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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.295
Cambodia’s prime ministers, His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Norodom Ranariddh (left), leader of the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) Party and Hun Sen, leader of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) conducting business in the Cabinet Room of the Constitutional Assembly building in Phnom Penh on the morning of 10 August 1993. Above them is a map of Cambodia dividedΒ into provinces. The May 1993 elections, supervised by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), gave FUNCINPEC 45.47 percent of the national vote, entitling them to 58 seats in the Assembly, while the CPP polled 38.23 percent and 51 seats. The two parties subsequently decided to form a power sharing government.
1993
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Photograph: George Gittoes. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P01744.029
Soldiers serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) loadΒ ballot boxes full of completed election voting papers into an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which has been painted inΒ the white of the United Nations (UN).
May 1993
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Photograph: George Gittoes. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial,Β P01744.056
A large crowd of colourfully dressed Cambodian villagers gathered at a rural polling stationΒ to vote in the Cambodian national elections. At left, a Cambodian policeman is helping to control the crowd at theΒ entrance to the polling station.
α’αααααΌαα·αα ααααα»ααΆαααΆαα αααΎααα»αααααααααααααΆααααααααααααΆααΆααα½ααα»αααααΆαα ααααααααααααααααααα½αααΎααααΈααααααααααααααααα»αααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααααααααΆαα·α αα ααΆαααααααα αααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆααααΆαααααα»ααα½αααααα½ααααα»αααα»ααααα ααΆααα»αα αααα αΌαα±ααα αΌααα ααΆαααααααααααααααα

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Photograph: George Gittoes. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial,Β P01744.078
Electoral officials at a rural polling station rehearse procedures for voting in the forthcoming Cambodian national elections, which were sponsored by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). The man standing at left is an official who is playing the part of a voter in the rehearsal. His fingerprint is being taken as part of the process of registering him as a voter.
May 1993
αααααααΈαααα αααΆααααααααααα½αα ααα½α αα ααααααααααααααααααα½α ααΆαα’αα»ααααααα’αααΈααΈαα·αα·ααΈααΎααααΈααααααααααΆαα·αααααΉαααααΎα‘αΎαααΆαααααΆααα»α ααααααα ααααα’αα»αααΆααα αα»ααααααΆααααααααα ααΆααααααααΊααΆαααααααΈαααα αααΆαααααααααααααααα»αα αΆαααααααα»αααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααΆααααααΌαααΆααααα αααα»αααααΎαααΆαααααΆαα α»ααααααααΆααααααΎααΆα’αααααααααααα
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Photograph: George Gittoes. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P01744.168
An Australian soldier serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia(UNTAC) stops to make friends with two Cambodian children, while patrolling a street in a large town. The soldier isΒ wearing a flak jacket over his jungle green uniform.
June 1993
ααΆα αΆαα’αΌααααααΆααΈααααΆααααααααααΎααΆαα±ααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα) Β ααΆααααααΎααααΈαααααααααΆαααΆαα½ααααααααααα»ααΆα’ααΌα αααααααααα»αααΎαααααΆαααΆαααααααΌααααα»αααΈαααα»ααααα½αα ααΆα αΆαααααΆαααααααΆααα’αΆααααααααΆαααΆαααΈααΎα―ααααααΆαααΎαααααααααααααααααααΆααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.001
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson, Force Commander of the military component of the United NationsΒ Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) is interviewed by a reporter at Phnom Penh Airport.
1993
α§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sanderson α’αααααααααααΆααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆαα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα) αααα»αααααααααααααΆααααααα’αααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆαααα α’αΆααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.004
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson (left), Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) stands with a member of the Indonesian Army Contingent, whose left breast bears a patch with the initials ‘TNI-AD’ (Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat), while his right breast bears his name (Jentot?). The Indonesian Contingent was deployed in a security capacity to the PhnomΒ Penh Special Zone (PPSZ) for the duration of the electoral period, from October 1992 onwards.
1993
α§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sandersonβ (ααΆαααααα)β α’ααααααααααΆααΆαααααααααα½αααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα)Β ααααΆαα½αααααααα½αα₯ααααΌαααααΈααααΆαα αααααααΌαααΆααααααααααααΆααααΆααααΆαααααΆ ‘TNI-AD’ α―ααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΆαα (Jentot?)βα αααα₯ααααΌαααααΈααααΆαααααααααΌαααΆαααΆααα±ααααΎαααΆααα»αααααΌαααααα·αα»ααααα»αααααααα·αααααααααααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααααα αΆααααΈαααα»ααΆ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α’ ααα α
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Photograph:Β Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial,Β P03258.006
Lorraine Sanderson (left), wife of Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson, Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) greets Marje Prior (right) at Phnom Penh Airport in January 1993. Standing between them is Lt Gen Sanderson’s Ghanaian bodyguard and 2306425Β Corporal (Cpl) Griffin. Journalist Marje Prior and photographer Heide Smith visited Cambodia in January and August 1993 to document Australian involvement with UNTAC, later publishing a book entitled ‘Shooting at the Moon -Cambodian Peacekeepers tell their stories’.
