TiMOR DYNAMIC INACTION
Indonesian mlljiaryoised to In-lervene In Portugueseresident Suharto hai not authorited an Invasion.waiting tht outcome of negotiations byspecial envoy Almeida Santos toultinationalAustralia, Malaysia, Indonesia, andrestore order In Timor, for domestic political reasons, Lisbon does not txHieve it can publicly sanction unilateralntervention. Portuguese President Costa Corres evidently (ears that Jakarta will be (oo heaty-handed in dealing with Timorese dissidents and increase rather than end the Woodshed.
During discussionsakarta last week,and ihe Indonesians workedroposalour-party peacekeeping effort. Indonesia under the general guidance ol the others would sendfarces to reuore order. The lour powers would then jointly supervise the peace and guide the decolentration process in accord with the arrangements wo'kedacao Ian |une. lisbon'i Initial reaction io the proposal was negative; President Costa Comes probably wants firmer guarantees lhat Jakarta will not deal too roughly with the Timorese.
Over the weekend. Santos visited Canberra to sound bul Prime Minister Whitlam on Australian participation In Ihe propocd joinlWhiiljm is unlikelygree to direct Australian participationilitary Intervention but government spokesmen kfi open the possibility lhat Canberra might participateultilateral Supervisory body. Whitlam has been criticised recently by members ol his own party and by ihe opposition for his allegedly Indifferent attitude aboui the faie of the Timorese. From Canberra. Santos flew to Timor for consultations with ihe governor, currently headquarteredmall ftland off the Timor coast. At ihe end of the week he ii scheduledeturn to Jakarta.
The possibility that some sort ofeffort may be forthcomingSuharto's hand againstters, whothai immeHiai**action is 1
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