Butsome officials warn that Jakarta is backing away from an extensiveautonomy deal.
There isnothing sinister about it. Some Portuguese officials, however, believe that the IndonesianCabinet was startled by the extent of the powers which Jakarta's negotiators werewilling to give East Timor during the recent rounds of UN-brokeredtalks here. As a result, Gama said, Indonesia this week has been bringing uptopics which had been resolved in negotiations last month. The current round of talks, which was due to end Thursday, focuses onlyon autonomy plans for East Timor, which was invaded by Indonesiaupon Portugal's departure in 1975 and annexed a year later. Internal pressure on Jakarta to grant independence is alsogrowing.