On Wednesday the 23rd February I found 'Inquest into the death of Brian Raymond Peters' - Magistrate Dorelle Pinch Coroner!
'Section 8 - Australian forewarning of the Attack on Balibo' talks about the Australian Policy and Australia's knowledge that Indonesians were going to attack East Timor through Balibo and Maliana. At the time Indonesia was 'the territory through and from which any non-nuclear attack against Australia would be launched... A secure, united well-disposed Indonesia is therefore a basic and enduring desideratum of our strategic policy' - (W. B. Pritchett, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Defence on 9 October 1975, quoted in Documents on Australian Defence and Foreign Policy 1968-1975)
This source also tells us that on the 10th July 1975, Mr Tjan (Head of centre for Strategic and International Studies) told the Australian embassy that the Indonesian government had made a policy to incorporate East Timor into Indonesia.
30th September 1975 - Mr tjan told the Australian embassy 3800 Indonesian soldiers would be put into East Timor to help anti-Fretilin forces.
On the 13th October Mr Tjan 'indicated that the operation would would begin on the 15 October and that the initial thrust would be through Balibo and Maliana'
The magistrate in this source raises the question as to why Australia didn't make a guarantee of safety until the 1 Decemeber 1975, not when they knew of Indonesian invasion! which is a valid point!
I also read in a letter from Canberra to Jakarta that channel 7 and 9 were told by Fretelin leader Xavier Do Amaral that Radio Kupang reported that UDT forces captured 'Five communist journalists who support Fretilin and they got a lesson' - I think I should reaserch further into the Fretilin government and Indonesia's claim that it was a communists government!
At the moment I am currently reading 'Cover up - the inside story of the Balibo Five' by Jill Jolliffe' at the moment it is giving a history of East Timor. I also have 'shooting Balibo - blood and memory in East Timor' by Tony Maniaty to read!!!
Also the Balibo movie site gives a lot of information about East Timor and it is where I got the letter from Canberra to Jakarta! with this site, I look at it quite often so when I write my bibliography do I have to say all the days I looked at it, or just one???
I have also been searching around the National Archives of Australia today and they have a lot of interesting stuff in regards to the governments reaction and interviews!!!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Balibo
So after speaking to both Mrs Redman and Mr Wright I have decided to concentrate on the Balibo five!
I recently watched the Balibo film, which was quite scary, upsetting and confronting and I like the idea Mr Wright suggested to me which was 'is the film Balibo an historical text?'
I also realised that watching the movie, I knew nothing about East Timor and what was happening at that time prior to Indonesian invasion, so I will defiantly have to look into that!
Watching the movie, I've gathered some questions that I want to investigate, such as did any of the footage the journalist shot reach Australia, because in one bit of the movie they give a film reel to Jose Horta (I am also interested in looking into his peronality). In the movie they also say that the Indonesian were supplied by the Americans, funded by the British and it was through Australian intelligence that the Balibo five were killed and Rogar East. I had actually thought that America didn't want to be involved in East Timor because they didn't want another Vietnam.
I also went on the Balibo wikipedia page and found out the movie was based on the book the 'cover up' by Jill Jolliffe who was in East Timor before Indonesian invasion. (I might be able to try emailing her and getting her book!)
Sir also linked me to the movie site and a website about a book written about the movie! http://www.balibo.com/ and http://www.tonymaniaty.com/
I recently watched the Balibo film, which was quite scary, upsetting and confronting and I like the idea Mr Wright suggested to me which was 'is the film Balibo an historical text?'
I also realised that watching the movie, I knew nothing about East Timor and what was happening at that time prior to Indonesian invasion, so I will defiantly have to look into that!
Watching the movie, I've gathered some questions that I want to investigate, such as did any of the footage the journalist shot reach Australia, because in one bit of the movie they give a film reel to Jose Horta (I am also interested in looking into his peronality). In the movie they also say that the Indonesian were supplied by the Americans, funded by the British and it was through Australian intelligence that the Balibo five were killed and Rogar East. I had actually thought that America didn't want to be involved in East Timor because they didn't want another Vietnam.
