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From the Editor’s desk

5 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

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6 Volume IV of the peacekeeping official history series launched 8 East Timor 20 years on from UNAMET 15 From the Archives The 5th Contingent to Cyprus (1968-69) 16 International Police Peacekeeping UNFICYP Cyprus 17-18th Contingents (April 1980 – June 1982) 23

Annual Victorian Reunion

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24 UNOPAA National Reunion/Conference Caloundra 20-24 October 2019 27 Presentation of Police Overseas Service Medals 28

UNOPAA Position Paper

32 United Nations and Overseas Policing Association of Australia (SA branch) Newsletter April 2019

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33 Australian War Memorial More Space to allow AWM to tell new stories 34 Government announces Popular Consultation and INTERFET Anniversary Organising Committee 35 Vale 36 UNOPAA reunion/conference/AGM Caloundra Registration Form 39 UNOPAA Reunion Caloundra Merchandise Order Form 40 Membership Renewal or Application

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27 On the cover: Members of UNAMET gathered around a UN Land Rover which was to join a convoy to evacuate local and international UN staff from Gleno to Dili.

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From the Editor’s desk This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Popular Vote in East Timor. On the 30th August 1999 the people of East Timor (as it was then known) went to the polling stations to determine the future of their country. This was, in spite of the threat of serious injury or death to anyone who voted, by the Indonesian military supported “Militias”.

funds in compensation and as Darwin was deemed to be in the Mission area – a relocation of UN personnel was how it was described).

52 Australian Police were dispatched to East Timor to become members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and to oversee the security of the Popular Ballot.

Also in this issue is an article about Peter Wise, from Queensland strongman to POLOPS Cyprus.

An interesting read.

UN Personnel (including police) were subject to threats of violence and in some cases ‘actual violence’ and ‘murder’ prior to and after the ballot.

As a result of the violence towards UN personnel and UN locally engaged personnel, some 2000 people were relocated to Darwin (it couldn’t be called an evacuation as this would have cost the UN significant

David Savage was part of that 1st contingent to UNAMET and has graciously provided us with an article on his time in East Timor which is compelling reading.

In addition to the above, John ‘Whiskey’ Walker provides us with an update on our reunion this October, together with the registration form and order form for Reunion merchandise.

We look forward to as many as possible to attend the Reunion.

Regards, Rod Walker

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers Wednesday 29 May 2019 The United Nations General Assembly designated 29 May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The day has two purposes:

• To honour the memory of the UN peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the cause of peace • To pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in UN Peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication and courage.

On 29 May, UN offices, alongside Member States and non-governmental organisations, hold solemn events to honour fallen peacekeepers.

Since the first UN peacekeeping mission was established in 1948, more than 3,700 military, police and civilian personnel have lost their lives in the service of peace as a result of acts of violence, accidents and disease.

Over seven decades, more than one million men and women have served under the United Nations flag in 71 peacekeeping operations, directly impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people, protecting the world’s most vulnerable and saving countless lives.

Our peacekeepers make immense sacrifices, often serving at great personal risk and under challenging conditions. The families of peacekeepers and their governments share this sacrifice.

You are invited to join us on Wednesday 29th May 2019 at 11.00am at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial, ANZAC Parade, Canberra to commemorate this important occasion.

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Volume IV of the peacekeeping official history series launched 21 March 2019 The fourth volume in the Official History of Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations, The limits of peacekeeping, was officially launched at the Australian War Memorial

by His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor of New South Wales and Governor-General Designate.

Volume IV explores the Australian government’s peacekeeping efforts in Africa and the Americas from 1992 to 2005. Under the general editorship of Professor David Horner of the Australian National University, the publication covers peacekeeping missions since 1947, other operations from the 1980s and beyond, and overseas emergency relief missions since 1918.

The limits of peacekeeping highlights Australia’s changing views of peacekeeping in the period after the Cold War. Shifting world power structures and increased international cooperation saw a boom in Australia’s peacekeeping operations between 1991 and 1995. The initial optimism of this period proved to be misplaced, as the limits of the United Nations and the international community to resolve deep-seated problems became clear.

“Their stories are an example of those we will be able to tell in more intimate detail in years to come through the Memorial Redevelopment Project.”

Dr Jean Bou said that while the project was a monumental task, he is honoured to have had the opportunity to place on the national record the experiences of so many Australians.

“Peacekeeping has been a significant part of Australia’s diplomatic, military, and international policing efforts since the late 1940s.

The missions of the 1990s represented a highwater mark of our involvement, but it was also a period when difficulties became increasingly apparent for both Australia and the international community.

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The Writing/Author Team. L-R: Jean Bou, Professor David Horner, Ms Miesje de Vogel Associate Professor Bob Breen, Dr Garth Pratten.

“I and the other authors have sought to focus on the efforts that were undertaken to highlight the approach and thinking of Australian governments in a tumultuous time, while also examining the experiences of individual Australians who served as peacekeepers in some key missions,” said Dr Bou. Memorial Director Dr Brendan Nelson said it is a long-standing role of the Australian War Memorial to ensure our history is recorded, a practice that began with the 12 volumes of Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918, written and edited by Charles Bean, Australia’s first official war correspondent.

“Every now and then we get to work on something that makes a real difference, and telling these stories has a significant positive effect on the men and women who served in peacekeeping missions. Australia played a key role when the time came to step in and assist with peacekeeping missions around the world, specifically in Somalia and Rwanda.”

“These remarkable men and women responded to the call without hesitation to ensure peace was maintained. Their stories are an example of those we will be able to tell in more intimate

Dr Brendan Nelson with Shan Rice and Dave Savage at the book launch.

detail in years to come through the Memorial Redevelopment Project,” said Dr Nelson.

Granted full access to all relevant government files, Dr Jean Bou, Associate Professor Bob Breen, Professor David Horner, Dr Garth Pratten, and Ms Miesje de Vogel expertly interweave the personal narratives of those who served with the geopolitical climate of the time.

The book retails at $125 and is available at the Australian War Memorial Shop, online, and at good bookstores nationally.

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East Timor 20 years on from UNAMET The 30th August 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of a major milestone in the Australian Federal Police international Peacekeeping Operations, the anniversary of the Popular Consultation in the then East Timor.

On the 30 of August 1999 the people of East Timor, now Timor Leste voted in “The Popular Consultation” to decide their political future.

It was on this day in 1999, the United Nations made it possible for the people of East Timor to decide their future. Their decision was whether to remain as the 27th Province of The Republic of Indonesia, or to separate and move towards becoming an independent nation. Despite wideranging violence and intimidation by violent militia groups backed by the Indonesian military, the population voted overwhelmingly (78.6%) to reject the offer of remaining within Indonesia and move towards independence.

On the 30th August 2019, the government of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (RDTL) will commemorate this anniversary with a number of activities and memorials in Timor Leste, both in Dili and throughout the districts.

