ˌɔn tˈɛn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ɡˈʌsmaʊ ˈɔːɹdɚd fˈeɪlɪntəl tə ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɪn ðɛɹ kˈæntɑːnmənts, ɹᵻzˈɪst ˈɔːl pɹɑːvəkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ɪndoʊnˈiːʒən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmd məlˈɪʃəz, ænd nˌɑːt ɡɛt ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə sˈɪvəl ʌnɹˈɛst ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɪndoʊnˈiːʒən mˈɪlətˌɛɹi.
On 10 August 1999, Gusmão ordered Falintil to remain in their cantonments, resist all provocations of the Indonesian military and the armed militias, and not get involved in the civil unrest orchestrated by the Indonesian military.