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CDPM pamphlet 1994

Official title: Organização da Exposição
Contents: Pamphlet with the exhibitions and debates to be held as part of the event for the 10 year anniversary of the invasion of East Timor, taking a background view of the conflict. Debates would also be regarding Portuguese solidarity towards East Timor and its perspectives.

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Letter CDPM - Europarlamentar/Megawati Sukarnoputri 1996-09-18

Letter by CDPM to the European Parliamentarians claiming for solidarity and for a strong declaration of their position by the European representative institutions. The letter relays the CDPM's concerns about the chaotic situation regarding the Dictator's succession and the possibility of a democratic emergence to substitute Suharto. The second letter, in English, is directed to Ms. Megawati Sukarnoputri recognizing her courage and determination and expressing sympathy with her cause.

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Letter CDPM – Wolfgan Schussel (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria) 1997-11-07

Letter by CDPM to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria regarding the Timorese who were asking for refugee status, such as those who are refugees in Austria’s embassy, and appealing that “any State that is guided by the principles of International Law and respect for human rights would consider the Indonesian Government’s demand that refugees be handed over to Indonesia authorities to be totally unacceptable.” The letter invites the Austrian government to be prepared and to stand up to the blackmail of a dictatorial regime such as that of Indonesia.

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1988-11

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor

  • Indonesian Military Operations
  • Resistance actions
  • East Timor is being Islamicised
  • Human rights violations
  • Students joining guerilla movement
  • News of a “disappeared” person
  • President Suharto’s visit to East Timor
  • List of documents received
    Administrating power: Portugal
  • East Timor represented at a meeting of journalists writing in Portuguese
  • Average Portuguese citizen’s view on East Timor
  • Nationalist convergence (FRETILIN – UDT)
  • The Timor Gap
    International Issues:
  • Statements by FRETILIN’S Internat. relations secretary
  • Friends of the Earth and the East Timor issue
  • Meeting of the Maubere communities in Australia
  • Moroccan PM and the East Timor question
  • The European Community and East Timor
  • USA: 47 senators and 182 congressmen write to Schultz
  • State departments reply
  • Portuguese reactions
  • Timorese reactions

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1989-03

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • Violations of human rights in East Timor
  • Press release from Xanana Cusmão
  • Report on president Suharto’s visit to Dili
  • East Timor’s governor denies wave of arrests
  • List of documents received over the period
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • Freedom after 13 years of retention
  • Dutch foreign affairs minister focuses on ET in Libson
  • Nationalist governance received by foreign affairs minister
  • Timorese student escapes from Jakarta
  • President of the republic receives Ramos Horta
    Indonesia:
  • Indonesian foreign affairs minister visits Australia
    International Issues:
  • USA’s Timor “dossier” to go into more depth
  • Meeting of solidarity organisations in Denmark
    International Meeting
    National and International activities
    Self determination and human rights

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1989-05

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • The Bishop of Timor appeals for the intervention of the General Secretary of the UN and denounces torture in East Timor
  • List of documents received during the period
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • Debate on Timor under the initiative of the rector of the University of Porto
  • Statements by Mario Soares in an interview
  • Eas Timor in parliamentary session to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 25th April
  • Interview with Abílio Araúio
    Indonesia:
  • Vice president of US discusses human rights in East Timor, in Jakarta
    International Issues:
  • Timorese demonstrate in Melbourne
  • African countries salute the Portuguese action in support of East Timor
  • Anti-Timor campaign on the increase in Australia

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1990-06

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • Intensification of Indonesian military activity
  • Pressure of Timorese students in Bali
  • Problems at hospitals
  • Mysterious killings reported
  • Increased restrictions on freedom of movement
  • Asia watch report
  • US sate department report
  • Dili seminar postponed
  • Documents received
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • Question of parliamentary visit still unresolved
  • Portugal and Indonesia elected to UN human rights commission
    International Issues:
  • UN decolonization committee regards Timor Gap agreement as illegal
  • Cambridge specialists question validity of Timor Gap agreement
  • Council of Europe resolution condemns Indonesian occupation of East Timor
  • US interest in air base in East Timor
  • Criticisms of US position
    Appendix:
  • List of participants at Oporto seminar
  • Extracts from US state department 1989 annual report on human rights

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1990-02

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

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1991-11

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • Troops storm Motael Church
  • “Panic and terror” – Australian visitors
  • Military ordered “purge of FRETILIN”
  • Bishop’s fears of bloodbath
  • Guerilla surrender report denied
  • Abilio Arujo “proposal for a solution”
  • UDT Rift
  • Documents received
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • PPD visit cancelation
    International Issues:
  • Bishops appeal to de Cuellar

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1991-07

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • New land regulations – “the second invasion”
  • Visit preparations: bogus guerillas
  • Civilian repression – appeal for increased red cross presence
  • Pressure on Xanana’s family
  • Amnesty condemns executions in East Timor
  • Photographs of prisoners
  • Documents received
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • Parliamentary visit one step nearer
  • Solidarity groups criticize EEC-ASEAN declaration
  • Portuguese intellectuals call for support for Timorese resistance
  • CDPM appeals to Dutch on Timorese rights
    International Issues:
  • UK military contract with Indonesia
  • Japanese parliamentarians visit put off
  • Australia aid to East Timor
  • Australian labor party criticized for position in East Timor
  • International federation for East Timor gets UN associate status
  • UN referendum plan for West Sahara – precedent for East Timor?
    Appendix
  • Excerpts from Portuguese Government on visit to East Timor
  • Projection for the Portuguese unilateral interpretive stamen

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East Timor News Monthly Memo 1990-01

Title: Monthly Memo
East Timor:

  • Aftermath of Jan 17 demonstrations
  • Visits to East Timor by Moerdani and Prabowo
  • Resistance Military actions
  • Bishop Belo’s Christmas letter
  • January edition of “Neon Metin”
  • Deaths and disappearances
  • FRETILIN Australia rejects secretariat proposals
  • Documents received
    Administrating Power: Portugal
  • Trade with Indonesia has increased since invasion of East Timor
  • Negotiations on visit by Portuguese parliamentarians continue
  • Portuguese communities support Timorese people
    International Issues:
  • Papal Nuncio refuses to take 1025 letters for Bishop Belo
  • EEC/PCA meeting defers debate on Timor
  • Australia – East Timor consultation and establishment of East Timor foundation
  • Questions to the European parliament
    Press release by Catholic Institute for International Relations on East Timor solidarity groups and the national resistance (Mar 11, 1990)

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