When the majority of the East Timorese answered no to the question, Do you accept the proposal for special autonomy for East Timor within the state of the Republic of Indonesia?, Australia was among the countries of the UN which embarked a peacekeeping operation. This is an account of that participation. pp. 226 illusts #0220
3rd Brigade aid agencies Air Force aircraft Airfield airport Army arrival ASLAVs Assault Pioneer Balibo BASB Batugade Black Hawks border Brownrigg Captain Combat Support Squadron Commander Company Construction Squadron coordinate Darwin Dec 99 HQ deploy Deployable HQ deployment Dili distinguished performance East Timor engineer evacuation Evans FALINTIL Feb 00 HQ force elements headquarters helicopters HMAS Success HMAS Tobruk HQ 3 RAR HQ INTERFET Indonesian INTERFET troops international contingents International Force Jan 00 HQ Lieutenant Colonel lodgment logistic support LTCOL Major General Cosgrove Maliana military militia groups Mission Accomplished October Oecussi Operation Spitfire Operation Stabilise Operation WARDEN paratroopers Passabe patrol personnel Peter Cosgrove planning Platoon port RAAF RAR OC RAR Sect Comd Response Force Royal Australian Regiment September Sergeant soldiers staff Suai Support HQ Support Unit Syahnakri Timorese Townsville trucks UNAMET UNTAET vehicles Warrant Officer Class West Timor