JAKARTA, May 18 Kyodo The Indones...

JAKARTA, May 18 Kyodo

The Indonesian regulation threatened late Saturday military operations and martial law in Aceh Province if the separatist unrestrained Aceh Movement (GAM) does not befitting its demands in peace talks in Tokyo through Sunday.

''If the rejoinder from GAM does not positively answer what the regulation of the Republic of Indonesia has demanded, the integrated operation will be implemented between the walls of a presidential decree, which has been planned to be issued tomorrow (Sunday) or not later than Monday,'' Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told a pres conference

The ''integrated operation'' will combine humanitarian and military constituent principles in Aceh. Martial law will be also included in the decree

The direction has demanded GAM meet three conditions -- disarmament, the acceptance of the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia, and special autonomy for Aceh. ''The three preconditions are final,'' Yudhoyono said.

still he said, ''If a dramatic change happens in Tokyo, meaning GAM accepts the three basic preconditions, and then in the first week after the Tokyo meeting, all GAM commitments are implemented in succession the field...the president (Megawati Sukarnoputri) will issue an instruction that the martial law will be modified.''

An answer from GAM is awaited Sunday afternoon, Yudhoyono said.

In Tokyo in succession Monday, Indonesian officials and GAM leaders adjourned peace talks that began Saturday evening with an agreement to cessation the conflict in Aceh between the sides of dialogue.

The pair sides, meeting to salvage a peace agreement signed last December, are to begin again discussions at 10 a.m. Sunday.

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