1993
αααααααΈ Lorraine Sanderson (ααΆαααααα) ααα·ααΆαααααααα§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sandersonββ α’ααααααααααΆααΆαααααααααα½αααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα)β ααα½αααααΆαααααααααααΈ Marje Prior (ααΆαααααΆα) αα α’αΆααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα»αααααααΆ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α£α αααα α ααααααα½αααΆαααααααΊα’ααααααααααααααα§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sanderson αααααΆαα·α αααΆααΆ αα·ααααβααααΆααα (Cpl) Griffinβα α’αααααΆαααααααΆα αααααααΈ Marje Prior αα·αααΆαααααΌα α’αααααααΈ Heide Smith ααΆαααααΆααααααααααααα»ααΆαααα»αααααααΆ αα·αααααΈα αΆ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α£ ααΎααααΈα αααααα―αααΆαα’αααΈααΆαα αΌααα½αααααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆαα½αα’αα»αααΆαα α αΎααααααααααααΆαααααα»αααααααα αα½αααααΆαα αααααΎαααΆ ‘Shooting at the Moon -Cambodian Peacekeepers tell their stories’ α
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Photograph:Β Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial,Β P03258.008
An informal portrait of 219689 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Damien Healy standing in front of a Mixed Military Working Group (MMWG) briefing map which displays the legend ‘Peace For Cambodia’ and shows the location of United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)’s military contingents. The MMWG had been formed by the United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) with the intention of providing a high-level forum for all four Cambodian military factions and the UN’s military representatives, and first met on 28 December 1991. It continued under the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). An experienced military negotiator, Lt Col Healy was MMWG’s Chief Liaison Officer and the only Australian representative. He received a Conspicuous Service Cross for his work in Cambodia.
1993
αααααΊααΆααΌαααΆααααααααααααααΈααα―α Damien Healy αααα ααΈαα»ααααααΈαααααααααααααα»αααΆαααΆααααα αααα»α αααααΆαααΆααααααααααΆ βααααα·ααΆααααααΆααααααααααααα»ααΆβ α αΎααα·ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα)α αααα»αααΆαααΆααααα αααα»α (MMWG) ααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααααααα·αααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (UNAMIC) αααα»ααααααααααΎααααΈααααααααα·ααΆα αα αΆααααα·αααααααα½αααααααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆαα»αααΆααα€ααΆααΈαα·αααααΆααααααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα· α αΎααα½αααααα»αααααΌααα ααααααΈα’α¨ ααααααΌ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α‘α ααΆαααα ααααααααααΎαααΆααα αααααααΆααααααααααααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα)α αααααααααΈααα―α Damien Healy ααΊααΆα’αααα αα αΆαααααααααΆαααααΆααααα·αααααααα αα·αααΆαααααααΈααααΆαααααααααααααα»αααΆαααΆααααα αααα»α (MMWG) α αΎαααααΆα’αααααααΆαα±ααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈααααααΆαααααα ααΆααααΆαααα½ααααααΆαααα·αααα·αα Conspicuous Service Cross αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααα ααααααααααα»ααΆα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.012
F237162 Corporal Jenny Brauer, Air Dispatch Service team, Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) holds a clipboard as she prepares to reboard a UN Mi-8 helicopter at Battambang Airfield in late January 1992. 183584 Bombardier H J Hooker, FCU, and an unidentified Australian walk away immediately behind her, while a civilian, possibly one of the contracted Russian helicopter pilots, stands in the middle distance next to another UN Mi-8. In the
far distance to the left of three large hangars there are a number of UN trucks and a Russian Mi-26 ‘Halo’ transport helicopter, all painted in the traditional white UN finish. United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) helicopters made regular supply and mail runs to UNTAC bases, but found the northwest of Cambodia potentially dangerous as a number of helicopters were hit by ground fire, usually when travelling close to Khmer RougeΒ controlled areas.