In addition, Dr. Martin Hess and I are well underway in writing a book on the experiences of the first and second UNAMET contingent.

BACKGROUND In December 1975 the armed forces of the Republic of Indonesia (TNI) invaded the halfisland of Portuguese Timor. This commenced 24 years of Indonesian occupation, and against the will of the Timorese people, East Timor became the 27th Province of Indonesia.

The occupation was resisted from the beginning,

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and this resistance continued unabated for the next 24 years. Despite this, many countries, including Australia recognised Indonesia’s sovereignty over East Timor. During the Indonesian occupation almost a third of the population of East Timor died either from direct military action, or from malnutrition and diseases as a result of Indonesian policies to crush support for the resistance army - FALANTIL. In 1998 the Suharto regime in Indonesia fell, and new President B.J. Habibie came to power.

Then Australian Prime Minister, Mr. John Howard seeing a window of opportunity to help the Timorese people, sent a letter to President Habibie. This letter suggested that an act of self-determination be considered for the East Timorese. As a result, President Habibie agreed in principle to allow for the Timorese to vote on their future, which would be called The Popular Consultation, and the planning for the soon to be United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) commenced.

Indonesia would not permit international peacekeepers to enter their sovereign territory, so negotiations took place between the United Nations, Indonesia and Portugal as the colonial masters of East Timor. The result was known as the May 5 Agreement. With Indonesia retaining responsibility for all security via their Police (POLRI), during the Electoral UNAMET mission, and 280 International Civilian Police (CIVPOL) participating as (security) advisers to the POLRI. In addition, a small number of Military Liaison Officers (MLO’s) were to be deployed to liaise with the Indonesia TNI. The TNI were opposed to the Popular Consultation and would do all in their power to prevent it taking place. All CIVPOL and MLO’s were to be unarmed.

THE UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN EAST TIMOR Immediately after the 1999, May 5 agreement the UNAMET Mission commenced, with advance

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Photo taken as UNAMET CivPol evacuated their house in Maliana 3/9/99 (credit David Savage).

members arriving in late May, early June 1999.

The first of the 52 Australian CivPol arrived in Dili in mid-June. The UN CivPol entered a very dangerous and unknown environment.

Timor had been largely cut-off from the outside world by Indonesia.

Unbeknownst to the international community in late 1998, after President Habibie’s agreement to the plebiscite, the Indonesian military and Intelligence apparatus, led by chief of the Defence Force General Wiranto1 commenced planning for an operation to undermine the Popular Consultation, and in the event of a successful vote to separate from the Republic of Indonesia to carry out a scorched earth act of vengeance against the Timorese people.

There had been a number of very violent attacks by these militias in March and April in Liquica, Dili and Maliana, where scores of proindependence supporters had been massacred as Indonesian POLRI stood by.

Over the next months the UN electoral staff, CivPol and MLO’s worked in an environment that was full of threats, intimidation including

“There were a number of attacks against the UN, and several UN offices were forced to withdraw staff temporarily, however the UN staff refused to bow to the threats and the electoral process continued.” the murder of Pro-Independence supporters.

Unarmed CivPol stood up against the threats, and they worked at getting the POLRI to do their job - protecting the population. Whilst all the while the TNI were coordinating the militias to attack voter registration sites to frighten the UN into leaving. The TNI via their militia proxies had threatened the Timorese with a scorched earth policy should the vote actually take place.

Whilst many of us on the ground, believed these threats, others wouldn’t allow themselves to believe that Indonesia would actually allow it this to happen.

There were a number of attacks against the UN, and several UN offices were forced to withdraw

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My Austrian CivPol colleague Horst Krapf and I with the Hill People arriving to vote (Credit David Savage).

staff temporarily, however the UN staff refused to bow to the threats and the electoral process continued. This included a number of phases, the identification of suitable polling sites, registration of eligible voters, Voter Education, as this was the first time the Timorese had voted, and many Timorese were illiterate. The final and perhaps most dangerous phase was providing a safe environment for the Pro- Indonesian and Pro-Independence supporters to conduct their campaigns. Due to violence the Popular Consultation had to be delayed twice, however it was finally set for the 30 August 1999.

The atmosphere in East Timor as the vote approached was charged, everyone was excited to see the Timorese have their one chance to decide their futures, whilst the feeling of apprehension was everywhere – would the TNI and Pro-Indonesian militias allow the vote to occur, and would they destroy the country as they had threatened.

As I wrote in my book “Dancing with the Devil2”, on the 29th of August 1999, “The local staff had been told that they would be killed if they participated in the Consultation.

We had been informed that if the poll took place the district would be sealed, power cut off and the town, including us, destroyed that night.

Our moment of reckoning was a little too close for comfort.”

The other question was “Would the Timorese actually turn up to vote or would the threats drive them away?”

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The village of Memo after Pro-Indonesian Militia had attacked Independence supporters. The village was burned to the ground and two men were murdered.

On the evening of the 29th we went to the foothills of the mountains where so many Timorese had sought refuge, to escort those who had spent years hiding in the mountains, to the polling stations. After a delay we saw the first of what became known as the hill people emerge, I wrote:

“The atmosphere in East Timor as the vote approached was charged, everyone was excited to see the Timorese have their one chance to decide their futures...”

“Slowly but surely, they climbed up to our position, and the CNRT reps ran to embrace their weary compatriots who looked absolutely exhausted. They hugged and embraced each other, and the tears were flowing freely.

There were fit men walking next to elderly women in tired, worn out clothes, the hard years etched deeply into their faces; but for now, they were strong and proud. Most were crying, tears and perspiration streaming down their faces in the heat...”

The next morning as the day broke, we saw that in fact there was an amazing voter turnout, with over 95% determined to vote despite all of the threats.

“At the main Batugade polling centre there was quite a queue. It was amazing to see everybody

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Guarding the gate to the UN Compound in Dili, shortly after this photo was taken a hand grenade was thrown at the gate. (Photo credit Max Stahl).

dressed in their ‘Sunday’ best, whether it be traditional clothing or western style garb.

Everything seemed to be progressing well, even though this polling site was only 150 metres from the nearby militia checkpoint…. Over the radio I heard that the Polling site in Maliana had been rushed by thousands of voters trying to vote and get out of town as quickly as possible (before the militias attacked).”

Unfortunately order soon fell away as the Militias became enraged by the strong voter turnout which was taken as an indication that the vote would be to separate from Indonesia. I went to Ritabou a small village near Maliana to assist the UN electoral staff as the militias surrounded the polling station and threatened to kill the UN staff.

“The most violent militias were all there…

Natalino, Marcos and Marito3 smirking at me…

The Polri stood to the side, about six of them, each equipped with automatic weapons, but doing nothing. I got out of the vehicle and tried to ascertain what was going on. It seemed that they were threatening to kill the local staff, who were now terrified and hiding in the small defenceless building with the ballots. The Polri didn’t want to become involved, although they could have easily controlled the situation… the group was slowly moving in on me, and also encircling the building. I was pretty angry at this stage, not to mention scared for my own life.

