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Letter Cristina Cruz (CDPM) - President of Guinea Bissau 1996-09-24

Letter by CDPM to the President of Guinea Bissau congratulating him on the 23rd anniversary of the Republic of Guinea Bissau and expressing strong protests to the visit of the Guinean Ministry of Youth and Sports to Indonesia, lest this visit symbolize the recognition of the Indonesian strategy for the annexation of East Timor. CDPM states that Guinea Bissau had adopted a pro-East Timor position in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPTLT) and that CDPM would be grateful if Guinea could press Indonesia, either at CPTL or at an Islamic Conference.

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Report CDPM - Austrian Ambassador in Indonesia 1997-11-18

Report by CDPM of a letter to the Austrian ambassador in Indonesia appealing for solidarity with the Timorese who are refugees in the Austrian embassy in Indonesia and asking the Austrian ambassador not to give up on the cause, even with the mounting pressure from Indonesia. The document also states that CDPM directed an appeal to around 30 organizations from Portuguese civil society to ask for pressure on the Austrian ambassador in Portugal regarding the same situation. The appeal had two objectives: make them feel the pressure of Portuguese public opinion and give the Austrian government arguments to use with the Indonesians about sending the 6 refugees to Portugal.
Annexes: report of the meeting with the ambassador and briefing of the refugees' history.

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Letter Antônio Pinto Barbedo de Magalhães – Portuguese Authorities 1983-02-21

Letter by CDPM to the President of Portugal, President of the Assembly, Ministry of Foreign Business, Prime Ministry and other authorities to express their gratitude for Portuguese diplomatic action toward the recently approved UN resolution affirming the right to self-determination and independence for East Timor. CDPM reaffirms their wishes to keep working together with the Portuguese authorities and proposes some specific actions to be taken by the Government regarding the increased conquest of Timorese people, such as: i. the creation of a group of countries with common contact to cooperate with Portugal in the self-determination process; ii. creation of a Commission of National Work to deal with the questions related to East Timor only; iii. definition of national and international strategies to look for effective solutions; iv. realization of a Cultural Week of Maubere; v. realization of an international conference about East Timor to deal with human rights and international law issues, etc.

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Letter CDPM - Ambassador Batista Martins 1983-02-24

Letter by CDPM to Ambassador Batista Martins asking for support for an event to diffuse the cultural identity of East Timor through a Week of Maubere Culture. This support could be verified in a letter from the Ambassador recommending the entities an active collaboration (e.g. to concede all of the East Timor materials – documents, documentaries, etc. – existing in Portugal).

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CDPM Pamphlet 1983-03-23 - 1985-03-23

Pamphlet made by CDPM to raise awareness about the latest news on East Timor and its situation. Its topics are: the solidarity groups and their work for East Timor’s cause; the use of torture by Indonesian military officials; the events of 23/03/1983, when the leaders of FALINTIL and of the Indonesian army met to discuss a cease-fire; the peace plan proposed by FRETILIN to solve the situation in East Timor; and finally Portugal’s position regarding East Timor.

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Report CDPM / ISMUN 1985-10-14

Report by CDPM of a Conference held by the United Nations in El Puerto, Spain for young students from over 50 countries where they discussed themes related to peace, human rights, Third World economies, development, etc. During the meeting, the Movement of Young Students of the United Nations (ISMUN, in Portuguese) deliberated over a resolution where they asked Indonesia to immediately remove their army from Timor, to restart the negotiation process begun in 1983, and appealing to all associated members of ISMUN to support East Timor's self-determination at the level of UN and other international forums.

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Other Unidentified 1986-09-06

Official title: Apelo - Liberdade para Antonio Goncalves
Contents: Collection of Portuguese signatures asking for justice in the case of Antonio Goncalves, who was arbitrarily arrested and subjected to several types of aggression.

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Letter CDPM - Mario Soares (President of the Republic of Portugal) 1986-10-14

Letter by CDPM to the President of Portugal asking for a meeting where they can present their main requests and opinions on the situation in East Timor. The letter shows a clear dissatisfaction with Portuguese foreign policy regarding East Timor and asks for an open dialogue where the Government can hear the position of Portuguese civil society.

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Letter CDPM - Mario Soares (President of the Republic of Portugal) 1986-10-29

Letter by CDPM to the President of Portugal harshly criticizing the silence and immobility that the Portuguese Government was giving to the cause of the four student refugees at the Netherlands' embassy in Jakarta, asking to leave the country with Portuguese passports and under Portugal’s protection. CDPM, after an exhaustive attempt at dialogue with all the institutions involved, took the liberty of addressing a letter to the maximum authority of Portugal, appealing for him to exercise his solidarity and do something to preserve the lives of these four young students.

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Letter CDPM - Deputies 1989-05-15

Letter by CDPM addressed to the Portuguese deputies expressing their concern for the possible modification in the wording of a constitutional article regarding East Timor from “recognize the right of Independence” to “recognize the right of self-determination”, and stating that Indonesia always wanted this change in the Portuguese Constitution because it would be easier to prove that East Timor was already self-determined and easier to kill the Timorese discourse of the struggle for independence. The letter also informs that the Pope, on his visit to East Timor, is planning to celebrate a service in Indonesian, and despite the protest of the Apostolic Administrator of Dili, it has been considered normal by the Vatican, since he argues that he will talk to the Indonesian people there. The letter also shows its worries on the UN Secretary General desire to “have everything settled up” between Indonesia and Portugal before presenting his final report to the General Assembly. Finally, the letter connects these events and affirms that it is not a “small juridical correction” (as it has been argued) of the Constitution, but instead, a political choice that should concern all the deputies; in light of this, the letter asks for the deputies' solidarity and support regarding this situation.

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Report Amnesty International 1989-07-05

Official title: East Timor List of Persons Strictly Confidential 05.07.1989
Contents: List of Timorese people who were submitted to the following treatments: arrested; disappeared; death in custody; extrajudicial execution; ill treatment; political asylum; prisoner of conscience; political prisoner; torture. The list also contains the complete name, occupation, the date of the act, the sentence, the place, and the authority.

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Letter Luisa Teotônio Perreira (CDPM) – European Parliamentary 1989-07-06

Letter to the recently-elected European Deputies, in private, congratulating them on their election and asking for total support in placing importance on the cause of East Timor in the Parliament. CDPM suggests some specific actions that the deputies can take in order to give more international visibility to East Timor: i. Using all possible means available through the Parliament to organize a hearing with Timorese people who could testify to the situation in East Timor; ii. Contacting Parliamentary Groups from East Timor constituted in Lisbon because this group could help on the conduct of effective lobbying efforts; iii. To sensitize the whole of European Parliament through a strong position and information about what is going on East Timor.

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Letter Unidentified - Perez de Cuellar (Secretary General of United Nations) 1991

Official title: Carta a Perez de Cuelar – Secretario Geral da ONU
Contents: Letter with a collection of signatures from several countries addressed to the UN Secretary General appealing for the application of UN resolutions from the Security Council and General Assembly about East Timor issues. Countries that signed: Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, Mocambique.

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Newspaper Feto Rai/Fundacao de Relacoes Internacionais 1991-05-27

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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