29 August 2000 Military News

ATK Awarded $5.8 Million Contract for Production of Infrared Decoy Flares ATK 29 Aug 2000 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems, NYSE: ATK) said it has been awarded a contract valued at $5.8 million from the U.S. Naval Inventory Control Point -- Mechanicsburg, Pa., to produce MJU-38 infrared decoy flares for use by Navy tactical aircraft. ATK Kilgore Flares Company, Toone, Tenn., will manufacture the flares.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 29 Aug 2000

U-N-EAST TIMOR, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- A top United Nations official said today (Tuesday) that the security situation in East Timor has deteriorated recently due to increased activity by militia groups.
TIMOR ANNIVERSARY PREVIEW, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- United Nations officials say they have increased security along the border of East Timor and in the capital, Dili, ahead of Wednesday - the one year anniversary of the territory's vote to separate from Indonesia.
EAST TIMOR ANNIVERSARY, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- On Wednesday, the territory of East Timor marks the first anniversary of its vote for independence from Indonesia.
Security Council briefed on economic, security situation in East Timor, UN News, 29 August 2000 -- A senior United Nations official today told the Security Council that the newly independent territory of East Timor had seen an "encouraging rise" in economic activity, despite continuing financial and social concerns.
SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS OPEN MEETING ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST TIMOR, UN Press Release, 29 August 2000 -- It was difficult to assess the objectives behind increased militia activity in East Timor, but its intent seemed to be to continue a pattern of violence against civilians and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) in order to undermine the transition process.

UN refugee agency resumes work in West Timor, UN News, 29 August 2000 -- Satisfied with Indonesia's prompt investigation into the severe beatings of three of its aid staff in West Timor, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today resumed its relief work in the camps for East Timorese refugees, where it had ceased all activities following last Wednesday's attack.

U-S/CONGO INVESTIGATION, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- The State Department says its top investigator for war crimes has found a growing pattern of atrocities against civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa).
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman, 29 August 2000 -- Statement by Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Spokesman

PHILIPPINES HOSTAGES, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- The hostage crisis in the Philippines, now entering its fifth month, remains difficult and tense.
PHILIPPINES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE DAILY PRESS BRIEFING, 29 August 2000 -- American Seized in the Philippines / Safety Level of Philippines for US Citizens

CLINTON-BURUNDI, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- President Clinton, Monday, attended the signing of a political accord to end the violence in war-torn Burundi.
Fourteen of 19 Parties to Burundi Talks Sign Framework for Peace, USIS Washington File, 29 August 2000 -- Fourteen of the 19 parties attending the Burundi Peace talks here, including the Burundi government, all Hutu parties and the larger Tutsi parties, on August 28 signed a framework agreement to work for peace as 13 sub-Saharan Africa heads of state, former South African President Nelson Mandela, and President Clinton looked on.
Obtaining Peace in Burundi Requires Courage, Clinton Says, USIS Washington File, 29 August 2000 -- Achieving peace in Burundi will require courage and vision on the part of all parties involved, President Clinton told delegates to Burundi peace talks in Arusha, Tanzania, on August 28, concluding his visit to sub-Saharan Africa.
Secretary-General urges all parties in Burundi to sign peace accord, cease fighting, UN News, 29 August 2000 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the peace agreement for Burundi concluded yesterday in Arusha, Tanzania, but expressed regret that not all parties had signed the accord and urged them to do so as soon as possible.

Talks continue on release of UK soldiers in Sierra Leone: UN mission, UN News, 29 August 2000 -- The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) reported today that talks were continuing towards the release of 11 British soldiers and one Sierra Leone Army soldier who were seized last week by a band of rebels known as the West Side Boys.
HOSTAGES / LIBYA, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- Six western hostages released by Muslim rebels in the Philippines have been handed over to officials from their respective governments and are expected to return home soon.

FIJI / POLITICS, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- Deposed Fijian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry is visiting London as part of his effort to get world leaders to reject Fiji's new provisional government, which was appointed after a coup in May.

SPAIN / ATTACK, Voice of America, 29 August 2000 -- The latest victim in a wave of terrorist violence in northern Spain was a councilman for the country's ruling Popular Party in a small town in the Basque Country.

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