51.   Howard has said his government prefers that East Timor accept a period of autonomy within Indonesia before independence.

52.   Howard has urged East Timorese to accept autonomy within Indonesia rather than independence, cautioning that a new nation would be poor and reliant on foreign aid.

53.   Howard said the best outcome in the short term is a phased movement towards independence for East Timor, after a period of autonomy within Indonesia.

54.   Indonesia has offered to let East Timor break away if the majority of its people reject a plan for autonomy within the Indonesian state.

55.   Kurdish guerrillas, fighting for autonomy within Turkey, use bases in northern Iraq to stage hit-and-run attacks.

56.   Lebed had been expected to offer Chechnya a greater degree of autonomy within Russia in addition to postponing a final decision on its political status.

57.   Kurdish guerrillas, fighting for autonomy within Turkey, keep bases in northern Iraq to stage hit-and-run attacks.

58.   Kurdish guerrillas, fighting for autonomy within Turkey, stage hit-and-run attacks from their bases in northern Iraq against targets in the southeastern region.

59.   Kurdish guerrillas, fighting for autonomy within Turkey, stage hit-and-run attacks from their bases in northern Iraq.

60.   Many fear rising violence could block U.N. plans to hold a July vote on autonomy within the Indonesian state.