P03407.061 Accession Number: P03407.061

Description

Informal portrait of civilian police officers relaxing over a drink in their accommodation known as 'Bad Manor'. On the wall in the background is the Indonesian Coat of Arms. This house was owned by an Indonesian official and was rented to the Australian Federal Police while they were in East Timor as part of the United Nations Mission East Timor (UNAMET). The house was demolished along with most others in Gleno after the police officers left. Identified, left to right: Senior Constable Wayne Corbett, New Zealand Police; Max Knoth, Australian Federal Police (AFP); Don Barnby, AFP; Sergeant Paul Morris, AFP; Antonio (no further information), Spanish Police; unidentified (back to camera). 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.

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Accession Number
P03407.061
Photographer
Rob Mills
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Colour
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Date Made
August 1999
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Mills
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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