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East Timor

Volume 185: debated on Tuesday 12 February 1991

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To ask the Prime Minister what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the Timor Gap agreement between Indonesia and Australia; and whether this agreement was discussed during his telephone conversation with Prime Minister Hawke of Australia on 5 February.

The Timor Gap agreement is a matter between Indonesia and Australia, who recognised East Timor's incorporation into Indonesia in 1979. The agreement in no way affects our own stance on recognition. I have not discussed the agreement with Prime Minister Hawke.