Indonesia’s own version of WikiLeaks posted more sensitive state documents on its Web site over the weekend, including a conversation between former President Suharto and former US President Gerald Ford about communism and East Timor.
But technology does not appear to be on the side of the recently established Indoleaks.org, which is still intermittently accessible. A number of newly posted documents were unavailable for download for unclear reasons.
The one document the Jakarta Globe managed to download on Sunday was a declassified description of a discussion between former President Suharto and former US President Gerald Ford, dated July 5, 1975.
In it, Suharto explained Indonesia’s policy on East Timor before its December 1975 invasion.
Suharto said: “Indonesia will not use force against the territory of other countries. With respect to Timor, we support carrying out decolonization through the process of self-determination.” Read more.....