1993
ααααΆααα Jenny Brauer αααΆαα·ααΆαααα»αααααΆααααααΉααααααΌαααΆαα’αΆααΆα αα·αα’αααααΆαααααΆαααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈ αααα»αααΆαα clipboard αααααααααααΆααααα αααΎαα§αααααααΆαα ααα UN Mi-8 αα α’αΆααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααΆαααααααα α α»αααααααΆ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α’α α’αααααΎαααααα αααααααΆααααααΆααααα ααα H J Hooker αα·αααααΆαα·α’αΌααααααΆααΈααααα·αααααΆααα’ααααααααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΎαα ααααΈααΆααααααααΆα αααααααααααΈαα·αααααΆαα αααα ααααΆα’αΆααΆαααΆαα·αααααΆαααααααα»αα’αΆααΆαααΆαα·αα§αααααααΆαα ααααα»ααααΈ αααα α ααααααΆα ααααΆαααααα·α αα·αααΉαα§αααααααΆαα ααα UN Mi-8 αα½ααααα αα ααΆααααααααααΆααααααΉα αααααααααΆαααααΆαααααα£ αααααΆααααα»αα‘αΆαααΉααααα·αααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα· αα·αα§αααααααΆαα αααααΉααααααΌα Mi-26 ‘Halo’ αααααα»ααααΈαα½αα ααα½α αααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·α α§αααααααΆαα αααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα) αααααααΉαααααα αα·αααααΎααααααΆααα ααΆααααΈααΆααααααΆαααααααα’αα»αααΆαα ααα»αααααα αα·αα’αΆααααααααααααααααααα»ααΆααΊααΆααααααααααΆααααααΆαα»αααααααααααΆααααααα αααααα§αααααααΆαα ααααα½αα ααα½αααααΌαααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααααΆαααΆααααΈααΆαααααα ααΆααΌαα αα αααααααΎααααΎααααααααααααααααααααααα ααααααααααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.018
Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson (right), Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the UnitedΒ Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) speaks at a meeting of the Mixed Military Working Group (MMWG), a high-level forum for all four Cambodian military factions and the UN’s military contingent representatives. An unidentified French UNTAC military contingent representative and a civilian sit next to Lt Gen Sanderson, while a large grouping of UNTAC military representatives sit behind them. First meeting on 28 December 1991, usually atΒ the old colonial French Protector’s Residence in Phnom Penh, the MMWG had been formed by the United NationsΒ Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) and continued under UNTAC.
1993
α§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sanderson α’ααααααααααΆααΆααααααααΆαααααααΆααα’αΆαα»αααααα’αα»αααΆαα (αα ααΆαααααΆααα) αααα»αααΆααααααΆααααα αααα»ααα·α αα ααααα»ααα½αααααααααΆα αααα»ααααααΆαααα·ααΆααααααα½ααααααΆαααααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆαα»ααααααααΆααα€ αα·αααααααααα½αααααΆαα±ααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·α α’αααααααΆαααααααααα½αααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααα·αααααΆααααααα αα·ααα»αααααΈαα·αα’αααα»αααΆααααα α§ααααααααΈααα―α John M Sanderson ααααααΆαααααα»αααααΆαα±αααααααα’αα»αααΆααααΆα αααΎαα’αααα»αααΈααααααα½αααα αα·α αα ααααα»αααΎαααααΌα ααΊαα ααααααΈα’α¨ ααααααΌ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α‘ αααααΆαααααΆααααα‘αΎααα ααΌαα·αααα·αα’αΆααΆαα·αα ααΆααΆααα αΆαααα½ααα αααα»αααΈαααα»ααααααααα αααα»αααααααΆα αααα»αααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααα αααα»αααααααααα·αααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ αα·ααααααα αΌααααααα’αα»αααΆααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.031
An informal portrait of 1203543 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Russell Stuart and his wife Debbie Stuart standing in front of the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The couple were married in Cambodia and, at the insistence of HRH Prince Norodom Sihanouk (who composed and dedicated a song to Debbie Stuart), the reception was held in the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, the first time that such an honour had been accorded to a foreigner. Lt Col Stuart’s name is reproduced in the Khmer language above his left pocket. Lt Col Stuart was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross for his contribution to the planning for Australian participation in UN operations in Cambodia.
1993
αααααΊααΆααΌαααΆααααααααααααααΈααα―α Russell Stuart ααΆαα½αααΉαααα·ααΆααααααΆααααΊαααααααΈ Debbie Stuart αααα ααΈαα»αααααΆαααααΈαα ααΈαααα»ααααααααα ααααΆααΈααα·ααΆαα½αααΌαααααΆααααα’αΆααΆα ααα·ααΆα ααα αααα»αααααααααααα»ααΆ αααααΆααΆαααααΎαα»ααααααααααα αααααααααΈα αα» (αααααααααΆααα·ααααα ααααααα½αααααΌααααααααΈ Debbie Stuart ααααα) α αΎααα·ααΈαααααααΆαααααΆααααα‘αΎααα αααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααα ααΆααΊααΆαααααααΌαααααα αΆαα·αααα·ααααααΌααααα αα‘αΎαααΌαααααααααααα ααααααααααααααααααΈααα―α Stuart ααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααΆααααααα ααΎα αααα α’αΆαααΆαααααααααααΆαααααααα αααααααααΈααα―α Stuart ααααα½αααΆααααααΆαα Conspicuous Service Cross ααααα αααααΆααααΆαα αΌααα½αα αααααααα»αααΆααααα ααααααΆαα±ααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈα αΌααα½ααααα»ααα·α αα αα ααααα·ααααα·ααΆαα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααααααααα»ααΆα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.035
An informal portrait of W133384 Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) Kylie Kiddle, one of twenty RAAF personnel serving with the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), standing in front of a communication dish used at the Siem Reap Unit. Siem Reap, the regional capital of Siem Reap province, was well within the Khmer Rouge sphere of influence and on 3 May 1993 the KhmerΒ Rouge temporarily captured the airport, looted UNTAC buildings and local dwellings, and shelled the town in an attempt to prevent Cambodians registering for voting.