I urgently called for help over the radio.

I called to the Polri and demanded that they form a cordon between the militia and the polling station, where the UN staff were hiding.

The UNAMET Compound in Maliana was destroyed just after we evacuated for Dili (credit David Savage).

They refused and stayed about ten metres away.

I could see that Marito had a long knife in one hand, as did Marcos…although a few of the other also had weapons. They had now moved up to the cars, so they were only about two metres from us and another three metres from the building. I thought that at any moment they were going to rush us, and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Luckily a number of UN vehicles suddenly arrived and drove straight through the driveway, forcing the militias to leap out of the way. It was my CivPol colleague Phil Hutson, Richard, the District Security officer and Peter Bartu.”

If they hadn’t arrived when they did, I am sure we would have been attacked. At the same time in Atsabe not far away, the militias actually attacked the polling site.

“We then found out that there had been two UN workers murdered at Atsabe, which was just over the border in Ermera, where a couple of Australian CivPol, Phil Hunter and Max Knoth, were based. They were involved in a situation similar to ours in Ritabou, but when they tried to load the ballots into the vehicle the militia had crowded in, and their local UN staff were stabbed.”

Later that night the punishment of the Timorese commenced, and over the next few days we were continually attacked, and our house shot at. On the evening of the 2nd of September even before the announcement of the ballot had occurred, the TNI led the militias to destroy the town of Maliana where I was based, we finally

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Pro- Indonesian Militias patrol past UNAMET Office in Maliana, 4 days before the Popular Consultation (credit David Savage). The militias then attacked the nearby village of Memo.

evacuated our town the next morning, when the POLRI announced they could no longer guarantee our security. This coincided with a militia attack on our house, and the surrounding houses were set on fire as we evacuated.

Eventually, as the situation throughout the province became untenable for continued UN presence, all UN staff including Civilian Police and MLO’s were forced to withdraw from their districts to the UNAMET HQ compound in Dili. This compound was situated between two TNI military bases. Far from affording protection, the TNI and militias used these bases to launch attacks against the UN and Timorese who were besieged there. The two-week siege of the UNAMET compound began. The UN staff refused to evacuate the mission despite being surrounded by belligerents until it was agreed that their locally engaged staff and other Timorese who were sheltering in the UNHQ were also evacuated. The UNAMET mission ended with defence assisted evacuation of two thousand UN personnel and Timorese by the Australian Defence Force over a two-week period immediately following the announcement of the ballot result.

Whilst outside of the UN compound, the Indonesian led militias murdered over 1400 men women and children, forcibly deported over a third of the population into Indonesian West Timor and destroyed over 90% of all buildings and infrastructure.

Despite the overwhelming presence of Indonesian Security Forces, no action was taken to control the violence and destruction.

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Armed Pro-Indonesian Militias July 1999, Aidabaelaten, (Credit Phil Hutson).

“Not only was UNMAET a life changing event for those involved, it was also a seminal point in the history of the AFP.”

On the 20th September the Indonesian government, at the insistence of the UN and member states, invited the hastily convened and Australian led International Force East Timor (INTERFET) into East Timor to assist in the restoration of security.

AFTERMATH: Not only was UNMAET a life changing event for those involved, it was also a seminal point in the history of the AFP. It led to the expansion of international and regional peace operations, the creation of the International Deployment Group.

Increased interaction, and cooperation between the AFP’s state and territory colleagues. It also changed the view and perceptions of many towards the capability of the AFP. Fellow UNAMET CivPol member, Dr. Martin Hess and I have long discussed the need to comprehensively record the Australian UNAMET CivPol members experiences in Timor. In late 2018 after the completion of Martins PhD, we decided to write a book capturing the first-hand accounts of those members of the UNAMET first and second contingent4.

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whilst several have sadly passed away. We are all getting older and it is important to capture people’s experiences before it is too late.

In addition, a number of us have suffered from the trauma, that we either experienced, or witnessed in Timor and we hope that by writing this book it will assist those members.

Dr. Hess, and I also hope that this book will motivate others, who have participated in Peacekeeping missions, and other AFP Operations to record their experiences.

The Australian Defence Force is incredibly adept at recording their operations through, publications on missions, operations and Official Histories. However, police are not. We believe that this is much to the detriment of the organisation. Appropriately written histories can only enhance the reputation of the organisation, and all of those members who have served.

A key motivation for this book has stemmed from the focus on the military intervention (InterFET), and the minimal attention that has been shown to the Civilian Police component, and the Military Liaison Officers with UNAMET. As Dr. Hess states: “During the UNAMET Mission, the Indonesian military the TNI conducted a campaign of terror, violence and intimidation against the population using proxies known as Timorese militia opposition. This opposition was initially intended to prevent the vote taking place, and then when it became clear it would occur, to try and ensure the population were too afraid of the consequences to pass their vote.

These militia groups were raised funded, armed and led by the TNI and SGI (Indonesian Military Intelligence). During this period, without the courage, determination and resolution of the UN staff, and the Timorese people, it is doubtful whether the poll would have taken place at all5.

There were many instances of incredible, but largely unacknowledged bravery, as UN staff were attacked at polling sites and in their homes, Timorese were beaten, tortured and murdered prior to the poll. Despite the intimidation, once the poll occurred, and it became clear that the violence and intimidation had not succeeded, the violence escalated even further as the

military operation to decimate the whole of East Timor in a scorched earth operation commenced.

Because most focus in East Timor’s recent history has been on the military-led InterFET force which entered East Timor after the violence, this book will be unique and will serve to fill a significant gap in the literature. Very little has been published capturing the events preceding the vote, and the extreme violence immediately following the announcement of the ballot result. The uniqueness is further enhanced by the first-hand accounts from police and others who actually witnessed these events. Apart from the general public, and police, we believe the book will appeal to a wide-ranging international audience, including scholars, students of international relations, politics, peacekeeping, defence forces, police, and students of South-East Asia, and will inform discussions surrounding international concepts such as the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) and the ‘Protection of Civilians’. It will certainly be of interest to those with an interest in regional politics and Australia’s role in it, particularly through an international policing lens.”

In addition to the former UNMAET members we have also sought and gained cooperation and participation from other critical people in the UNAMET process, including former PM, Mr. John Howard, Mr. Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG UNAMET), Mr. Mick Palmer, former Commissioner of the AFP and a number of other eminent people.

We would encourage any UNAMET members who are yet to be in contact to send their details to Email: unametproject@yahoo.com or phone 0434039211 COMMEMORATION In addition to writing the UNAMET book, Dr. Hess and I plan to return to Timor Leste to commemorate the 20th Anniversary, and we hope many others will join us. We are pleased to learn that the Government of Timor Leste have formed an organising committee to coordinate commemorations for the anniversary.

