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Security Assistance: Shooting Incident in East Timor, Indonesia

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 18, 1992
Report No. NSIAD-92-132FS
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Summary:

In November 1991, the Indonesian Armed Forces shot and killed from about 50 to over 100 civilians in East Timor, Indonesia. This fact sheet provides information on the (1) events surrounding the shooting; (2) actions taken by the Indonesian government after the incident; (3) positions of the International Military Education and Training (IMET)-trained Indonesian Army personnel in the East Timor command structure and Indonesian commissions charged with investigating the episode; and (4) recent proposals for additional IMET training for soldiers. Under the IMET Program, the United States funds the training of foreign military personnel in areas like professional military education, management, and--through observer training--U.S. military techniques and procedures.

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