---------------------------------------------------------- Visit Indonesia Daily News Online HomePage: http://www.indo-news.com/ Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ANTARA, JULY 14 1999 Anniversary: E. Timor To Celebrate Integration With RI In Balibo Dili, E.Timor, July 13 (ANTARA)- The celebration of East Timor's 23rd year of integration with Indonesia on Saturday (July 17) will center in Balibo subdistrict, where four political parties issued a declaration stating their desire to unite with Indonesia. Head of the provincial government's public relations bureau, Expedito Diaz Ximenes, told ANTARA here Tuesday that 12 districts in the province will also commemorate the event. "The commemoration will be simple, considering that East Timor is in the process of preparing for the autinomy ballot and has been hit by the economic crisis," he said. He however noted that the simple rites will not reduce the importance of the event. Four of East Timor's five political parties - the UDT, Apodeti, Kota and Trabalista-- on Nov 30, 1975 issued the Balibo declaration, which conveyed their wish to integrate with Indonesia after East Timor was abandoned by its Portuguese colonizers. The declaration came two days after the other party- the Fretilin- proclaimed the estabishment of the Timor Democratic Republic on Nov 28, 1975. Indonesia's legislative body, the House of Representatives (DPR), ratified Law No 7 on East Timor's integration with Indonesia on July 17, 1976, almost a year after the Balibo declaration was issued. (U.DLI02/PTU05/INTKT/14:45/intcl/14:59/ri3/18:03/TB04) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 20 Jul 1999 jam 04:44:35 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
