Kissinger's real purpose in Indonesia (fwd)

["M.G.G. Pillai" <pillai@mgg.pc.my>]

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Date: 29 Feb 2000 15:28:16
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Subject: Kissinger's real purpose in Indonesia

From: TAPOL <tapol@gn.apc.org>
Subject: Kissinger's real purpose in Indonesia

Received from Joyo Indonesian News


South China Morning Post
Tuesday, February 29, 2000
  
INDONESIA

Kissinger named as adviser

Photo: New advisor: President Abdurrahman Wahid warmly greets Henry Kissinger.

VAUDINE ENGLAND 

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger was appointed an adviser to 
President Abdurrahman Wahid on general affairs and socio-political matters 
yesterday on a brief visit to Jakarta. 

But the real business of their meeting lay elsewhere. Dr Kissinger is on the 
board of Freeport McMoran Gold and Copper, the majority shareholder in the 
massive Freeport mine in Irian Jaya. 

The Indonesian Government recently rejected an environmental impact 
assessment produced by Freeport, and says it wants to review Freeport's 
contract to operate in Indonesia. Dr Kissinger urged the Government to honour 
the contract, saying "it is in the interests of Indonesia" to do so. 

In 1974, it was Dr Kissinger, backed by then US president Gerry Ford, who 
gave the green light to the Suharto government for its invasion of East 
Timor. "Henry wants to erase a few black marks from history," said a 
businessman close to the statesman. 
 
[Correction: the Ford-Kissinger visit to Jakarta was on 6 December 1975,
the day before
Indonesian launched its all-out invasion of East Timor. TAPOL]
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