UN Security Council resolution 384

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UN Security
Council Resolution 384
Date: 1975
Meeting: 1869
Identifier: S / RES / 384 (1975)
Poll: Pro: 15  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: East Timor
Result: accepted
Composition of the Security Council 1975:
Permanent members:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN FRA GBR SUN USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union  United StatesUnited States 

Non-permanent members:
Belarus Soviet Socialist RepublicBelarusian SSR BSSR CMR CRI GUY IRQCameroonCameroon  Costa RicaCosta Rica  GuyanaGuyana  Iraq 1963Iraq 
ItalyItaly ITA JPN MRT SWE TZAJapanJapan  MauritaniaMauritania  SwedenSweden  TanzaniaTanzania 
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Course of the Indonesian invasion (1975–1979)

The Resolution 384 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted on 18 December 1975 at its 1869th meeting. She dealt with the situation in East Timor . The Security Council called on Indonesia to withdraw its armed forces , which began an open invasion on December 7, from East Timor and reminded Portugal of its duties as a former colonial power.

background

As a result of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974, Portugal's colonies were being prepared for independence. While the African possessions had all been granted independence by November 11, 1975, Portuguese Timor was in serious trouble. In August there had been fighting between the two parties UDT and FRETILIN , which is why the Portuguese governor left the capital Dili . During the same period, neighboring Indonesia began to unofficially occupy the border regions. In response to the Indonesian threat, FRETILIN, who emerged victorious from the power struggle, unilaterally proclaimed the independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor on November 28th in order to receive international support, but on December 7th Indonesia openly began a large-scale military invasion.

The resolution

In its resolution, the UN Security Council confirmed the letter from the Portuguese representative (S / 11899) and the statements made by the representatives of Portugal, Indonesia and East Timor.

The Council confirmed the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) of December 14, 1960. Among other things, resolution 3485 of the General Assembly of December 12, 1975 called for the Special Committee to send a mission to East Timor to investigate the situation with a view to the declaration.

The Council expressed its concern about the deterioration in the situation in East Timor and regretted that the Portuguese Government had not fully fulfilled its responsibilities as the administrative power of the territory under Chapter XI of the Charter.

The Council called on all states to respect the territorial integrity of East Timor and the inalienable right of its people to self-determination as set out in General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV). The Indonesian government was asked to withdraw its armed forces from the territory immediately. The government of Portugal has been asked to work fully with the United Nations as an administrative power to enable the people of East Timor to exercise their right to self-determination.

The Secretary General was called upon to immediately send a special envoy to East Timor to get an idea of ​​the situation on the ground and to contact all parties in the territory and all states concerned in order to ensure the implementation of this resolution.

consequences

On April 22, 1976, the UN Security Council passed resolution 389 , with which Indonesia was again asked to withdraw. Indonesia did not withdraw from East Timor, but annexed the country on July 17, 1976 as its 27th province, while East Timor was still officially recognized internationally as Portuguese territory. 183,000 people died as a result of the guerrilla war and its aftermath. After an independence referendum and a final wave of violence, the UN Security Council dispatched the INTERFET intervention force in 1999 and placed East Timor under UN administration until its independence in 2002 .

Web links

Wikisource: Original text of the resolution  - sources and full texts (English)
  • Annual Volume of the Security Council 1975. (pdf; 1.5 MB) Security Council Official Protocol: Thirtieth year. In: German Translation Service of the United Nations. Retrieved September 7, 2012 (resolution 384 is on page 29).