Australia attempted to negotiate with Portuguese Timor to come to a similar boundary agreement, but these negotiations remained inconclusive when Portugal withdrew from East Timor in 1975. As a result, there was a break in the Australia-Indonesia boundary in the area surrounding East Timor.
Australia tried to negotiate a boundary agreement with Portuguese Timor, but this effort failed after Portugal withdrew from East Timor in 1975. This led to an interruption of the Australia-Indonesia border in the region around East Timor.