The government of Timor Leste will be holding a number of activities in Dili, and

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districts to celebrate the 20 years that have passed since that momentous day, and also to commemorate the sacrifice made in order to achieve independence. It is important that as many UNAMET CivPol members attend if at all possible, to participate in this event. We need to do so as I believe it will assist many who have never returned to Timor, and to see what a positive and vibrant country Timor has become due to their endeavor and bravery. To meet our former UNAMET CivPol and local and international staff, and to ensure our role in the creation of this new nation is not forgotten.

David Savage AM was a member of the AFP between 1982 and 2001. In addition to the UNAMET Mission he returned to Timor in 2000 with UNTAET. He had also previously served in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) 1994, and Bougainville with the Truce and Peace Monitoring Group in 1998. In 2001 he joined the UN and served from 2001-2005 as an investigator with the UN Serious Crime Unit in Timor Leste. Where he investigated violations of International Humanitarian Law committed in Timor in 1999.

References: 1 Indicted by United Nations Serious Crimes Unit for Crimes for Against Humanity (Murder, Deportation, Persecution) case 5/03 filed 24/02/2003 2 Dancing With the Devil: A Personal Account of Policing the East Timor Vote for Independence (Monash Papers on Southeast Asia S) Monash Asia Institute (November 30, 2002) ISBN-10: 9781876924102 3 These Militia members were responsible for the attack on the Maliana UNAMET office on 29 June 1999, they were indicted by the UN Serious Crimes Unit for Crimes Against Humanity (Murder) and scores of murders that occurred in Maliana including the Maliana District Police Headquarters (POLRES) Massacre of Independence leaders.

4 The Australian second UNAMET contingent arrived with InterFET. 5 If the Popular Consultation had not taken place, it is unlikely that the InterFET mission would ever have been created

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From the Archives The 5th Contingent to Cyprus (1968-69) We occasionally receive photos taken at UNOPAA Reunions some time ago.

Below is a photo of the 5th Contingent to Cyprus, taken at the Sydney Reunion in 1989. Sadly many have now passed on.

We salute their service!

Back Row (left to right): Barry Boyce (AFP – deceased), Dudley Orchard (Qld), Barry O’Brien (NSW – deceased), Daryl Phillips (NSW – deceased), Tom McGrath (Vic), Vern Aberle (SA – deceased), Peter Scanlan (Qld – deceased), John Creighton (Vic – deceased), Phil Campbell (NSW). Seated (among their partners): Bob Foster (NSW – deceased). Our apologies to the ladies. Our informant was unsure of some names.

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International Police Peacekeeping UNFICYP Cyprus 17-18th Contingents (April 1980 – June 1982) The Skippy’s - Adventurous, Professional and Innovative The history of Australian Policing in Cyprus (the United Nations Force in Cyprus -UNFICYP) is one that has been comprehensively documented.

and were one of very few UN missions that deployed without firearms into a hostile military environment which, ultimately, saw the Island divided in 1974. The Australian role was to negotiate civilian disputes, to investigate crimes and to provide an effective policing presence across the UN mandated buffer zone.

Undertaking humanitarian medical transfers, whilst also monitoring the wellbeing of ethnic minorities located in small enclaves such as the ethnic Maronite’s, was an additional role.

It is generally fair to say that all contingents had their fair share of characters, a unique ability to quickly adapt and were able to apply practical skilled civilian policing to suit local customs and ethnicities. The skippy’s, armed only with a Blue Beret, a UN badge and a painted red kangaroo emblazoned over the white fleet of UN Land Rovers, certainly won over the hearts and minds of the local communities.

Peter Wise, Brian Dobrich and Brain (Bud) Abbott (background) at the Skippy Bar in Nicosia.

Commencing in 1964 the Cypriot community quickly embraced the Australian Contingent, many of whom had relatives in Australia.

Up until their withdrawal in 2017, fifty-three (53) consecutive years saw one of the longest national commitment to an International mission. Some 1600 Australian police officers from all policing jurisdictions in Australia enjoyed an experience very unique to International postings and remains a significant career highlight to all that had the opportunity.

The ‘skippies’ as they became affectionately known, applied themselves both flexibly and professionally. They were un-armed

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As one would expect, during downtime there was time to take in ‘all things Cypriot’, the culture and history, the cuisine and brandy sours and recreation including, standing under the tree of idleness, recreational sea activities, diving on ancient shipwrecks, darts, rugby, parachuting, flying, cricket, soccer and of course a smattering of love. Dine in mess dinners and a drop-in bar at KT made for many memorable events. During 1981 Ashes Test series the Aussies were initially gloating over the seeming invincible Aussies until Sir Ian Botham single-handedly destroyed the Aussies. The nearby British Contingent at St David’s Camp were not about to let us forget, the banter all good natured and we played a few entertaining social cricket matches during the tour. Incidentally St David’s Camp was used as a

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HMAS Toubruk.

transit camp by refugee Jews from WW2 prior to being resettled in the then new state of Israel.

This article looks at some unique aspects of the 17 & 18th Contingent (April 1980 to June 1982), where members had, by virtue of an extended deployment, an opportunity to also pursue their love of fine vintage vehicles and motorcycles.

It seems that our contingent had all their bases covered in fulfilling wonderful and memorable experiences whilst implementing some determined and effective policing.

A pivotal member of the 17th-18th Contingents was the position of Police Operations Officer (POLOPS) with Chief Inspector Peter Wise deployed to both the 17th and 18th Contingents as POLOPS. In his role Peter had access to all areas of Cyprus and was responsible for providing advice and reporting to UNFICYP Headquarters on behalf of the Australian and Swedish Civilian Police Contingents.

Peter, now rapidly approaching 80 years of age, was asked to provide a short resume of his police career, including his recollection of some unusual events during his posting to Cyprus.

PETER’S ACCOUNT I recall these events from some 39 years ago as if it was yesterday. I arrived in Cyprus in April 1980. The 17 th contingent was made up of 20 men, the first to be fully drawn from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), a service which was formed following the amalgamations of the Commonwealth and ACT Police Forces in

Senior Constable Peter Wise, 1974 heading off to work in one of his flash cars.

“In his role Peter had access to all areas of Cyprus and was responsible for providing advice and reporting to UNFICYP Headquarters on behalf of the Australian and Swedish Civilian Police Contingents.”

October 1979. Many of these members were offered an extension for another tour of duty with members of the 18th contingent.

Our Commander for the 17 th and the 18th was Chief Superintendent Richard (Dick) Allatson.

Our headquarters at this was time located in a two-storey mattress factory building at Kokkina Trimithia (KT), just west of Nicosia.

