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To: Jim S who wrote (9268)	9/10/1999 9:57:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9980

What was SEATO is now the ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Indonesia is a founding member. It is very unlikely that the other ASEAN states would vote in favor of intervention. I seriously doubt that Indonesia would accept the inclusion of Chinese forces in a peacekeeping group. Inserting a peacekeeping force without Indonesian assent will be very difficult. I don't think anybody is going to send troops into combat for Timor. I have long believed that the UN should retain regiments of Nepalese Gurkhas as a permanent peacekeeping force. They would be ideal in situations like this. The idea of armed Nekolim operating in Timor will be very difficult for the Indonesian Army to accept. An Asian force would be better. If a peacekeeping force of western origin is forced on the civilian government in Jakarta - or what little remains of it - the military will probably take over, undoing all the political gains of the last two years. This would be unfortunate. A little subtlety is called for here.