E. Timor polls could be held Aug. 30 next year: De Mello

E. Timor polls could be held Aug. 30 next year: De Mello

DILI, East Timor - Sergio Vieira de Mello, who heads the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET), in an interview with a small group of reporters, says in Dili on Aug. 19 that the first democratic election in East Timor could be held as early as Aug. 30 next year. East Timor is under UNTAET control as it moves toward full independence. Aug. 30 is the date of last year's historic U.N.-administered referendum in which East Timorese voted for independence from Indonesia.

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