1993
αααααΊααΆααΌαααΆαααααααΆααΈααΎαααααα ααααΆααα»α Kylie Kiddle ααΆααααααΈααααΆαααααα»αα ααααααααααΈα’α ααΆααααααααααααααααααΎααΆαα±ααα’αααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΆααα’αΌααααααΆααΈαα α’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆαα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αα ααααα»ααΆ(α’αα»αααΆαα) αααα ααΈαα»αα’αααααααααΆαααααααααααααΎααααΆαααα α’αααααΆαααααααααααΆαα αααααααΈαα½αααααααααααΆα αα αααα»αααααααααααααααααα ααα ααααΆαα₯αααα·ααααααΆαα α αΎααα ααααααΈα£ α§αααΆ α‘α©α©α£ ααααααααα αααΆαααΆααααΆααα’αΆααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααα’αΆαααα αα½α α’ααΆαα’αα»αααΆαα αα·ααααα ααΆαααΆαααααα α αΎαααααΆααΆαααΆαααΆααααα»ααααα»ααααααααα αΆαααΆαααααααΆαααα·αα±ααα α»ααααααααααααααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.071
A group of representatives, including one woman, from the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) march at the head of a parade of athletes competing at the first ever UN Olympic games, an event held in Phnom Penh’s 1963 Olympic Stadium on 17 January 1993. They are followed by the representatives from the Bangladeshi contingent which contributed 942 personnel to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) operation. Organised by the Australian contingent, the games drew 600 participants from 18 countries.
1993
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.074
F230401 Sergeant (Sgt) Norma Hinchcliffe, a medic serving with the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) treats a patient at a hospital in Phnom Penh. Sgt Hinchcliffe was a front seat passenger in a Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter on a routine welfare trip from her base at Sisophon to the small signals outpost of Ban Non Sun in Banteay Meanchey province on the Thai border, an area of high Khmer Rouge activity. A suspected Khmer Rouge sniper fired on the helicopter (‘the bullet went straight between our heads’ commented Sgt Hinchcliffe) damaging the controls, radio and hydraulics, and forcing the craft to land on an isolated dirt road to allow the pilot to check for obvious damage. The pilot managed to restart the helicopter and they returned to Sisophon at treetop level ‘with aΒ terrible grinding noise’. This was one of many incidents encountered by United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) troops who operated close to Khmer Rouge controlled territory.
1993
F230401 ααααΆαααααΈ (Sgt) Norma Hinchcliffe ααΊααΆα±ααααΆαα·ααΈαααα»αααααΎααΆαααΆαα½αα’αααααΆαααααΆααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈ ααααΆααΆαα’ααααααααΊααααΆαααα αααααΈααααααααα»αααΈαααα»ααααααααα ααααΆαααααΈ (Sgt) Norma Hinchcliffe ααΆαα’αααα»ααα α’αΈαα»ααααα»αα§αααααααΆαα ααα Bell 206 JetRanger αα αααα»αααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα»αααΆαααΆα αααα ααααααΎαααΈααΌαααααΆααααα»ααα·ααΈααααααα αα ααΌαααααΆαααΌα αα ααΌαα·ααΆααα»ααα»ααααα»αααααααααααΆαααΆαααα ααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααααααα ααΒ ααααΆααααΆαααααΎααααΈαααααααααααααα αααΆαααΆαααααΈαα αα§αααααααΆαα ααααααααααΆααααΆαααααΎαααΆαα αααα»ααα½ααααα ααααΆαααααΈ Sgt Hinchcliffe ααΉαααΌα ααΆαααααΏααααααΆ αα·αααα» αα·ααα»αααΉαααααααααα±ααα§αααααααΆαα αααα α»αα ααα ααΎααααΌαααααΆα ααααααΆααα½α ααΎααααΈαααα½ααα·αα·αααααΆαααΌα ααΆαα α’αααααΎαααααα αααααααα αα§αααααααΆαα αααα‘αΎααα·αα αΎαααα αααααα‘αααα αααα»ααα·ααΈαααααααααααΉαααααααα α»αααΎ αα·αααΊααααααααα·ααααΆαααααΆαααααααα αααααΊααΆα§αααααα ααα»αα½ααααα»αα ααααα§αααααα ααα»ααΆα αααΎαααααααααα’αα»αααΆααααΆααα½αααααααααααααΎααΆααα αα·αααααααααααααααααα αααΆααααΆααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.085
Sergeant (Sgt) Jodie Clark, Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) with two homeless street children from the town of Battambang, who sitting on the bonnet of a white UN vehicle used by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). A UN transit van is parked in the background. In the spirit of UNTAC’s humanitarian brief, Australian soldiers set up a school for the children of Battambang with money raised through their own fund-raising projects. Sgt Clark would regularly check on these children’s progress and occasionally treat them to a ride in a UN helicopter (see 03258.087 – P03258.089). When the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) arrived in late 1992, there were at least 200,000 orphans, a rate of infant mortality averaging nine deaths for every 100 pregnancies, a disabled rate of one out of every 238 children (mainly amputees due to landmines), and an average life expectancy of less than 50 years. Many children who experienced the trauma of Cambodia’s history displayed symptoms of extreme dysfunction.
