East Timor; Interfet Handbook, A Field-Ready Reference Publication, For Official Use Only. DOD-2630-10-001-00

Format is approximately 5 inches by 6.75 inches. vi, 44, 5, [1], 4, 1, [1], 3, [1], 10, 1, [1], 8, 11, [1], 1, [13] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Maps (some with color). This is a rare surviving copy of an early multinational force/Peacekeeping force handbook. Includes information on Key Facts, Foreign Missions, Geography and Climate, Transportation and Communication, Culture, Medical Assessment, History, Government and Politics, Economy, and Armed Forces. Also includes Appendices on Equipment Recognition, Biographical Data, International Time Zones, Conversion Charts, Language, International Road Signs, Individual Protective Measures, First Aid/Hot Weather Survival, and International Telephone Codes. Also includes color illustrations of East Timor, East Indonesia, Topography and Drainage, Dili, Dili Weather, Transportation Network, Indonesian Electrical and Telephone Plug, Traditional East Timorese Village Hierarchy, Language Distribution, Minor Language Concentrations, Bishops Carlos Ximenes Belo and Basilio do Nascimento in Discussion with the Indonesian Minister of Defense General Wiranto, Administrative Regencies, Troops Disembark from the US-511 Landing ship Tank Teluk Kau in Dili; FALANTIL and FRETILIN Flags, CNRt Flag, Indonesian Flag Displayed by the Pro-Integration Militia. Interfet stands for International Force East Timor. Between 20 September 1999 and 21 February 2000, a multinational force under unified command, with Australia as the lead nation, deployed to East Timor under the authority of the United Nations Security Council . The deployment of the multinational force, known as the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), was prompted by a humanitarian crisis in East Timor resulting from a collapse in law and order. INTERFET was replaced on 23 February 2000 with a peacekeeping force under UN command forming part of the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor (UNTAET). The deployment of the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to East Timor as the lead contingent for INTERFET posed many challenges to both ADF doctrine and capabilities. Involvement in INTERFET constituted the largest overseas deployment by the ADF since the Vietnam War and occurred following a period of downsizing of the defence force accompanied by the assignment of civilians to many positions formerly occupied by military personnel. The complex operational and legal environments prevailing prior to and throughout the deployment magnified the challenges set by the size and timing of the operation. INTERFET was established under unified command rather than UN command. Major General Peter Cosgrove, at the time the Commander of the ADF's Deployable Joint Force Headquarters (DJFHQ) based in Brisbane, was designated Commander INTERFET (COMINTERFET). Headquarters INTERFET was formed by the DJFHQ with supplementary support from other contributing States. The ADF's Headquarters 3 Brigade from Townsville provided the foundation for HQ Land Component Command later renamed HQ WESTFOR. Although the figures varied throughout the INTERFET deployment, 22 contributing nations w ere represented in INTERFET with a total force strength of approximately 12,600. Australia provided the largest contingent of 5,521 ADF personnel. The INTERFET concept of operations was for a four-phase operation with a preliminary phase involving preparation in Australia prior to deployment to East Timor. The four phases were as follows: Phase 1 - Control: during this phase, INTERFET control was established over air and sea points of entry in Dili on 20 September 1999 and an air point of entry in Bacau on 23 September 1999; Phase 2 - Consolidation: this phase occurred in the period September 1999 to January 2000 and involved INTERFET establishing and maintaining control progressively throughout East Timor, including the Oecussi enclave in West Timor and Atauro Island; Phase 3 - Transition: INTERFET objectives were to hand over control of East Timor to UNTAET, having maintained. …