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East Timor: a western made tragedy

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A strength of the book is that it explains that Australia's shameful stance on East Timor dates right back to before the Indonesian invasion. Close relations with Indonesia were a priority of the Whitlam government's foreign policy. In September 1974 and April 1975, Whitlam met with Indonesian dictator Suharto and told him that Australia favoured the integration of East Timor into Indonesia.

The book also quotes from a secret August 1975 telegram from the Australian ambassador in Jakarta in which he emphasised the importance of the energy-rich Timor Gap saying, "This could be more readily negotiated with Indonesia ... than with Portugal or independent Portuguese Timor."

An article on the legality of the 1990 treaty in which Australia and Indonesia divided up the Timor Gap is included as an appendix.

The book also covers the November 12 massacre in detail. A Timorese account that was smuggled out is quoted at length, and a thorough study of the international reaction is provided. Amnesty International's report into the massacre is included as a second appendix.(source: http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/3911)

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Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

959.86 MAR

Penerbit

Sydney : The Left Book Club., 2000

Deskripsi Fisik

viii, 96p.; 19cm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1875285105

Klasifikasi

959.86

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Timor Timur

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