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B CAETAN-DOCS-University of Guelph-3
Title
U of G- Sulawesi Regional Development Project (SRDP)
Date(s)
- 1988-1994 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
Textual Record. 29 pp.
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(1986-2000)
Administrative history
East Timor (Timor-Leste) was invaded in 1975 by Indonesia and occupied by the Indonesian armed forces until 1999, with widespread resulting human rights violations. The East Timor Alert Network (ETAN/Canada) was founded in 1986 to raise awareness about the situation of East Timor and to change Canadian government policy, which accepted Indonesian rule.
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The University of Guelph was involved with a 37 million dollar project with the government of Indonesia. The project was called the Sulawesi Project. This project fueled controversy as Indonesia was not being punished for their human rights violations and continued to receive funding for various project.
This item includes
- Handwritten correspondence between Elaine Briere and John McMurtry
- Newspaper articles
- Correspondence between McMurtry and staff at the University of Guelph
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Existence and location of originals
Originals found at McMaster University.