Series 01: Stephen Langford papers relating to the activities of the Australia-East Timor Association (New South Wales) (AETA NSW)

MLMSS 11985/Box 1-3

series

1977-2013

9675914

0.48 metres of textual material (3 boxes), includes photographs

BOX 1

Folder 1
AETA Events / Actions, 1990s
Miscellaneous papers on group activities
Folder 2
AETA published letters, 1995-2000
Mainly Stephen Langford/AETA letters published in mainstream media
Folder 3
Media – AETA references
Published items about or written by AETA members
Folders 4-15
Correspondence out 1993-2005
Folder 16
Correspondence received – undated, 1990s
Folder 17
Correspondence received 1992
Shell Australia re Timor Sea exploration, ABC, Hewson and DFAT
Folder 18
Correspondence received 1993
Replies to AETA from producers of ABC programs, Resources Minister, Michael Lee re seabed boundary, Wendi Holland ‘story’
Folder 19
Correspondence received 1994
Correspondence from contacts in Aust and international Timor groups, authors and media; replies from government officials (Defence, Foreign Affairs, Immigration) and federal politicians.
Folder 20
Correspondence received 1995
Inwards correspondence from AETA members and contacts interstate, replies from government officials (Prime Minister and Cabinet, Foreign Affairs), federal politicians, RSL (Ruxton), form letter to Indonesian Foreign Minister Alatas politely expressing concern about June 1995 arrest and detention of Remigio Levi da Costa Tilman and Pedro Nunes Sabalae.
Folder 21
Correspondence received 1996
Inwards correspondence from local AETA members, note to members by Stephen Langford on importance of letter-writing, replies to AETA members from ABC, government officials (Foreign Affairs, Immigration) and politicians; East Timor Ireland group and Cashel group of Amnesty.
Folder 22
Correspondence received 1997
Inwards correspondence from local AETA members, Jennie Herrera (Hobart), replies from ABC, government officials and politicians, Elaine Briere and other international East Timor contacts.

BOX 2

Folder 23
Correspondence received 1998
Responses to AETA letters by Foreign Affairs and Immigration officers; correspondence with Amnesty East Timor group, Phillip Adams, Richard Woolcott; Timor supporters and media channels.
Folder 24
Correspondence received 1999
Correspondence with John Pilger, Mark Baker (Age & 4 Corners), NSW friends' groups and individual supporters.
Folder 25
Correspondence received 2000
Letters from Peter Cosgrove on Indonesian military links after Interfet was established, Defence rep on Falintil rules of engagement in UNTAET; replies from Foreign Affairs ministry and public servants to AETA questions.
Folder 26
Correspondence received 2001
Items from Springwood East Timor Support Group and New Zealand Foreign Affairs representative.
Folder 27
Correspondence received 2002
Responses by federal government representatives on UN Convention on Law of the Sea, Greater Sunrise and the Timor Sea Treaty; also appeal by Alola Foundation for help with hospital equipment donations.
Folder 28
Correspondence received 2003
Replies to AETA by parliamentarians, ABC and other media.
Folder 29
Correspondence received 2004
CHART letter on archival management of Andrew McNaughtan’s collection, 2004.
Folders 30-32
Letters received from Noam Chomsky, 1991-2003
Folder 33
Australian Parliament, 1995-1999
Parliamentary reports including transcript of evidence by Andrew McNaughtan and Rob Wesley-Smith to 1999 Senate Inquiry on Timor.
Folder 34
Background articles, 1993-2000
Miscellaneous collection of background materials on Timor, Indonesia. Some Amnesty International items. Michele Turner interview with Emilia Gusmao (HQ, 1992)
Folder 35
Chomsky articles, 1990s-2003
Broad range of published materials from multiple sources.
Folder 36
Media – Australia, 1995-2004
Miscellaneous newsclips; items by Chomsky, Aditjondro, Goodman, Nairn, Shackleton
Folders 37-42
AETA Minutes, 1994-2000

BOX 3

Folders 43-46
AETA Minutes, 2001-2005
Folder 47
Proposed agendas, 1997-2005
Folder 48
AETA Info 1994 [Periodical]
June, July, November, December 1994; paste-up version of December issue.
Folder 49
AETA Info 1995 [Periodical]
12 issues, Jan-Dec 1995
Folders 50-51
East Timor Action (AETA Info) 1996-1997 [Periodical]
Jan-March, May-September/October 1996 and March/April 1997.
Folder 52
Newsletters 2001-2003
Folder 53
ACET
Records of the Australian Coalition for East Timor.
Folder 54
Events / Actions: McNaughtan Memorial, 2004
Obituaries and reflections on the life and work of Andrew McNaughtan.
Folder 55
Solidarity groups, 1990s
Miscellaneous materials from Australian solidarity groups. Includes Hobart Timor Committee paper on Australia’s World War 2 debt to Timor.

English, Indonesian

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