P03407.004 Accession Number: P03407.004

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Informal portrait of New Zealand Police Officer Detective Sergeant Peter 'Bertie' Burt, Observation Officer with the New Zealand contingent and a member of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET) at their accommodation building, known as 'Bad Manor'. UNAMET were 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.

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Accession Number
P03407.004
Photographer
Rob Mills
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c June 1999
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Mills
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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