I also went on the Balibo wikipedia page and found out the movie was based on the book the 'cover up' by Jill Jolliffe who was in East Timor before Indonesian invasion. (I might be able to try emailing her and getting her book!)
Sir also linked me to the movie site and a website about a book written about the movie! http://www.balibo.com/ and http://www.tonymaniaty.com/
Saturday, February 5, 2011
trying to find a question
I made up this question! I don't know if it will work if not can I please have some help!
Investigate differing Australian perspectives in regards to the Australian Foreign Policy and the Est Timor war!
Investigate differing Australian perspectives in regards to the Australian Foreign Policy and the Est Timor war!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Australia's betrayal of East Timor!!
I know I keep changing topics but this sounds really interesting. I was thinking of looking at Australia’s betrayal of East Timor, and the Australian governments past relations with the Indonesian and East Timor governments. I have been doing a little research to get a brief of history of the relations and would really like to expand on them.
To start I would look at Word War 2 when Japan became involved in the war, and an Australian force known as the Sparrow force was defending the island of Timor, they relied heavily upon Timorese support, and East Timor was very supportive of them.
Australia opposed Indonesia during the Sukarno era (1949-1966); he was anti-imperialist, supported communists and a wartime collaborator with Japan and wanted to gain control of the old empire. Conservative Australia hated him and conflicted with him on two issues: Dutch New Guinea, stood in the way of Sukarno creating his old empire and the confrontation of Malaysia.
After the Sukarno government, Suharto’s ‘New Order’ government (1966-1998) offered a stable government to West Timor and was anti-communist. This government invaded East Timor in 1975, to which the Whitlam government didn’t want to intervene and encouraged Indonesia to take East Timor because he was against their independence. This was seen as a betrayal because of East Timor’s support to Australian troops during WW2.
This is just a brief over view, obviously there is a lot more to it! I have also found this document: amnesty international, East Timor, The movement for a comprehensive human rights program: Statement before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization – 30 June 1998
Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor’s 2nd president since its independence, has written a book funu: the unfinished Saga of East Timor, has a section on ‘Australia – betrayal’
To start I would look at Word War 2 when Japan became involved in the war, and an Australian force known as the Sparrow force was defending the island of Timor, they relied heavily upon Timorese support, and East Timor was very supportive of them.
Australia opposed Indonesia during the Sukarno era (1949-1966); he was anti-imperialist, supported communists and a wartime collaborator with Japan and wanted to gain control of the old empire. Conservative Australia hated him and conflicted with him on two issues: Dutch New Guinea, stood in the way of Sukarno creating his old empire and the confrontation of Malaysia.
After the Sukarno government, Suharto’s ‘New Order’ government (1966-1998) offered a stable government to West Timor and was anti-communist. This government invaded East Timor in 1975, to which the Whitlam government didn’t want to intervene and encouraged Indonesia to take East Timor because he was against their independence. This was seen as a betrayal because of East Timor’s support to Australian troops during WW2.
This is just a brief over view, obviously there is a lot more to it! I have also found this document: amnesty international, East Timor, The movement for a comprehensive human rights program: Statement before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization – 30 June 1998
Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timor’s 2nd president since its independence, has written a book funu: the unfinished Saga of East Timor, has a section on ‘Australia – betrayal’
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Feminism
Well I was thinking if I wanted to keep it local, I could look at early feminism movement in Australia in regards to the stolen generation! :D I may need to narrow this down a lot but I think it may be cool!!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
AHHH! HELP ME!
I'm not too sure if I want to look at Windshuttle anymore!!! I did find it interesting but at the moment it is boring me and I don't really want to keep doing it!!!
I'm trying to think of new ideas but my minds drawing a blank!
I'm not too sure if I will concentrate on Australian history! hmmmm I was thinking I could look at Malta during WW11, cause I can get first hand evidence from my grandparents.
Or I could research something to do with Israel and/or the Gaza strip.
As you can see my mind has gone a little crazy!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to think of new ideas but my minds drawing a blank!
I'm not too sure if I will concentrate on Australian history! hmmmm I was thinking I could look at Malta during WW11, cause I can get first hand evidence from my grandparents.
Or I could research something to do with Israel and/or the Gaza strip.
As you can see my mind has gone a little crazy!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!
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