---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ++ Pemilu Online: http://www.indo-news.com/pemilu/ ++ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, 27 Juni 1999 2nd Task Force Battalion Withdrawn Dili, East Timor, June 26 (ANTARA) - A battalion from the joint territorial task force was withdrawn from here Saturday, after fulfilling a 10-month tour of duty in East Timor. Saturday's withwrawal was the second after the same type of withdrawal of another battalion three weeks ago. With the second withdrawal of a battalion from the joint territorial task force, there are no more combat troops in East Timor except two battalions of organic troops. Regional Deputy Commander Tono Suratman said in a farewell ceremony here Saturday the the withdrawal of the task force is aimed at creating a conducive climate for the UN-sponsored direct ballot in East Timor late August. Hundreds of East Timorese people saw the task force off to sea, leaving Dili abroad the Indonesian navy ship KRI Teluk Amboina 503. (U.Dli-Pk01/Dli01/NN02/12:50/INT-TA/ri3/14:20/TB05) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 29 Jun 1999 jam 11:58:49 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
