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Counter-Terror Ties Conducted with Little Publicity, Envoy Says
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
The Jakarta Post

"The most successful kind of cooperation from here on will be much more discreet," Boyce said. The war against terrorism has entered a phase which was "much more murkier" and not as black and white as during the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan in October and November, he said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JP
Cooperation in the war against terror between Indonesia and the United States are taking place behind the glare of media publicity, and Washington appears quite satisfied with Jakarta's response to date.

U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Ralph Boyce disclosed on Tuesday that cooperation, such as exchanging information and intelligence gathering, have been taking place as the two countries worked hand in hand to fight against international terrorism.

"We are pleased with the cooperation that we've had to date with Indonesia," Boyce told journalists during a briefing on Friday's whirlwind visit by Secretary of State Collin Powell.

Securing cooperation in the campaign against terrorism is one of the main missions of Powell's current tour of several Asian capitals, including Jakarta on Friday.
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