The meeting ended with both parties agreeing that Portugal would meet with political leaders in East Timor, but the talks never took place.Indonesia (1977), p. 35; Jolliffe, pp. 179–183; Taylor (1991), pp. 62–63. In mid-November, Indonesian forces began shelling the city of Atabae from the sea and captured it by the end of the month.Jolliffe, pp. 201–207; Taylor (1991), p. 63.
