----- Original Message -----
From: Ture Sjolander
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:20 PM
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION: THE PRIME MINISTER !
----- Original Message -----
From: Ture Sjolander
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:45 PM
Subject: re phone conversation with you Townsville office 7:05
today
Dear Peter,
Give this thoughts I present you now
your serious consideration.
I have been living for a period on
Christmas Island. 1997 the Island was visited by 6 MP's. I meet them
all . That time I suggested them a 3 point proposal which you will find on the
Internet under Indonesian "Joint standing committee on treaties" at the
Parliament House.
The reaction was very good and part of
my proposal has been established on the Island. My speech are encl. see
attachment.
What I like to tell you now is in my
opinion of great importance.
Christmas Island population are mainly
Islamic/Muslims, and the rest of the population are Malay/Chinese,
all together approx. 80 %. The present business on the Island today
is very bad after even the Casino has failed. ("Suharto" owned anyhow when it
was running) The people on the Island need jobs obviously and to build one
or even two detention center on Christmas Island would be a very good
solution for many reason, not only for the refugees.
Every new refugee will be transported to
Christmas Island the nearest future, could be one solution. At least for a
certain time...
As the Island is an Australian territory
(of great strategic importance in the future) it would be natural to establish
new detention center on the Island and the cost to build this centers, has
to be taken anyhow on the mainland of Australia, as it is proposed to be
done.
I would like to develop this proposal to
you through a phone conversation between us to start with, and I
strongly believe you can gain from presenting it in your turn, to your fellow
government colleges.
I hope you got an idea where I am
aiming. But it is urgent as you will know from the
present situation "off shore", and the upcoming election
!
Give me a call and let us elaborate on
this issue I believe is a very constructive idea.
Give it a go,
Peter.
Faithfully
Ture Sjolander