- Title: USA/UN: TALKS ON EAST TIMOR CONTINUE.
- Date: 8th February 1999
- Summary: UNITED NATIONS (FEBRUARY 8) (UNTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. MV: JOSE RAMOS HORTA MEETING WITH U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY ON EAST TIMOR, JAMSHEED MARKER 0.17 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 8, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 2. GV: JOSE HORTA, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER WALKING IN HOTEL 0.21 3. CU: HORTA ASKED "ARE YOU CONFIDENT EAST TIMOR WILL REJECT THE OFFER OF AUTONOMY, AND THEREFORE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR INDEPENDENCE" 4. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) HORTA "A resounding NO on autonomy with Indonesia will be the result of a vote if that vote is conducted in a free democratic manner, without Indenosian army prsence, under United Nations supervision. I am confident of that. Indonesia knows that. That's why the keep playing tricks. They don't want a referendum. Why not a referendum with the three options open to the people. Independence, intergration with Indonesia, and free association. Why don't we do like it was done in Namibia, or Zimbabwe. Under the United Nations and commonwealth partnership, sponsorship, respectively. Why not a referendum in East TImor under U.N. supervision". 1.19 5. GV: WIDE SHOT OF HORTA 1.23 UNITED NATIONS (FEBRUARY 8, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. MV: INDONESIA FOREIGN MINISTER ARRIVING AT UNITED NATIONS 1.31 7. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) ALI ALATAS SPEAKING ABOUT PROPOSALS FOR EAST TIMOR "It will be a kind of consulting, the views of the East Timorese whether or not they accept our proposed autonomy plan, as a solution tothe problem. If it is rejected as I've explained so many times, then plan B will come into operation we will go to our National Assembly and propose a parting of ways" 2.01 UNITED NATIONS (FEBRUARY 8, 1999) (UNTV - ACCESS ALL) 8. GV/PAN: INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ALI ALATAS AND PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER, JAIME GAMA MEETING WITH MARKER 2.28 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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