STATEMENT BY THE FOUNDATION OF THE MONI COMMUNITY AND MONI STUDENTS IN JAYAPURA

We, the people of the Moni tribe and Moni students in Jayapura, state that:

1 We support all the efforts being made by Tom Beanal on behalf of the Amungme Naisorei and reject any false impressions given by whosoever to the effect that TomBeanal is acting as a private individual.

2 We support LEAMOA and LEMASA in their total rejection of or opposition to any individuals or groups who purport to accept the PT Freeport Indonesia Company's 1% Trust Fund on behalf of the Moni people in order to maintain our self-respect.

3 The PT Freeport Indonesia Company should immediately withdraw the 1% Trust Fund because of its damaging effect on the solidarity of the community and the unity of families and tribes we inherited from our ancestors.

4 We fully support the Amungme Naisorei's fight and the case against Freeport McMoRan.

5 All mineral exploration by PT Freeport through its affiliates PT Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) in the Mori tribal lands in the Sugapa and Homeyo districts should stop forthwith pending the official announcement of the judgement on the US court case.

6 We fully support LEAMOA's designation of Martin Regan as the legal representative of the Amungme Naisorei and Moni.

Jayapura 16th November 1996

Followed by 17 signatures

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         PERNYATAAN PENDIRIAN MASYARAKAT SUKU MONI DAN PELAJAR - MAHASISWA                             SUKU MONI DI JAYAPURA       ------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Kami masyarakat suku Moni dan pelajar - mahasiswa suku Moni di Jayapura menyatakan :

1. Mendukung semua usaha yang diperjuangkan oleh Tom Beanal atas nama Amungme Naisorei dan menolak sikap dan cara pandang keliru dari pihak manapun memandang Tom Beanal mengatasnamakan oknum pribadi Tom.

2. Turut bersama LEAMOA dan LEMASA menolak keras atau menentang orang per orang maupun kelompok yang mengatasnamakan suku Moni untuk memanfaatkan dana 1% Trust Fund PT Freeport Indonesia Company demi melestarikan harga diri.

3. PT Freeport Indonesia Company segera menarik kembali dana 1% Trust Fund, karena dampaknya merusak tatanan kesatuan dan persatuan keluarga dan suku-suku yang diwarisi dari generasi pendahulu kami.

4. Mendukung penuh perjuangan Amungme Naisorei dan Turut menggugat Freeport McMoRan.

5. Segala aktifitas eksplorasi mineral di atas tanah adat suku Moni di kecamatan Sugapa dan Homeyo oleh PT. Freeport dalam affiliasinya dengan PT. Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) segera dihentikan sampai dengan hasil sidang di Amerika diumumkan secara resmi.

6. Turut bersama LEAMOA mendukung penuh Martin Regan sebagai kuasa hukum atas Amungme Naisorei dan Moni.

Jayapura, 16 November 1996

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                            DAFTAR NAMA PESERTA YANG HADIR
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NO.    NAMA                      SIGNATURE
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01.    Moses Belau                signed
02.    Decky Belau                signed
03.    Alpius mambagani           signed
04.    Nulalis Tabuni             signed
05.    Walterius Belau            signed
06.    U. John M Murip            signed
07.    Fransina Belau             signed
08.    Thimotius Ugipa            signed
09.    Daud Maizeni               signed
10.    Willem Tipagau             signed
11.    Ruben BElau                signed
12.    Ester Sani                 signed
13.    Dendegau Rudolf Thobias    signed
14.    N. Apolos bagau            signed
15.    Sopia Zonggonau            signed
16.    Ciska Abugau               signed
17.    MArtina Kamasaku/Tipagau   signed