Nobel

Thank you for publishing my article RI confused over Nobel choices (Dec. 7, 1996). However, there are typographical mistakes that call for correction.

In the fifth paragraph, the first sentence reads: "The first reason is that they see Ramos Horta's passionate call for referendum, democracy and human rights as inconsistent with his past record, for these were precisely things that were associated with the brief rule of Fretilin in 1975."

The words "were associated " should have read "were not associated."

In the 13th paragraph, the fourth sentence: "... Horta's 'peace plan' is also not on the agenda of the tripartite negotiations between Indonesia and Portugal under the auspices of the UN Security Council, which is internationally recognized as the sole forum to settle the East Timor question."

The words "UN Security Council" should have read "UN secretary-general."

DINO PATTI DJALAL

London