INDONESIA: EAST TIMORESE FLOCK TO POLLING STATIONS FOR A HISTORIC REFERENDUM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SET THE TERRITORY ON THE PATH TO INDEPENDENCE

Record ID: 990262

  • Title: INDONESIA: EAST TIMORESE FLOCK TO POLLING STATIONS FOR A HISTORIC REFERENDUM WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SET THE TERRITORY ON THE PATH TO INDEPENDENCE
  • Date: 30th August 1999
  • Summary: DILI, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. PAN OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF POLLING STATION 0.05 2. CU MAN WITH REGISTRATION PAPER/SV MEN HOLDING UP REGISTRATION PAPER (3 SHOTS) 0.21 3. SV VOTERS FLOCKING IN/UNITED NATIONS GUARD LETTING PEOPLE FILE IN/LV OF PEOPLE QUEUEING (3 SHOTS) 0.38 4. SV/CU WOMAN WAITING TO REGISTER/FINGER BEING MARKED TO SHOW SHE HAS VOTED (4 SHOTS) 0.54 5. CU BALLOT SHEET BEING STAMPED 1.04 6. SV WOMAN VOTING WATCHED BY FORMER AUSTRALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TIM FISCHER 1.22 7. SLV/SV PEOPLE VOTING (4 SHOTS) 1.54 8. LV PEOPLE QUEUEING OUTSIDE POLLING STATION 1.58 9. MCU (English) STAPLETON ROY, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA, SAYING "So far it looks very good, it's 0700am, we have a very good turnout here, this is an area where there's been a lot of violence in the past and this morning it seems orderly and peaceful." 2.09 10. MCU (Bahasa Indonesia) VOTER SAYING: "Scared or dead, we're here to vote" 2.19 11. LV VOTERS QUEUEING 2.24 12. MCU (English) IAN MARTIN, HEAD OF UNAMET (UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN EAST TIMOR) SAYING "We don't have reports in from all around the territory yet, and there are large numbers of people queuing to vote, even in some of the places where there's been violence recently and we might have been concerned about a low turnout, so, so far, so good." 2.38 13. SV MARTIN DRIVES AWAY (2 SHOTS) 2.49 LIQUICA, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (REUTERS) 14. SLV/SV PRO-JAKARTA MILITIA MEMBERS BEING ARRESTED IN LIQUICA FOR THREATENING AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISTS/INDONESIAN POLICE (3 SHOTS) 3.15 15. SV POLICE WITH GUNS ON LORRY DRIVING AWAY 3.29 BACAU, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (POOL) 16. AERIAL OF MOUNTAINS 3.35 17. SV UN ENVOY ON EAST TIMOR, JAMSHEED MARKER, GETTING OFF HELICOPTER; CHILDREN CHEERING 3.58 18. SV MARKER WALKING THROUGH CROWDS 4.10 19. SV CROWD CHEERING/UN CAR DRIVING AWAY (4 SHOTS) 4.42 DILI, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (REUTERS) 20. SV MARKER GETTING OFF HELICOPTER, WALKING (2 SHOTS) 4.56 21. CU/SV MARKER WAVING TO CROWD/CROWD CHEERING (3 SHOTS) 5.25 22. LV OF UN HELICOPTERI 5.31 23. MCU (English) MARKER: "It was at Viqeque, they put a truck on the helipad, I was told the militias wanted to speak with me, I was willing to speak with them, I had no problem with that, but then they decided we couldn't and they didn't move the truck, but I don't think it's important, but what's important is that a lot of people voted in Viqeque, I don't have the numbers yet but I'm very encouraged." 6.19 MALIANA, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (REUTERS) 24. SV PEOPLE CROWDING TO GET TO POLLING STATION (2 SHOTS) 6.33 25. SV VOTERS QUEUING (2 SHOTS) 6.43 26. CU PEOPLE GETTING REGISTERED TO VOTE 6.51 27. SV DISABLED MAN GOING UP TO VOTE (2 SHOTS) 7.15 28. LV OF PEOPLE VOTING 7.20 DILI, EAST TIMOR (AUGUST 30, 1999) (REUTERS) 29. LV EXTERIOR OF A POLLING STATION IN DILI, ROPED OFF ENTRANCE 7.25 30. SV/CU ELECTION WORKERS COUNTING BALLOTS (3 SHOTS) 7.43 31. SV UN BALLOT BOX, UN WORKERS COUNTING BALLOTS 7.48 32. SV/CU WORKERS COUNTING BALLOTS, TYING PILE OF BALLOTS TOGETHER (2 SHOTS) 8.00 33. SV UN WORKERS STANDING AROUND BALLOT BOX 8.08 34. CU UN WORKER CLOSING BALLOT BOX 8.15 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DILI, BACAU, LIQUICA AND MALIANA, EAST TIMOR
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Reuters ID: LVA3GHV2BVQDPCUSLIWR5LNX8R7E
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