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Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 17:17:04 PDT
From:         "Indonesia Publications/Task Force" <apakabar@IGC.ORG>
Subject:      Fretilin Split, Purge Abroad
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Forwarded from GreenNet reg.easttimor conference:
Topic 1181Araujo blames S Cruz demonstrators
gn:tapolreg.easttimor 9:56 pm  Apr  8, 1992

Fretilin/Lisbon condemns 12 Nov demonstration

Source: East Timor News. Date: 26 March 1992.

The demonstration in Dili on 12 November which culminated in
the Santa Cruz massacre was condemned by Antonio Araujo and
Jose Sarmento, members of the Fretilin Committee in Portugal
(CFP) during a press conference. They surprised journalists
present by stating that the "massacre would not have occurred
if there had been more concerted action" and "what most
infuriated the Indonesians were the flags", and they regarded
these as "a provocation". (Diario de Noticias, 7 February)

Fretilin leader Abilio Araujo in a press release on the
following day also supported this position, describing the
preparations for the demonstration as being characterised by
"indiscipline, liberalism and adventurism which were a fertile
ground for the infiltration of double agents". (DnN, 8
February)

Ramos-Horta replies

Replying in Publico, Jose Ramos-Horta, CNRM representative in
the exterior, accused Abilio of being out of touch and stated
that other Fretilin leaders, such as Mari Alkatiri, Jose Luis
Guterres and Roque Roderigues did not share the most recent
positions adopted by Araujo.

He spoke again of his intention of founding an international
secretariat of the CNRM in the exterior based in Lisbon which
could act as an umbrella organisation to channel the
initiatives in the exterior, of the various Timorese
resistance groups. He stressed that the composition of any
Timorese delegation participating in negotiations would have
to have the approval of Xanana Gusmao. "This is logical and
just."

Speaking of recent and future fund-raising efforts, he
strongly recommended that such financial support should be
channelled directly to the CNRM in the interior, this being
the area most in need of support, and suggested that the
Portuguese solidarity group, CDPM, should oversee the funds.
(Publico, 15 February)


Forwarded from GreenNet reg.easttimor conference:
Topic 1182Fretilin to be restructured
gn:tapolreg.easttimor 9:56 pm  Apr  8, 1992

Fretilin to be restructed in exterior

Source: Diario de Noticias. Date: 8 April 1992. Brief summary only.

FRETILIN CHANGES IN THE EXTERIOR WILL INVOLVE EXCLUSION OF ABILIO ARAUJO

Fretilin activists in Portugal, Australia and Mozambique are
preparing "for a thorough-going restructuring of the party in
the exterior". This restructuring which implies the
replacement of Abilio Araujo, present chief of the Fretilin
External Delegation (DEF) could begin this month with the
creation of a Central Council in Lisbon.

At a meeting, a troika was formed to prepare for this, within
the next six months. The three persons are Mari Alkatiri, at
present vice-prpesident of the DEF, Jose Luis Guterres, the
party's representative at the UN, and Estanislau da Silva in
Sydney, Australia.
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