The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A United Nations (UN) Land Rover (registration number UNAMET107), used by members of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET), crossing a precarious area of road around a cliff between Gleno and Hatolia. Wooden logs have been placed next to the road which would otherwise not be wide enough for a car to pass through. UNAMET was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to organise, conduct and supervise the referendum, held on 30 August 1999, to allow the East Timorese to choose between autonomy within Indonesia or independence. Following the overwhelming vote for independence, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of destruction, arson and murder, killing approximately 1500 people and forcing 300,000 others into West Timor as refugees. Due to this the mandate of UNAMET was extended from 31 August 1999 to 30 September 1999, although most members were evacuated by 20 September when the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET) was sent in.
An unidentified member of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) assisting in the evacuation of the United Nations Headquarters building in Gleno. UNAMET were sent to East Timor on 11 June 199
Local East Timorese watch as a United Nations Puma helicopter lands on the sports ground at Gleno. The United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999, to organise, c
Local East Timorese gather around a United Nations Puma helicopter that has landed on the sports ground at Gleno. The United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) was sent to East Timor on 11 June 1999,
East Timorese locals and civilian Police Officers of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) approaching a United Nations Super Puma helicopter on a sports field in the village of Gleno. UNAMET
East Timorese children watch unidentified members of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) undertaking a civil aid project to repair a road that had been washed away near the riverbed in Glen
An unidentified member of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) participating in a civil aid project to repair a road that had been washed away near the riverbed in Gleno. UNAMET was sent to
