22 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request the Secretary General of the United Nations to release the report of the UN Special Rapporteur (details supplied) on extra judicial killings and torture.

24 Mr. Roche asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will use his good offices with the Portuguese Foreign Minister to ensure that a representative of the people of East Timor is invited to participate in the forthcoming talks between Portugal and Indonesia on the problem of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor.

30 Mr. Garland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government supports the right to self-determination for the people of East Timor; the steps, if any, the Government have taken to ensure that the people of East Timor are represented in any peace talks; if the Government have sought a ban on arms exports to Indonesia while it continues to occupy East Timor; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 22, 24 and 30 together.

Following the killings of innocent civilians in Dili, East Timor on 12 November 1991, the Secretary General of the United Nations appointed Mr. Amos Wako, Attorney-General of Kenya, as his personal representative to visit Indonesia and East Timor in order to obtain clarification on the tragic events of the massacre and to report back to him.