1993
ααααΆαααααΈ (Sgt) Jodie Clark α’αααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΆααα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆαα½αααΉααααααααααααΆα’ααΆααααααΈαααααααΆαααααα αααα’αααα»αααΎα‘αΆα UN ααααα αααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆαααααα’αα»αααΆααα α‘αΆαUNαα½αα ααα ααΆααααααα αααα»αααααΆαααΈααα»αααααΆαα·α’αα»αααΆαα ααΆα αΆαα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆααααααΎαα±ααααΆαααΆααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααααα ααΆαα½ααα·αααα·ααΆαααααα’ααααΆαααΆααααααααααααΌααα·αα·ααααΆαααααααα½αααα ααααΆαααααΈ (Sgt) Jodie Clark αααααα α»ααααα½ααα·αα·αααααΎααΆαα’αα·ααααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαααα αΆα α αΎααα½αααΆαααΆααα½ααααα·αα§αααααααΆαα ααα UN αααααα αα αααα’αα»αααΆαααααααααααααααααα»ααΆαα α α»αααααΆαα‘α©α©α’ αααααααααααΆααΆααααΆααα·α α’α α α α α ααΆαα α αΎαα’ααααΆαααααΆαααΆααααΊ α©αααα»αα ααααα‘α α ααΆαα α’ααααΆαααα·ααΆα α‘ααΆαααααα»αα αααααααααα’α£α¨ααΆαα (ααΆαα αααΎααα·ααΆααααααααΆααααΈα)α ααααααααΆα αααΎααααααΆααααα αΆααααΌαα α·ααααααααΆααααααααα·ααΆαααααααααΈααααααααα»ααΆααΆααααα αΆαααααααααΆααΆαααΆααα·αααΌαααααΎαααΆαα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.102
As the ‘Sisophon Express’, a train full of returning refugee families, draws to a halt on the outskirts of Phnom Penh at the end of a 13 hour journey, passengers wave and lean out of windows whilst others prepare to climb down from their positions on the roof of the train. The 331 families on the train were met by family members and Red Cross, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and CARE International staff who organised transport to the UN reception centre at Phnom Penh. The Repatriation Component of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) was responsible for the repatriation and resettling of 370,000 Cambodian refugees located inΒ Thai border camps from April 1992 until March 1993, with only one fatality recorded.
1993
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Photograph: Unknown. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.175
Australian photographer Heide Smith poses for a quick shot as she sits in the back of an Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) vehicle which is approaching the Australian Federal Police base at Thmar Puok in Banteay Meanchey Province, also known as the ‘Liberated Zone’. The Liberated Zone, previously under total Khmer Rouge control, came under the shared command of the four Cambodian political factions (including the KhmerΒ Rouge) as a result of the Paris Peace Accord of 23 October 1991. An unidentified Australian corporal sits oppositeΒ Smith.
1993
Heide Smith ααΊααΆα’αααααααΌαααααΆαα·α’αΌααααααΆααΈ ααΆαα’αααα»αααααΌααα αα α’αΈααααααααα»αα‘αΆααααααααααααΆααα’αααααΆαααααΆααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈ αααα‘αΆααααα»αα ααααααΎααα ααΆαααααααΆααα ααααααααΌαα·αα’αΌααααααΆααΈ ααΆαααΌαααααΆααα αααα»αααααα½α ααααααααααΆαααΆαααα αααααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααΆααΆαααααααααααααααα αααααααααααααααΈαα»αααΊαα αααααααΆααααααααααααααααααααααα α ααΆαααααααααααΆααααΈα α»ααα·α αα αααααααααααααα·ααΆαααΈαααα»ααααΆααΈαααααα’α£ αα»ααΆ ααααΆαα‘α©α©α‘ ααααΆααα αααααααΆαααααααααααααααααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆαα»ααααααααΆααα€αα·α αα½ααααα αΌαααΆααααααααααα ααααααα ααΆαααΆα αΆαα’αΌααααααΆααΈααααΆαααααα’αααα»αααααα»α Smith αα·αααααΌαααΆαααααΆααα’ααααααααΆαα‘αΎαα

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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.189
On the road from the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) base at Battambang to the unofficial Khmer Rouge capital of Pailin, an amputee in a crude wooden framed wheelchair makes his way through the dust thrown up by passing trucks and cars. Land mines, which have destroyed this man’s legs and probably his livelihood, have been used at a rate and with such indiscretion that, during the 1990s, over 300 Cambodians were killed or maimed by mines every month, despite attempts by the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to maintain a clearance programme.
