VARIOUS: INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR A PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO BE SENT TO END VIOLENCE BY ANTI-INDEPENDENCE MILITIAS IN EAST TIMOR

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  • Title: VARIOUS: INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR A PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO BE SENT TO END VIOLENCE BY ANTI-INDEPENDENCE MILITIAS IN EAST TIMOR
  • Date: 6th September 1999
  • Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (PALACE TV - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS INDONESIAN PRESIDENT B.J. HABIBIE WITH ARMED FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL WIRANTO AND ARMY COMMANDERS AND POLICE CHIEFS (3 SHOTS) 0.08 2. WS/SLV NEWS CONFERENCE WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ALI ALATAS AND ARMED FORCES COMMANDER GENERAL WIRANTO (2 SHOTS) 0.14 3. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALATAS: "We are trying to do various means. One of the means just described before you came in is now declaring the region temporary, yes of course, declaring the region as under military emergency. "So that there is a legal foundation for the army to act without being accused again of violating human rights." 0.40 4. MV JOURNALISTS 0.43 5. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) WIRANTO: "I ordered my soldiers and the members of the police in East Timor to carry out their jobs with a lot of procedure. But of course, I don't know, but I think they make mistake from this procedure." 1.03 6. ***IGNORE SHOT*** 1.04 UNITED NATIONS (SEPTEMBER 6, 1999) (UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION - ACCESS ALL) 7. WIDE OF MEETING OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO INDONESIA WITH UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN WALKING IN AND TAKING A SEAT (V.POOR QUALITY) 1.10 8. VARIOUS OF ANNAN (V.POOR QUALITY) 1.24 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOKI ANNAN SAYING AFTER MEETING U.N. DELEGATION HEADED TO JAKARTA: " President Habibie (of Indonesia) and I agreed on the need for further measures to be taken urgently to restore law and order in East Timor and secure the safety of all UNAMET personnel (United Nations mission in East Timor) and all East Timorese." (V.POOR QUALITY) 1.41 10. SV ANNAN WALKING AWAY FROM NEWS CONFERENCE 1.47 UNITED NATIONS (SEPTEMBER 6, 1999)(POOL - ACCESS ALL) 11. SV/SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANNAN IS STOPPED IN CORRIDOR AS HE IS LEAVING AND ASKED WHAT EFFECT HE THINKS MARTIAL LAW WILL HAVE ON THE SITUATION IN EAST TIMOR. HE REPLIES: " It may help,but only time will tell. If that doesn't help, then the international community will have to figure out how they can work with the Indonesian government to ensure peace and stability in the region, and for us to move on to the transition to independence." /ANNAN WALKS AWAY (2 SHOTS) 2.19 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 12. VARIOUS OF PROTEST AGAINST THE VIOLENCE IN EAST TIMOR (8 SHOTS) 2.53 CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 13. SV AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD IN HIS OFFICE 2.55 14. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOWARD: "We are ready to contribute up to 2,000 of Australian troops to that force. We will be ready to accept the leadership role." 3.05 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, AUSTRALIA (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 15. PAN DOWN FRONT OF HELICOPTER 3.07 16. SV SOLDIER LOADING HIS GUN 3.09 CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 17. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MINISTER JOHN MOORE: "After last night, we're advancing readiness to 24 hours for some element of the quarters in North Australia." 3.17 DARWIN, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (AUSTRALIAN POOL - ACCESS ALL) 18. WIDE OF AIRFIELD, AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE PLANE ON TARMAC 3.22 19. LV EVACUEES GETTING OUT OF PLANE 3.27 20. LV EVACUEES WALKING FROM PLANE TO BUS 3.40 21. VARIOUS BUS CARRYING EVACUEES (3 SHOTS) 4.08 TOKYO, JAPAN (SEPTEMBER 7, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 22. WIDE SHOT OF BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROBIN COOK SEATED AT NEWS CONFERENCE IN BRITISH EMBASSY 4.13 23. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) COOK: "We are engaged in a serious exercise to try and find the solution. And that solution is best achieved by agreement with the government of Indonesia. "We do not have make that task easier if you start to speculate further of a failure. What is worse, I do not myself see how suspending aid to Indonesia would apply pressure to the Indonesian army." 4.50 24. SV JOURNALIST TAKING NOTES 4.54 25. VIEW OF NEWS CONFERENCE 5.01 Initials SEQ 7-9 VERY POOR PICTURE QUALITY (PICTURE FREEZE AND SOND OUTT OF SYNC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA/ DARWIN, CANBERRA, AND SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA /UNITED NATIONS/TOKYO, JAPAN
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