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PERTH, WA: OCTOBER 14 — 21, 1983
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PILGRIMS' PROGRESS
Western Australia and these Was had Oavellect from Australis received special mention at the pope's general maw. m St Peter's Square on Wednesday if last %INA
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The pilgrims were on the last of a six -day visit to Rome during a 23-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Lourdes and Rome.
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Members of the group returned to Perth last weekend.
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace has accused successive Australian Governments of failing to defend the rights of the East Timorese people.
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The national secretary of the commission, Mr Chris Sidon, said "At its recent meeting, the commission re -affirmed its support for the right of the East Timorese people to a genuine act of selfdetermination under appropriate international guidelines. "It is clear, he said, -that the people of East Timor have been had been extremely favouraon the basis of respect lot denied that right by ble to the human rights. human digIndonesian their forced incorpo- Government's position, the nity. integrity and truth. ration into Indonesia. commission said. Commenting on the ComIt could he well argued. They have been premission's position. Nlir Australia's complicity. in the Sidoti said "Australia volt vented from further Indonesian seinire of East not he advantaged hy a pasdeveloping the sense Timor had established a sive acceptance of the of their own identity precedent not only for any Indonesian action in East future Indonesian military a s a people." T imor.
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In letters to the Prime Minister Mr Hawke and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs \tr Hayden the commission e xpressed its concern at tht attitude and practice ot thtAustralian Goyernment in relation to the people of Fast Iimor. In the past eight years. Australia's polic of expediency had done nothing to Assist the people of East -Timor It had not taken into account their interests hut
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Efforts Al the same time, the commission acknowledged and encouraged the Australian Government's et torts to establish a tirm relationship ot triendship with Indonesia hut reminded the Government such a relationship must he firmly established
"Such passivity would ascribe to a philosophy and political theory based on the premise that might is right." "Such a position could not he accepted. " \s Pope John Paul II had ' All nations base a c laim on international solidArmy hut the nations, no matter how small, whose \ cry dignity and existence is threatened have a special claim and a priority right to international solidarity."' • Cont page 12.
Western Australian pilgrims outside St Mary Major's Basilica are (from left) Mrs Loretta Pereira Girrawheen. Mrs Meida Seward, Cottesloe, Mr Clarence Pereira, and Mrs Josie Simper. Mosman Park.