1993
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.223
Sergeant (Sgt) John Rixon of the Australian Federal Police (AFP), part of the first contingent of ten officers to serve with the Civilian Police (CIVPOL) Component of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) from 19 May 1992 until 16 January 1993. Sgt Rixon is standing in front of a line of white UNTAC vehicles in the grounds of the Thmar Puok Police Training School which was built to train State of Cambodia (SOC) police and which was handed back to the SOC after the second contingent left in September 1993.
1993
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.243
Australian barrister at law, mediator and specialist negotiator Mark Plunkett who was appointed the United Nations’ first Special Prosecutor in 1993, attached to the Human Rights Component of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). Having spent part of the previous year working for UNTAC as a Human Rights officer, Plunkett was already well aware of the type of abuses he and his staff would investigate. The component’s initial staffing allocation of ten proved woefully inadequate, while the expanded unit, consisting of one representative in each province and a small headquarters group based in Phnom Penh proved to be almost as unworkable. With a mandate to investigate war crimes, acts of genocide and human rights abuses, Plunkett encountered severe political opposition from all factions in his attempts to bring the first two human rights abuse cases before the Cambodian courts, which were rejected by Phnom Penh’s People’s Municipal Tribunal of Justice.
1993
ααααΆααΈα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆα’ααααααααααααα½α αα·αα αα αΆααΊααα Mark Plunkett αααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααΆααααα’αΆααααΆααΈα‘ααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αααα»αααααΆαα‘α©α©α£ ααααΎααΆαααΎααΆαααΆααα·αααα·ααα»αααααΆαα½αα’αα»αααΆααα ααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαααΆα αααΎαααααΆαααΆαα½αα’αα»αααΆααααΆαααααα ααΉααα·αααα·ααα»ααα ααααΎα±ααααα Plunkett ααΆααααααΉαααΆα αααΎαααΎααΆααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααΆαα αα·ααα»ααααα·αααααααΆααααααΎααΆααα·αα·ααααααΎαα’αααααα αααααααααα’αααααΆαααΆααααααΈααααΆαααΆααα»ααααα·αααααΌαααΆααα‘α ααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααααΆαααααααΆαα±ααααααααα½αα αα·αααΈααααΆααααΆαααααΆαααΌα αα½ααα αααα»αααΈαααα»αααααααααααααααΆαααααααΆααααΎααααα·αα’αΆα ααααΎααΆαααΆαα ααΆαα½αααΆαααααα·α αα αααα½ααα·αα·αααααα§αααα·ααααααααααΆα αααααααΆααααααΆαααααααΆα αα·αααΆααααααααααΆααα·αααα·ααα»ααα ααα Plunkett ααΆααα½αααααααα·ααααα αΆαααααΆααααααΆαααααααΎαααααΈαααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆαα»αααΆααα’αα ααααααααΆαααααΆααΆαααΆαααααααΈαααααααααΆαααΈαααααΌααα»ααααα αΌααα»ααΆααΆαααααα»ααΆ αααααααΌαααΆαααα·αααααααα»ααΆααΆαααΈαααα»ααααααααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.287
An informal portrait of Michael Maley, an officer of the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) who was appointed Deputy Chief Electoral Officer of the Electoral Component of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). He is sitting in the Electoral Component’s Phnom Penh headquarters amongst 70 of the 280 Cambodian staff employed to process voter registration cards on a Khmer language computer database set up by the component. They are working in a modern airconditioned office environment which would have been an unusual experience in Phnom Penh in 1993, given the neglect and devastation that the capital had suffered. The role assumed by UNTAC of organising and conducting a national election was a first for the UN. Registration itself was a huge task, but of the country’s four and three quarter million eligible voters, almost one hundred percent registered – a response Maley described as ‘phenomenal’, given the amount of political intimidation experienced.
1993
ααΌαααΆαααααααα Michael Maley αααααααΈαααα αααΆαααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈαααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααΆα’αα»αααααααΈαααα αααΆαααααααααααααα’αα»αααΆααα ααΆαααααα»αα’αααα»ααααα»αααΈααααΆααααΆααααααΆααααα αααΆαααααααααααααααα ααΆαα½ααα»ααααα·αααααα»ααΆα§α ααΆαα αααα»αα αααααα»ααααα·αααααα»ααΆααΆααα’ααα’α¨α ααΆαα αααα»αααααΎααΆαα α»αααααααααααααααα ααΎαα»αααααΌαααααΆααΆαααααααααααα ααααααΆααΈα’αα»αααΆααα αα½αααααααΎααΆααααα»αααΆαα·ααΆααααααΆαααΈααααααΆαα αααα’αΆα ααΆαααα·αααααααααααα½ααααα»αααΈαααα»αααααααααα ααααΆαα‘α©α©α£ αααααααΈαααα»αααααΌαααΆαααααααααααΆααααα αααααααΌαααΆααααααααα·ααααααα·α ααααααΆαααΈαα»αααα αα½ααΆααΈαααααΆαααααααααα’αα»αααΆααααααΆααααα αααΆαααααααααααΆαα·ααααΌαα‘αΎαααααΎαααααΆααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·ααααα»αααααα ααΆααααα αααΆαα α»ααααααααααααααααΆααΆαααΆαααααααα α αΎα ααααααααααααΆαααααααΆαα’αΆαα»αα·ααα·αααα·ααααααααααΆααα αΌααααα£αα α€ααΆαααΆαα α αΎαααααΎαααα‘α α %ααΆαααα α»αααααααααααααα α αΎαααα Maley ααΆααααααΆααααΆααΆααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααα’ααα αΆααα αααααααΆααααα»ααΆαααα»ααα ααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉαααααααααααΆαα
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Photograph: Wayne Ryan. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, CAMUN/92/037/26.295
On the streets, Corporal Francine Rigby of Heidelberg, Vic, talking to Warrant Officer 2 Barry James of Ipswich, Qld, both of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC).
