Thousands want to leave Timor
NZPA-Reuter Jakarta Indonesia has asked the Netherlands to help in trying to arrange the emigration of 3000 families from East Timor to Portugal, the Foreign Minister (Mr Mochtar Kusumaatmaja) has said in Jakarta. : East Timor was abandoned by its Portuguese colonial rulers .five years ago and incorporated into Indonesia in July, 1976, after the defeat of the Left-wing Fretilin independence movement by pro-merger militia and Indonesian soldiers. Indonesia and Portugal broke off diplomatic relations in the aftermath of the Timor civil war, and the
Dutch Embassy in Jakarta ■* has since been looking after ; Portugal’s interests. Mr Mochtar told reporters £ that some 3000 families wanted to leave East Timos » for Portugal, but that effortsl * to facilitate their emigration! - ihad so far failed. ‘‘ He said the Government ” had taken up the mattes . with the Dutch Foreign Mini > ister (Mr Christopher vanl ■“ der Klauw) who is ail '» present accompanying the * Prime Minister (Mr AndeaS Z van Agt) on the first visit td - Indonesian by a Dutch Gov 4 eminent leader since In* donesia declared its indepent < dence from the Netherlands ' 35 years ago. . .
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