The divided island was patrolled by Military Contingents across Sectors 1 (The Danish), Sector 2 (British), Sector 4 (Canada), Sector 3 had by then been subsumed following the departure of another contingent and was to be shared between the British and Canadian Sectors. The British also maintained an Aviation Helicopter component (flying Alouettes) and also a mobile Scout Car Squadron (Ferrets).

The Swedish Civilian Police provided civilian police support to Sectors 5 and 6 (Swedish and Austrian) military components.

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Newspaper Article 1974.

I lived in a ‘Cave’ at Blue Beret Camp in the UN Protected Area. My position was an important one, as I worked as POLOPS, a Police Operations Officer answering direct to the Force Commander, the Chief of Staff and the Operations Officer. As far as I was concerned the job description read like one would dream about as a Police Officer in any service. Duties listed as Seconded from the Australian Contingent to the Operations Branch, Headquarters United Nations Forces, Cyprus, Operations Staff Officer, Co-ordinator of Military Police Operations, Liaison Officer between United Nations Civilian Police Stations, United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Headquarters Military Branches, Police Signals Officer, Liaison Officer to the Turkish Cypriot Police (TCPE) and the Greek Cypriot Police with direct communication to both the Turkish Police Commissioner and the Greek Cypriot Police Commissioner.

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Peter Wise (Sage) Author.

I can say that during my period as POLOPS I assisted a Homicide Investigation into a Greek Army Officer’s wife found murdered and naked, with her head caved in, on the slopes of the Troodos Mountains. I liaised with the Detective Inspector of the Greek Cypriot Police in this investigation.

I investigated an attempted rape in the buffer zone in Sector Five of a British woman from the UN High Commission. I worked into the early hours of the morning with a Swedish Police Inspector and later identified the offender, a Turkish farmer.

I caused a stir when I tried to take two British REME Mechanics out of a Turkish Police Station after they were arrested for allegedly spying, whilst driving a UN Tow Truck into the Turkish Army Camp in the Karpas Area, after making a wrong turn whilst recovering a broken-down UN Scout Car in Sector Six. We were stopped in the hallway of the CIB with uniform police pointing

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My next car I discovered in a Used Car lot in down town Nicosia. A pretty run down and sad looking 1958 Bug Eye Austin Healey Sprite.

I again road-worthied this vehicle, painted it blue and re-upholstered it in white leather.

Had the chrome wire wheels sent from London.

This would be a car I would keep. I also purchased a left-hand drive 1978 Porsche 911, a great looking car. Paid US $1,000.00 for it.

I purchased it from an Irish UN Officer serving in the middle east. I later sold this car to a British Major serving in Cyprus.

In hindsight, I should have kept both Porsches if only I knew what lay ahead for me in the latter part of February 1982. During the early part of 1982 I purchased a black 1978 Saab Turbo. This car, one of the first road turbo charged cars to come onto the world market place. It belonged to a Major who was the Military Press Information Officer, responsible for the production of The Blue Beret Magazine in Cyprus.

CG 389, Harley Davidson presented to the Cypriot Police by President John F Kennedy in the early 1960’s, In the saddle Marzio Da Re (2019).

machine guns at us. It was a heavy scene and the only time I got to ride in the Force Commander’s UN 1 with him.

PETER’S PASSION FOR CARS I must now admit a weakness in my life. I am a car lover, having had at last count, ninety (90) cars of various makes and models, some of which, if I had kept, would set me up financially for life. I purchased my first car in 1957 at the age of 16, a 1948 Ford Anglia Tourer and remember paying 100 pounds for it.

In Cyprus, it didn’t take long to sniff out a 1958 model 356 Porsche, red in colour, belonging to a Turkish Cypriot Doctor who fled the Island in 1974 during the invasion. I purchased this car from his sister who had the car in the front yard of her home on the north side of the Island controlled by the Turkish Cypriots. This was sometime in the middle of 1980. I paid to have this car road worthy, including paying back taxes, restored it, and later sold it to a German Tourist on the Island.

I had a nose for finding classic cars. I located on the Island, a 1976 TR6 Triumph Sports car.

It belonged to the Greek Ambassador’s son.

I put Chief Inspector Bob McLeod on to it and he purchased it, later selling it to another contingent member Sergeant David King. I also located a yellow MGB, driven by a Swedish Soldier on the Island. I put Commander Dick Allatson onto it and he purchased the car and did it up whilst on the Island, painting it British Racing Green.

During this period, one of the contingent members, Sgt Randall Gawne, had managed to purchase a 1962 Harley Davison Police Special Duo Glide. The interest around this bike was that this and six or eight other Harleys had been gifted to the Cyprus Police by US President John F. Kennedy prior to him being assassinated in 1964. The bikes were used for a short period on then, less than developed Cypriot Roads, and found unsuitable for local conditions.

Apparently, several were involved in accidents and they were placed into storage and auctioned to the General Public in the early 1980’s.

A Cypriot purchased all the auctioned bikes for 200 Cypriot Pounds each and this bike,

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Peter Wise with Neil Hinchley (Deputy Commander) and Turkish Cypriot Police.

Registration CG 389 (Cyprus Government) was purchased for $2,600 by Randall Gawne. Randall had planned to leave Cyprus and motorcycle around Europe and found that this bike would be unsuitable for such a venture and offered it for sale. He ultimately went to Germany and collected a BMW motorcycle as part of his journey home. CG389 was sold to contingent member Inspector Marzio Da Re and the bike remains within the family to this day in Western Australia and, incredibly, in 2019 is still on the original front tyre.

“Our boss, Dick Allatson stood beside me at the bar, holding a Gin and Tonic in one hand and smoking a Havana Cigar in the other and said, “I would like to take the MGB home to Canberra,” then I added, “I have mine too and Marzio the Harley Motor Cycle”.”

THE INGENIOUS PLAN WAS HATCHED In early 1982 and over a few beers at the Aussie bar at KT, the members who had stayed on with the 18th were starting to discuss “how to get their accumulated property and cars home to Australia”. With limited baggage allowances

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Chief Inspector Peter Wise being presented his UN medal by UNFICYP Force Commander Irish Major General Quinn.

I considered that I would have to sell my cars, as I couldn’t afford to ship two cars home plus other property acquired whilst living here for two years. Our boss, Dick Allatson stood beside me at the bar, holding a Gin and Tonic in one hand and smoking a Havana Cigar in the other and said, “I would like to take the MGB home to Canberra,” then I added, “I have mine too and Marzio the Harley Motor Cycle”.

Chief Inspector Bob McLeod who then owned a Triumph TR6 decided not to import it into Australia, as he had done a deal to buy my E Type Jaguar back in Australia. What a tangled web of deals we made. That E Type deal allowed me to purchase the aforementioned Saab in Cyprus and Bob McLeod not taking the Triumph. Doesn’t need to as he has bought my E Type back in Australia, gave me the money to buy the Saab here.” The other members had accumulated a lot of keepsakes, so the issue of returning property and vehicles to Australia was likely to be costly and problematic.