14 August 1992
αα ααΆαααααααΌα αααααααΆααα Francine Rigby αα Heidelberg αααα Victory αααα»ααα·ααΆαααΆαα½α αααααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααα ααΊα’αααααααΈ Barry James αα Ipswich αααα Queensland αααααΆααααΆααααΈαααΊααΆαααα»ααααΌααΈααα·αααααααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈ ααααααα»αααααΎααΆαααΆαα½αα’αα»αααΆααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.314
Staff of the National Museum of Cambodia pose with Australian National Gallery (ANG, and now National Gallery of Australia) conservator Catherine Millikan (centre) in one of the Museum’s galleries among statues and carvings from the Angkor complex. Millikan was responsible for the transportation to Australia of a wide selection of artefacts from the Museum’s collections which formed the ANG’s 1992 exhibition ‘Age of Angkor’ and was chosen to manage an Australian Government funded conservation project designed to train the Museum’s staff in museum practices, maintenance and cleaning. This cultural exchange was made possible once the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) had established some semblance of stability. The man third from the right is Meas Khim, was head of the stone restoration workshop and the first surviving National Museum employee to return toΒ work in 1979 after the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, when most of the 90 French trained conservators and curators were murdered, the museum looted and records destroyed, a deliberate Khmer Rouge policy which aimed to ‘abolish, uproot and disperse the cultural, literary and artistic remnants of the imperialists, colonialists and all of the other oppressor classes”. When the Museum reopened in 1980, six of the original staff had returned, while many of the new employees were relatives of staff murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Conditions in the museum, built in Phnom Penh in 1918 by the French, reflected the years of neglect – no water or telephone, only intermittent electricity and severe structural problems caused by termites in the foundations. Adding to the alarming conditions for both staff and collection was a bat colony which resided in the Museum’s roof cavity, but which the staff turned to their advantage by monthly harvesting the bat droppings and selling them to supplement their meagre incomes.
1993
αα»ααααα·αααααΆααααααΈαααΆαα·ααααα»ααΆ ααααΆαα½αα’αααα’αα·αααα Catherine Millikan (αα αααααΆα)Β ααααΈαα·α α·αααααΆαααΆαα·α’αΌααααααΆααΈ Β (ANG) αα αααα»ααα·α α·αααααΆααα½αααααΆααααααΈααααα»αα ααααααΌαα ααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααΈααααΆααΆαα’ααααα α’αααααααΈ Millikan ααα½ααα»αααααΌαα ααααααΆαααΉααααααΌαααααα»αα»ααΆααα ααΆααααααααα’αΌααααααΆααΈααΆα αααΎααααααΆαααααΈααΆααααααΌαααααααΆααααααΈααααααΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααα·ααα ANG’s α‘α©α©α’ αα·ααααα ‘Age of Angkor’ α αΎαααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααΎαα±αααααααααααααααααα’αα·ααααααααααααααΌααα·αα·ααααααααΆαα·ααΆαα’αΌααααααΆααΈαααααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΎααααΈααααα»ααααααΆααα»ααααα·αααααααΆααααααΈααααα»αααΆαα’αα»ααααααααΎααΆααααα»αααΆααααααΈα ααΆαααααΆα αα·αααΆααααα’αΆαα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎα‘αΎααα ααααααα’αΆααααΆααα’ααααααΆαααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·αααα αΆααα ααααα»ααΆ (α’αα»αααΆαα) αααααΎαα±ααααΆαααΌαααΆααααααα·αααΆαα αα»ααααΈααΈααΈααΆαααααΆαααΊααα ααΆα ααΈα ααααααααααααΆαααααΆααα·ααααΆααΆααΆαα½ααα»αααα αα·αααΆαα»ααααα·αααΆααααααΈαααΆαα·ααααΌαααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΈαα·α α αΎαααΆααα·ααααα‘ααααααααΎααΆααα·ααα ααααΆα α‘α©α§α© αααααΆααααΈαααααααααααΌαααΆααα ααααααααααα’αααα’αα·αααα αα·αα’ααααααααααΆααα ααα½α α©α ααΆαααααααΆαα·ααΆααΆααααΆαααα½αααΆαααααα»ααααααΆα ααααΌαααΆααααααΆααα ααΆααααααΈαααααΌαααΆααα½α αα·αααααααΆα αααααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααααα ααααα ααααΆαααααΆααααα βαα»αααααΆαα ααα αΆααα αα αα·αααααααΆααααααααααααα α’ααααααΆααααα αα·ααα·ααααααα αααααααα·αα·αα α’αΆααΆαα·αααα·αα αα·ααααααα’ααααα·αααΆαααααααα”α αα ααααααααΆααααααΈαααΎαα‘αΎααα·αααααΆα α‘α©α¨α αα»ααααα·αααΎαα ααα½α α¦ ααΆααααΆααααα‘αααααα·α αααααααα»ααααα·αααααΈααΆα αααΎαααΆααααΊααΆααΆα αααΆαα·αααααα½αααΆααααααΌαααΆααααααΆαααααααααααααα αα ααααΆαααΆααα αααα»αααΆααααααΈαααΆαααΆαααααααα»αααΈαααα»αααααααααααα»αααααΆα α‘α©α‘α¨ αααααααΆαα·ααΆααΆααααΆααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααΆααα»αα ααααΆα αααΎαααααΆα αααααΊααααΆαααΉα α¬ααΌαααααα ααΆαααα ααααα’αααα·αααΈαα·ααααααΆαα αα·ααααα αΆαα ααΆαααααααααααααααααααααααααΆαααααΈαααααααααααα αααα»αααααΉαα ααααααααααααα½αα±αααααα½αααΆαααααααααΆαα αα»ααααα·ααααααα ααΊααΆααααααααα ααααΆα αααΎαααααα αααα»ααααα ααααααΌαααΆααααααΈα ααα»αααααα»ααααα·αααΆαααΆααα ααα’ααααααααααααααααα½αααΆαα·α ααΊαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααααααααααααααααα ααααΆαααα αα·ααααααΎααααΈααααααααααΆααα αααΌααα·α αα½α αααααα½αααΆααα
