United Nations Security Council Resolution 389
Resolution 389 of the UN Security Council was adopted on 22 April 1976, Recalling Security Council resolution 384 and the report of the Secretary-General of 12 April 1976, twelve votes. In the vote, the representative of the United States and Japan contained. Benin did not participate in the vote. With Resolution Indonesia was again asked to withdraw its troops from East Timor.
Background
Due to the Carnation Revolution in Portugal in 1974 its colonies were prepared for independence. While the African possessions had all been released until November 11, 1975 in Independence, there were huge difficulties in Portuguese Timor. In August there had been fighting between the two parties UDT and FRETILIN, which is why the Portuguese governor left the capital Dili. During the same period the neighboring Indonesia began unofficially to occupy the border regions. The out of the power struggle emerged victorious FRETILIN called due to the Indonesian threat on 28 November unilaterally the independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor, in order to obtain international support, but on 7 December, Indonesia began to open with a large-scale military invasion. Already on 22 December 1975, the Security Council had prompted with Resolution 384 of the UN Security Indonesia to withdraw its troops and to respect the right of the East Timorese to self-determination.
The resolution
The Security Council has heard the comments of the representative of Portugal, Indonesia and the people of East Timor. From Indonesia were the among other things, Guilherme Gonçalves Maria, Mário Viegas Carrascalão, José Gonçalves and João Pedro Soares, who came from East Timor and supported connection to Indonesia. For East Timor, José Ramos -Horta of FRETILIN ago.
The Council reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of East Timor to self-determination and independence in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence for the colonized countries and peoples in the resolution of the UN General Assembly 1514 ( XV) of 14 December. 1960.
The Council is of the view that every effort should be made to allow the people of East Timor to the free exercise of their right to self-determination. He is aware of the urgency to finish them tense situation in East Timor.
The Council calls upon all States to the territorial integrity of East Timor and the inalienable right of its people to self- determination in accordance with General Assembly resolution 1514 ( XV) respect. The Government of Indonesia will be asked to withdraw its forces immediately from the territory. All States and interested parties are invited to the United Nations for a peaceful resolution of the situation and Entkolonisation of Timor-Leste to cooperate.
Follow
Indonesia withdrew from East Timor is not back, but annexed the country on 17 July 1976 as its 27th province while East Timor was officially internationally as a Portuguese territory. Through the guerrilla war and its consequences 183,000 people died. After a referendum on independence and a last wave of violence in 1999, the task force INTERFET appointed by the Security Council and asked East Timor until his dismissal in the independence in 2002 under UN administration.