The upshot of this gathering, after discussions was that the HMAS TOBRUK was bringing Helicopters to the Middle East to participate in the Multinational Force Observers Group and that they were arriving sometime around the 17th of March 1982. We agreed as a long shot, to send a telex to the Captain of the TOBRUK requesting consideration to taking our cars, motor cycle and personnel effects back to Australia. It was worth a try and that night I took a draft message to the Canadian Operations

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at Ashdod some 500 metres from where our container had arrived. Marzio and myself flew in a UN Aircraft to Israel and arrived in Tel Aviv a day before the TOBRUK arrived. Our container was on the wharf in Ashdod waiting.

Mr Queensland, Peter Wise 1968, 69 & 1970.

Branch at Headquarters, Blue Beret Camp and requested a Telex be sent to the Captain of the TOBRUK. By this time the ship was ‘on the water’ having left Australia.

I arrived for a meeting with Dick Allatson at Kokkina Trimithia the following morning at 8am.

He called me into his office and said, “Read this mate.” He handed me a telex as long as your arm. It read with instructions from the Captain of the Tobruk. “Get to Ashdod (near Haifa) in Israel by the 17th of March 1982 and your cars and personnel effects will be taken back to Australia”.

There was only one commercial shipping service from Cyprus to Israel prior to the 17th March.

We had a couple of weeks to get our container on it, otherwise we would miss the boat, so to speak.

We, who were wanting this to happen, now agreed that we had to act quickly and decisively, hire a container, build a decking above the cars and motor cycle and store furniture and personnel effects. We hired a carpenter to build inside the container and it was my job to make the necessary arrangements for the shipping of the container and insurance arrangements.

We loaded the container ourselves, arranged for Cypriot Customs Clearance, Insurance and locked it up. I had the keys.

With another stroke of luck, there was an available UN flight service from Nicosia to Jerusalem and UNFICYP members were permitted to take R & R for a few days in Israel.

The timing of the UN flight coincided with the arrival of the TOBRUK which was to dock

The next day a member of the Australian Embassy made contact with us and briefed us on protocols with the Israelis. He came with us to the wharf where the TOBRUK lay anchored.

We met with the Captain who advised us that the Army would be unloading a forklift to assist in shifting our property onto the TOBRUK. Our vehicles would be lifted on slings and safely stored under deck.

We went to our container where I began to unlock several locks attached to the container doors. I heard this voice, “Stop, you not unlock, you no touch this container.” I said, “I am unlocking this container. See the Forklifts coming towards us driven by Australian Army officer. Our property will be taken from the container and loaded onto the TOBRUK. Do you understand?” There were about six of these men, some had weapons and I assumed they were wharfies. The big guy telling me “no unlock” seemed agitated on my reply. We were rapidly getting to a point where I thought we would not move our property.

The next thing I see a white Toyota Utility being driven at a fast rate along the wharf towards us and stop beside the container.

The driver, a man in his forties, short in stature, got out of the vehicle and spoke to the group of wharfies in words I did not understand.

He came over to us and introduced himself as the head honcho on the wharf and I told him of our concerns and that this container must be unloaded now. He looked inside the container and turned to me and said, “What are you doing with the timber in the container?” I knew what the go was then, and I said,” It’s yours.” He put out his hand and looked me in the eye and I shook his hand. He replied, “us masons, we must stick together.” I said, “Yes.” The wharfies departed. An hour later I had a can of cold XXXX beer in my hand and eating barbecued sausages and eggs on the deck of the TOBRUK. The mission completed, well not quite.

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My wife was given the task to meet the TOBRUK on arrival in Brisbane and to handle the Customs details of duty on the cars. I was still in Cyprus and did not return to Australia until the end of July 1982. Also as a stoke of fortune, Marzio’s brother was then stationed at Amberley Air Force Base in Brisbane, took the day off work to collect the Motorcycle and also managed to have the other members personnel effects despatched via the RAAF to the members home states. I consider we were indeed fortunate to have been looked after by the Captain of the TOBRUK so long ago.

The HMAS TOBRUK saw active service across a number of missions, both war and humanitarian and was finally decommissioned in 2015 and scuttled in mid 2018 to become an artificial reef in Queensland.

There are many Cypriot stories to be told, all contingents had unique experiences, and fond memories, the camaraderie and friendships still exist to this day between Cypriots and Contingent members with several members finding love and were married on the island.

Where are the contingent members now?

Sadly, several have passed away including Commander Allatson, Chief Inspectors Brian Graham, Bob McLeod, Kevin Inwood and Graham Shinnick. The others are now mostly retired and scattered across Australia, sipping on a cold beer and no doubt reflecting glowingly on their Cypriot adventures.

As we all know, regrettably, the Australian contribution to peacekeeping in Cyprus has now ended with the withdrawal of the last contingent in 2017.

PETER FREDERICK WISE Peter joined and served with the Queensland Police Service from September 1961 to May 1974, then the Australian Customs Service for

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a short period, then Commonwealth Police and then transferred to the AFP on formation in October 1979. He retired as a Detective Superintendent in January 1988. Peter served geographically in Townsville, Brisbane, Norfolk Island, Darwin, Broome and Cyprus. He was commended by the first AFP Commissioner Sir Colin Woods for his service to POLOPS in Cyprus, a recognition he tells me he still proudly displays in the family home. Peter has also been awarded a number of National and AFP medals in recognition of his meritorious service to policing, both domestically and internationally.

Since his retirement Peter has written and had published six (6) books, all around the adventures of a fictional Private Eye Detective called Peter Sage, mostly sex and murder mysteries. The books include: Death in Famagusta, Palomino Gold, Bushrangers Treasure, The Body, The Kimberley Killers and Sage’s Saga, all available at Zeus Publications or at any fine weekend Swap Meets and Garage Sales.

Peter was a surf lifesaver and footballer in his younger days and became a body builder winning the Mr Queensland award for Bodybuilding in 1968, 69 & 70 as well as a Gold Medal at the World Masters Games in Brisbane in 1994. He was sponsored by Queensland Milk and no doubt this led to his later favoured tipple being Kahlua and milk. He lives with his wife Roslyn at Bracken Ridge in Queensland. In this his 50th anniversary of his 1969 bodybuilding title Peter was requested to provide for this article a ‘before (1969) and after (2019) photographs’ however he politely declined. I managed to find a photo of Peter in the prime of his life.

Marzio Da Re, APM AFP Detective Superintendent 0868 (Ret’d) 17-18th AUSTCIVPOL Cyprus Contingents April 2019

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Annual Victorian Reunion Peter McDonald (UNOPAA National Secretary/Treasurer) attended Tom McGrath’s annual “Lamb on the Spit” at Anglesea on 10 January 2019.

