana Gusmao, so he could participate in the construction of peace through the exercise of his rights.
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List of speakers in the Special Committee on Decolonization on East Timor of the United Nations in 1993. Between the speakers, there were the major names of those who lent support to the East Timor resistance movement. Speakers were from Canada, France, Portugal, UK, Japan, US, etc. The document details each of the twenty-one speeches in solidarity with East Timor
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Official title: Comunicacao por fax – Apelo Urgente Contents: Draft of a message to be sent to the UN Secretary General with a space for a collection of signatures appealing to the UN Secretary General to take some specific measures regarding the situation on East Timor: i. Send a special representative to East Timor and provide for the establishment of a permanent representative in the country; ii. Develop all possible efforts for the unconditional liberation of all Timorese political prisoners; iii. Integrate all the Timorese representatives, especially Xanana Gusmao, in the negotiation process at the UN.
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Letter by CDPM to Megawati Sukarnoputri thanking her for her courage and determination and expressing support and recognition, given the extreme difficulties and physical violence she had been subjected to by the Indonesian Government and military authorities. The letter expresses sympathy with her cause and asks her to keep fighting for what she believes in.
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Open letter by CDPM to the US Ambassador of Human Rights thanking him for the support he had been giving to East Timor issues, specially concerning refugees, and reminding him that, 12 weeks after his declaration, "things need to change in the refugee camps or it would be obvious that the wrong people were still in power.” CDPM asks the ambassador to take all the steps possible, in partnership with the international community, to ensure that the dividing line between justice and impunity was made absolutely clear. CDPM welcomed the pressure to bring about Indonesian military reform that the US was applying to the Indonesian Army. Finally, CDPM appealed to the US to use its influence with the UN and international financial system to speed up the process of releasing funds and getting reconstruction underway.
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Letter by CDPM to the Portuguese members of Parliament informing them of a dossier composed of documents, including documents related to the role of the Church and the international organizations in defense of human rights.
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Official title: Um Vietname Silencioso Contents: Newspaper with the historical background of East Timor, considerations on language and culture. Explores the relations between the Portuguese revolution and the East Timor situation; the organization and consolidation of FRETILIN; the Indonesian invasion (the visit of Ford and Kissinger to Jakarta and their approval to the invasion); genocide; humanitarian aid; ceasefire; the resistance movement; FRETILIN's plan of peace; and some witness testimonies.
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Official title: Comunicado Contents: CDPM programme of a meeting in Lisbon regarding the first anniversary of preliminary conversations held in a free territory of East Timor between the Indonesian militaries and FRETILIN. The program contains: photographs and press clippings; the itinerary for dinner (with Mauberre food); and other cultural activities. Solidarity groups listed as attending: Australia, United States and Europe.
Commission for the Rights of the Maubere People (CDPM)
Letter to the members of the eventual Commission of Republic Assembly to East Timor providing the demanded information about the UN system and its operation regarding East Timor issues. The document contains: briefing organogram of the UN and a background on facts treated there regarding East Timor issues.
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Speech from the party in honor of Zeca Afonso recalling his struggle and dedication to East Timor and sharing the responsibilities and duties of the Portuguese to fight against the inertia of the Portuguese Government. The speech also broaches the following topics: Xanana Gusmão's importance; the necessity of pressuring the United Nations; the negotiation process; the three positions of CDPM to end the struggle: 1- There is no negotiation without legitimates representatives of FRETILIN, 2- The Portuguese Government should press for a political solution that leads to the true self-determination of Timor, 3- A strong Diplomatic campaign by Portuga is necessary, along with European and non-Europeans allies, to press the international community and see results. The speech ends by announcing the following songs and dance in honor to Zeca Afonso and in honor of the Timorese struggle.
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Official title: Intervenção Contents: Speech made during the event regarding the 10 year anniversary of the invasion of East Timor, exposing the reasons why they should keep the struggle alive and pointing to how these years symbolize a regression in human rights. The speaker invites guests to enjoy the cultural night offered by those who can still express their culture in freedom, even if it is not in their own country.
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