CivilMilitary Coordination in East Timor

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Civil-Military Coordination in East Timor

• MG (Ret) Michael G. Smith CEO AUSTCARE
• Former DFC
• UNTAET Peacekeeping Force
• East Timor

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SRSG Sergio Vieira De Mello
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Key Messages

• Military Civilian coordination worked
  imperfectly in East Timor.
• East Timor does not provide a universal model for
  CIMIC.
• Military and civilian agencies, including NGOs,
  have a lot to learn about each other.
• Progress will be slow.

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27 km
30 km
Liquica
JACO ISLAND


32,350 sq km 470 km long, 110 km wide
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History

• Portugal rule for 400 years
• Japan WW2
• Return of Portugal
• Indonesian occupation -1975
• Ballot UNAMET August 1999
• INTERFET - Peace Enforcement
• UNTAET from Nov 1999
• Independence 20 May 2002
• UNMISET until May 2004

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UNTAET Organisation
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CIMIC Players

• Within the UNTAET Mission
• Military with UNTAET HQ
• Military with Humanitarian Assistance pillar
• Military with Civil Administration
• Military with CIVPOL
• Military and East Timorese
• Military and NGOs

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Local Leadership
District - 13 in total.
Posto (sub district) 62 in the country, 4-5
per District
Suco (village) -500in the country, 5-10 per
Posto
Aldeia (hamlet) - 2000 in the country, 4-6 per
Suco
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CIMIC ACTORS
UN agencies
Foreign Govts
UN OCHA
UN PKF

USA
UN

UNHCR
Host Govt
Local People
Opposition Groups
Occupying Forces
Local Forces
Int Orgs
Religious Groups
Business
Competing Interests Cooperation Vs Chaos
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UNTAET CIMIC LESSONS

• Military Vs Civilian leadership.
• Centre of Gravity the people.
• Governance at all levels.
• Information and Intelligence.
• Joint CIMIC Teams.
• Avoid mission creep.
• Sustainable projects.
• Nation-building.
• IHL, ROE and Code of Conduct.
• Media and Public Information.
• Work with NGOs.
• Doctrine and Training.