NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

Created: 10/20/1975

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Intelligence Bulletin

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TIMOR

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The Indonesian military operation into Portuguese Timor has been temporarily blunted by surprisingly strong Fretilin resistance, by the poor condition of Indonesian war materiel, and byjhe effects of tne wet season on transportation.

The drive Into Timor by in Indonesian reinforced infantry battalionin soma territorial gains in tha northern part of the riland. but it has.because o' Jakarta's failure to secure the border town ol

JITS navy canbe expected to incre.ise its tire support

m an attempt to repel Increasingly strong Fretilin counterattacks againston the northern shom.

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