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.401
An informal portrait of Lorraine Sanderson, wife of Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson, the Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). Having joined her husband in Cambodia. Lorraine Sanderson became actively involved in aid and humanitarian work, managing the Journalists’ English Typing Centre for Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA) until APHEDA could install a Cambodian manager. Lt Gen Sanderson credits his wife’s presence as ‘critical’ when, as Force Commander, he was faced with unique and difficult decisions.
1993
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.404
Posing in front of a keyboard chart outside the Journalists’ English Typing Centre located in Phnom Penh, are Lorraine Sanderson (centre) and a group of students. The Centre was established in May 1992 by Australian journalist Sue Downie and Barbara Fitzgerald, the director of Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (APHEDA), the Australian trade union movement’s aid agency which focuses on enhancing technical and vocational skills in developing countries. Designed to assist Cambodian journalists, government workers and the disabled with free training in English typing and journalistic skills, the Centre received a major boost in 1991 and 1992 from appeals launched in Canberra, Australia for typewriters and associated equipment, resultingΒ in almost 500 pieces of equipment being donated, many of which were then distributed throughout the rest of Cambodia. Until APHEDA was able to train two additional teachers and a coordinator, Lorraine Sanderson, wife of Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson, the Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), managed the Centre.
1993
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Photograph: Heide Smith. Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial, P03258.404
Leading Aircraftwoman (LACW) Michelle (Mitch) Stevens RAAF, a woman serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), on patrol at the temple complex of Angkor Wat, accompanied by some inquisitive Cambodian children. LACW Stevens is dressed in Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform (DCPU) and is carrying a 5.56mm caliber Styr AUG rifle. (Original negative housed in AWM Archive Store)
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Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John M Sanderson, Force Commander of the Military Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) greets members of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), part of the Malaysian Contingent to Cambodia, at Phnom Penh Airport. Known as the RMAF Technical Specialist Group (TESPEG), the group consisted of Air Traffic Controllers, Fire Fighters and Base Operation personnel tasked with contributing to UNTAC’s aerial operations requirements. Malaysia committed a total of 1,090 military personnel to the UNTAC operation, including eight Sikorsky S-61 helicopters and a Ranger Battalion, one of 34 countries to commit troops.
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Senator Gareth Evans (second left) speaks to Australian and New Zealand members of the Australian Force Communications Unit (FCU) in front of the orderly room at their base at Battambang during his visit to Cambodia on 22 – 23 January 1993, having flown up to the base from Phnom Penh by helicopter. After his formal speech, Evans took the opportunity to chat informally with personnel about conditions that the contingent was facing in the surrounding region, which was close to a number of Khmer Rouge controlled areas. Evans remembers the FCU team as being “tremendously impressive: alert, capable, resourceful, and with really good relationships with the local people.” He also visited another Australian FCU base at Kompong Thom in central Cambodia and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) contingent at their base at Thmar Puok near the Thai border, where, as Evans relates “they had been trying among other things to build bridges with some Khmer Rouge soldiers”. Evans’ visit was designed to gauge UNTAC’s progress towards the cantonment and demobilisation of all Cambodian military forces before the May 1993 elections.
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