Shaun Young also went along and unveiled the banner that the Police Overseas Service Association of Victoria (our local Victorian UNOPAA Branch) is going to use during the Anzac Day March in Melbourne.

(Left to right) Ron Cronin (4th), Bob McAllan (3rd), Col Briscoe (5th), Tom McGrath (5th), Shaun Young (President, POSA (Vic)), Peter Vaughan (4th), John Cumming (6th), Kevin Egan (2nd), Errol Archibald (3rd), Russ Connor (10th), Ken Hamilton (4th), Peter McDonald (8th).

Standing: Sally Hearn (Pat - 6th), Mary Rice (John - 1st), Ron Cronin (4th), Bob McAllan (3rd), Col Briscoe (5th), Tom McGrath (5th), Shaun Young (President, POSA (Vic)), Peter Vaughan (4th), Kevin Egan (2nd), Errol Archibald (3rd), Russ Connor (10th), Ken Hamilton (4th), Peter McDonald (8th).

Sitting: Ann Brown (Gavin - 2nd), Angeliki Puckey (George - 4th), John Cumming (6th).

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UNOPAA National Reunion/ Conference Caloundra 20-24 October 2019 Update Number 4 of 15 March 2019 and Registration Sunshine Coast greetings once again.

The next planning phase for our forthcoming reunion/conference has been reached and we now seek confirmation of your attendance by completing the attached Reunion/Conference Registration Form and Merchandise Order Form (if you wish to purchase merchandise) as well as digging deep into your pockets to make the necessary payments.

REGISTRATION: Full registration for attendees is $295.00 per person and it is requested your completed Registration Form be returned as soon as possible, preferably no later than 30 July 2019.

Full registration covers the Welcome Dinner plus a ‘bar tab’ on 21 October, the Mooloolaba BBQ and Seafood Canal Cruise OR the Maroochy River seafood Cruise on 22 October (but not your beverages), the Mayoral Reception on 23 October and the United Nations Day March/Memorial Church Service morning tea and Formal Dinner (drinks included) on 24 October 2019. *All bus return transport from Oaks Oasis Resort to the venues is included in the registration fee.

MERCHANDISE ORDER: A Merchandise Order Form is enclosed for completion and return with the Registration Form.

Please ensure your payment combines your total cost for full registration and any merchandise you desire to purchase.

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* Prompt registration and payment will ensure your preferences will be addressed, while late registration and late souvenir orders may result in your wishes not being fulfilled. Souvenirs will not be on sale at the reunion – they must be preordered and prepaid.

If you are unable to attend the event, but wish to purchase some of the merchandise, please return your completed order form as well as your registration form so that we can your record your personal particulars with your order for later dispatch. A post and handling fee will apply accordingly.

EARLY BIRDS INCENTIVE OFFERS!!

1. If you register by 30 April 2019 and your accommodation is booked at Oaks Oasis Resort through their booking agent, your names will go into a lucky draw to win a five nights’ Executive ‘Room only’ free accommodation at Oaks Oasis Resort from 20-24 October inclusively.

2. Additionally, for the first 100 people who pay full registration by 30 April 2019, your names will go into a lucky draw for a refund of two lucky persons’ registration fee. * Be sure to include on the UNOPAA Reunion/ Conference Registration Form any special

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catering/dietary needs, mobility/medical issues and, if you have any other special requests or queries, please contact us and we will endeavor to assist you in every way possible.

ACCOMMODATION: *Another reminder: If you propose staying at Oaks Oasis Resort but are yet to book, you need to make your booking through booking agent Sarah Green at SarahG@minorhotels.com.au or Group@theoaksgroup.com.au. For those without internet access her postal address is Groups – Sarah Green, Minor Hotels, Level 10, 316 Adelaide Street, Brisbane Q 4001, direct line (07) 3246 1784.

OPTIONAL EXTRA. (1). Sunday 20 October 2019.

As previously mentioned, if you wish to attend Ricks Garage Restaurant and Bar at Palmwoods on Sunday 20/10/19 as an optional extra, free return bus transport from Oaks Oasis Resort will be provided, but you will be responsible for the costs of your meals and drinks. For your reference, the township of Palmwoods nestles in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland approximately 30km northwest of Caloundra, a pleasant scenic drive from Oaks Oasis.

OPTIONAL EXTRA. (2). Sunday 20 October 2019.

For ‘early bird’ arrivals to the Sunshine Coast who are into jazz, we have another optional extra for you that afternoon when the Sunshine

“Prompt registration and payment will ensure your preferences will be addressed, while late registration and late souvenir orders may result in your wishes not being fulfilled.”

Coast Jazz Club will be holding its monthly jazz gig at the Caloundra Power Boat Club from 1.30pm-4pm. The entry cost for the gig is $25.00 for non-Jazz Club members, $22.50 for seniors and $20.00 for reciprocal Jazz Club members.

The Power Boat Club is 3km south of Oaks Oasis Resort along Landsborough Parade, with a courtesy bus which services Oaks Oasis Resort departing from the club every ½ hour from 11.30am onwards or a 10 minute cab ride. The Club has a “One Appearance Only” of “Pippa Wilson & The Jazz Notes” flying in from Melbourne exclusively for a first time on The Sunshine Coast, so it will be very well attended.

Julie is the President of the Sunshine Coast Jazz Club and, if you are interested in attending this jazz gig, please communicate direct with her as she will take your booking (yes, bookings are essential for these very popular gigs) and, if need be, she can book your transport on the

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courtesy bus. Please contact her either on email: qmkooljool@hotmail.com or mobile 0412 789 957 or landline (07) 5437 6587.

REGISTRATION DESK:

The registration desk will be sited in the “Oasis Room” adjacent to the book-in desk at Oaks Oasis Resort. It will be staffed from 12pm-4pm on Sunday 20 October and from 10am-4pm on Monday 21 October 2019, from where you can collect your QBANK sponsored hospitality bag and pre-ordered merchandise.

We have received a good response to the initial “Expression of Interest Letter” and later Updates, with just under 160 people having expressed an interest in attending, a number of whom have already booked their accommodation. This is good news, but means a minor alteration to the boat cruises on Tuesday 22 October, as follows.

As Whale One out of Mooloolaba can carry comfortably only 100 passengers (previously we were told 110) on the Mooloolaba Canal Cruise, the overflow delegates will be accommodated on MV Maroochy out of Maroochydore on the Maroochy River cruise which can carry 80 passengers in comfort. Both cruises have their own uniqueness with different avenues of wonderful sightseeing on offer - canal versus river views - while cruising in calm waters.

Each boat will depart from its separate berth at approximately the same time, the time period of cruising will be the same, i.e. two hours, while we have been assured the food and beverages served on each boat will be of the highest quality and quantity.

NOTE. The choice of cruise is yours, but if you wish to undertake the Mooloolaba Canal Cruise on the larger Whale One boat, prompt and full registration will ensure you will be given preference for that cruise. Late registrations will be accommodated on MV Maroochy if Whale One is booked fully.

