FED: Beazley says Howard behind the game on East Timor = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-1999
FED: Beazley says Howard behind the game on East Timor = 2

Opposition foreign affairs spokesman LAURIE BRERETON says Mr HOWARD's message sent a
disturbing signal to pro-integrationist militia groups.

Mr BRERETON says Mr HOWARD's confirmation that Australian diplomacy will fully support East
Timor's continued incorporation within Indonesia only encourages para-military thugs seeking
to block East Timorese self-determination.

He says the HOWARD government should also give a clear in-principle commitment for
Australian participation in a United Nations monitoring force for East Timor.

But Mr BEAZLEY's more cautious on this issue.

He says he would be against the overseas deployment of Australian troops unless there's
agreement on the issue within the East Timorese community.

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KEYWORD: INDON TIMOR AUST 2 CANBERRA (REOPENS)

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