Close U.N. poll on Timor
NZPA-Reuter New York The United Nations General Assembly, by 50 votes to 46, has told the SecretaryGeneral, Mr Javier Perez de Cuellar, to try to settle the dispute over East Timor, the former Portuguese colony absorbed by Indonesia. Fifty members abstained. Rejecting the resolution, the Indonesian delegate, Abdullah Kamil, said that hehoped this would be the last time the world organisation would challenge the integration of East Timor into Indonesia. He noted that last year a similar resolution had been approved by 12 votes. The
latest tally had confirmed a trend of growing recognition of reality. "We are confident that support for Indonesia's position will continue to grow,” he said. The East Timor question has been on the United Nations agenda since Indonesian forces occupied the territory six years ago. Portuguese troops abandoned it as Lisbon relinquished colonial powers. Yesterday’s resolution resulted from a proposal by Portugal and five of its former colonies in the assembly's decolonisation committee.
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