We would do absolutely nothing. Now that's a blunt, truthful answer. Author: Gough Whitlam Year: 1975 Year evidence: When asked what a Labor government would do if Indonesia were to invade East Timor , in an interview three days before the invasion. Sydney Morning Herald (5 December 1975) Source: Quotes — When asked what a Labor government would do if Indonesia were to invade East Timor , in an interview three days before the invasion. Sydney Morning Herald (5 December 1975) Wikiquote: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Gough+Whitlam&oldid=3576800 Attribution: Wikiquote contributors, Gough Whitlam; history: https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Gough%20Whitlam&action=history License: Wikiquote contributor text: CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; underlying quotations may have separate copyright and be included under fair use. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Copyrights ID: fWrQ9sTCBJRVCBERz/2wMhYCQTCNTlZxkQ9mdJYCaSI=