We would like to comment on an article titled Partnership Dissolved (May 21) as it was not based on the truth. These are our replies:

1. The contract signing on September 16,1999 was directly witnessed by President Habibie at the State Palace. The truth: the contract signing on September 16, 1999 at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel in Jakarta was attended by Kairrudin (Managing Director of Goro), Hamka (Operational Director of Goro), Jamal (AKS Dubai) and