Ms Bokova and Mr Brown joined the Secretary-General in a meeting with the President of Timor-Leste, Taur Matan Ruak.

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With safety still an issue, Falintil's chief field commander, Taur Matan Ruak, has told people to return to their homes only to collect whatever food and possessions remain, then to go back to their hideouts until Interfet consolidates its hold over the territory.

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Today, according to Falintil sources, forces number around 1, 000 armed troops, divided between four regional commands. (Falintil's overall field commander, Taur Matan Ruak, a former teacher who later rose to chief of staff, reports to CNRT president Xanana Gusmao, himself once Falintil's chief.) They are generally ill-equipped, though many automatic weapons have been bought recently from Indonesian security forces, often unpaid since the financial crash of 1997.

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