Australian envoy to visit East Timor

Australian envoy to visit East Timor

DILI, East Timor: Australian Ambassador Allan R. Taylor will
start a five-day visit here today, during which he will meet
with, among others, Governor Abilio Jose Osorio Soares and Dili
Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo.

Antara reported yesterday that Taylor will also visit a number
of development projects financed with Australian aid. The news
agency said the visit will also be a farewell from Taylor whose
term in Indonesia will soon end.

The agency also quoted the Canberra Times as reporting that
Taylor will be replaced next month by senior diplomat,
Indonesian-speaking Geoff Forrester, who, in the period 1971 to
1973, was an interpreter for former prime ministers William
McMahon and Gough Whitlam. (swe)