CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
E-mail: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id
Ambon, December 25, 2001
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report no. 218
1. GREETINGS FROM THE CRISIS CENTRE – The Crisis Centre of the Diocese of
Amboina herewith wishes all those who care to read these reports and who share our
sorrows and expectations, a Happy Christmas and a peaceful start of the New Year.
We address these greetings more specifically to the many friends who contact us by
e-mail, facsimile, telephone or otherwise and also to those who we were so fortunate
as to meet with in Ambon by personal contact: newsreporters and officials, tourists,
scientists and humanitarian aid workers. Among the latter, we commend to the Lord
the soul of Erol Nanlohy from the Netherlands who recently was asked to pay the
highest price. May he rest in peace.
2. PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS – We are happy to report that up to this moment – the
evening of December 25 – there have been no reports of any unrest in the city of
Ambon. The christians have been able to celebrate Christmas without any
disturbance.
3. SUMMARY OF THE CONFLICT – We have readied a simple Christmas present for
those who would like to receive it, namely a 46 page (283) account on the three
years’ conflict in the Moluccas and the North Moluccas in the Indonesian language.
Most of it is a summary of our regular reports in English. We will send it as an
attachment on request, and do not object to it being entered on websites. However
any official publication by means of a publisher is only allowed in agreement with the
author i.e. the Crisis Centre of the Diocese of Amboina.
C.J.Böhm MSc,
Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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