EAST TIMOR POPULAR CONSULTATION AGREEMENT REGARDING SECURITY

The Government of Indonesia and Portugal and the Secretary General of the
United Nations,

Agree as follows:

1.  A secure environment devoid of violence or other forms of intimidation
is a prerequisite for the holding of a free and fair ballot in East Timor.
Responsibility to ensure such an environment as well as for the general
maintenance of law and order rests with the appropriate Indonesian security
authorities.  The absolute neutrality of the TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces)
and the Indonesian Police is essential in this regard.

2.  The Commission on Peace and Stability established in Dili on 21 April
1999 should become operational without delay.  The Commission, in
cooperation with the United Nations, will elaborate a code of conduct, by
which all parties should abide, for the period prior to and following the
consultation, ensure the laying down of arms and take the necessary steps to
achieve disarmament.

3.  Prior to the start of the registration, the Secretary-General shall
ascertain, based on the objective evaluation of the UN mission, that the
necessary security situation exists for the peaceful implementation of the
consultation process.

4.  The police will be solely responsible for the maintenance of law and
order.  The Secretary-General, after obtaining the necessary mandate, will
make available a number of civilian police officers to act as advisers to
the Indonesian Police in the discharge of their duties and, at the time of
the consultation, to supervise the escort of ballot papers and boxes to and
from the polling sites.

DONE in New York on this 5th day of May 1999

For the Government of Portugal

/s/
Jaime Gama
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Portugal


For the United Nations

/s/
Kofi A. Annan
Secretary-General
United Nations


For the Government of Indonesia

/s/
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Indonesia