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Congress calls for Gusmao's release

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Lusa - September 14, 1998

Washington – More than 100 members of the US Congress have asked for the release of East Timor's jailed armed resistance leader Xanana Gusmao in messages addressed to US President Bill Clinton and Indonesian President Jusuf Habibie.

The members of the Congress state in the messages that Gusmao's release from imprisonment was "crucial" to a "lasting solution" to the conflict of East Timor, which has been occupied by Indonesia since December 1975. The messages, which appeal for a fair solution to the East Timor problem, are an initiative of member of the House of Representatives, Tony Hall. The messages also urges Indonesia to "honour" all the UN resolutions on the question of East Timor.

Partrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island is among the members of the House of Representatives who sent messages to Clinton and Habibie.

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