I've just sent an email to 20th Century Fox home video, asking them to clear up the confusion. I also added that I "can't imagine" that the original Star Wars trilogy would be presented in a shoddy, non-anamorphic transfer.

Maybe complaining to Fox will put some additional pressure on LFL to make new transfers for the DVD. Here's the email address:

foxdrop@4icc.com

Interestingly, there is no mention of the 9/12 DVD releases on the Fox home video site (foxhomevideo.com), even in the "upcoming releases" section. I find that very odd.