East Timor (Hansard, 12 February 1991)

HC Deb 12 February 1991 vol 185 c389W 389W

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate of the number of civilians in East Timor who have been killed or died from starvation since the invasion by Indonesia.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
Reliable statistics are unavailable. We believe that the figure may be in the region of 100,000 deaths.

§ Mr. Flynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he or officials of his Department has had any contact with the Falantic Liberation Army in East Timor since the invasion by Indonesia.

§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd
No.