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If, however, you have mobility problems requiring wheelchair assistance, you may be better suited to cruise on MV Maroochy as it has wheelchair access for onboard travel.

Whale One cannot provide wheel chair access, but the crew will assist wheel chair occupants on and off the boat.

Thank you for confirming your proposed attendance or for having expressed an interest in attending, and if you know of anyone who also is interested but has not advised us, please ask them to do so as soon as possible. * Also, if your circumstances have changed since expressing initially an interest to attend and you are no longer able to do so, please advise us as this will assist greatly in determining final numbers for the various functions.

Best wishes and hope to see you in October 2019.

CONTACT DETAILS: John (Whiskey) Walker: whiskeywalker41@gmail.com.

Mobile 0474 157 982.

Julie Walker: qmkooljool@hotmail.com.

Mobile 0412 789 957 Landline: (07) 5437 6587 Home address: 7/51 Grand Parade, Parrearra Q 4575.

Happy Days John/Julie Walker

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Presentation of Police Overseas Service Medals

David Long was a Victoria Police member of the 10th Australian Police Contingent to Cyprus (1973-74). He passed away in 1993.

His widow Trish contacted UNOPAA some time ago enquiring about his entitlement to a Police Overseas Service Medal (POSM). This had been awarded to him in 1992 but apparently not presented before his death.

With the assistance of the AFP Honours & Awards Unit, a new medal was recently struck and presented to Trish by our National Secretary, Peter McDonald.

Two other POSMs are to be presented to former Victoria Police members on Anzac Day in Melbourne. Both were also awarded in 1992 but never issued to them.

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UNOPAA Position Paper prepared for consideration by the political parties ahead of the 2019 Federal Election Who Are We ?

The United Nations & Overseas Policing Association of Australia (UNOPAA) is an Australiawide organisation whose members are serving, retired and former police officers from police forces across Australia who have served overseas with the United Nations and on other Australian peacekeeping/capacity building missions since 1964. Its membership also includes the widows and relatives of those who have passed on.

The aims of UNOPAA are to maintain and foster the memory and service of our members through the provision of welfare and other support, the promotion of commemorative activities and social events, and improving the benefits available to them.

OUR ENTITLEMENTS Most Australian police who have served overseas as peacekeepers are included in Schedule 3 of the Veterans Entitlement Act 1986 (VEA). This provides an entitlement to full or part disability pensions and access to treatment for any disease or injury that is accepted as being caused by peacekeeping service. Gold and White Cards can be applied for, as well as non-liability health care for cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis and any mental health condition.

The coverage provided by Schedule 3 has been extended by Ministerial determination to an additional five overseas missions. The full list, as it pertains to policing, is as follows:

SCHEDULE 3 VEA Location

Description of Peacekeeping Force

Start Date

Cyprus

United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

14 May 1964

Cambodia

The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) Mozambique The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Operations in Mozambique (UNOMOZ) Haiti The Australian Police Contingent of the Multi-National Force in Haiti

18 May 1992 27 March 1994 10 October 1994

Ministerial determinations Location

Description of Peacekeeping Force

Start Date

East Timor

The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Mission in Support of East Timor (UNMISET) The Australian Police Contingent of the Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands (RAMSI) The Australian Police Contingent of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)

11 June 1999 25 October 1999 25 October 1999 - 19 May 2002 20 May 2002

East Timor East Timor Solomon Islands Sudan

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Our involvement in these missions has now concluded and no Australian police are currently serving overseas as UN peacekeepers.

Australian police have also been deployed in the past to peacekeeping roles in South Sudan and Somalia, and to order maintenance, capacity building and training roles in locations such as Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Jordan and Pakistan. A number are still working in places including Timor Leste and Afghanistan. None of these missions have been included in the VEA to date. All police so employed fall under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRCA), that is, under Comcare.

The VEA is the only legislation that specifically addresses the service of Australian police as overseas peacekeepers. They were specifically excluded from the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 when it was enacted, on the understanding that their needs and requirements would be separately addressed.

A commitment to do so was made by then Australian Government in 2007. However this has never occurred.

OUR RECENT ACTIVITIES UNOPAA has submitted funding requests to the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for grants to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Australian Police Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor, and to undertake a Feasibility Study into the Need for a Police Peacekeepers’ Health Audit. Both requests are currently being considered.

Australian police were first deployed to East Timor in June 1999, so the 20th Anniversary is a significant event.

Around 4,500 Australian police have worked as overseas peacekeepers, many at times of severe conflict. Some have made claims and have Gold or White cards, however the exact number is not known as DVA have advised that separate records are not kept. Nor is the nature of their illnesses or injuries known, except anecdotally.

The Review of Military Compensation Arrangements 2011 and the current Productivity Commission Inquiry into Compensation and

Rehabilitation for Veterans have highlighted a lack of focus on the health and wellbeing of police peacekeeping veterans. Much of this may be due to a lack of information about the veterans themselves – their service, their demographic, their history, and their current and emerging health issues. Hence our request for funding to assess the value of an audit and, if appropriate, define its objectives, terms of reference, key deliverables, timelines and cost.

UNOPAA has also made submissions to the Productivity Commission Inquiry and to the Senate Committee inquiring into the Australian Veterans’ Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019. Both have identified the narrow focus taken, both by the Inquiry and in the Bill, to look only at the needs of military veterans. We have asked the question – what about us?

OUR ISSUES This paper identifies matters of concern to us which ought to be addressed at a political level, initially through policy and then (if appropriate) funding or legislative change. Each has been given a separate heading: • Unlawful Wearing of Australian Honours Section 80B of the Defence Act 1903 makes it an offence for a person to falsely represent themselves as a person on whom a service decoration has been conferred, or to wear a service decoration when not entitled to do so.

Exemptions are provided for the family members of a decorated person and for decorations worn in theatre, film, TV productions and the like.

No such offence exists under the Australian Honours System. This was highlighted in 2017 when Mr Barry Urban, the Member for Darling Ranges in the Western Australia Parliament and a former WA and British police officer, was found to be wearing a Police Overseas Service Medal (POSM) to which he was not entitled.

Mr Urban’s actions were referred to the WA Parliament Privileges and Procedures Committee, and he resigned in 2018 just ahead of a recommendation that he be expelled from parliament. His wearing of the medal caused

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considerable disquiet among our members and within the community at large. It was then discovered that, unlike the military, his actions were not unlawful. Anyone could wear an Australian honour with impunity.

UNOPAA is seeking legislative change to address this anomaly. Awards under the Australian Honours System (AK, AC, AO, AM, OAM, APM, POSM, etc) and the Australian Bravery Awards (CV, SC, BM, etc), are made to recognize service, sacrifice and bravery. No one should be permitted to wear these honours when not entitled to do so.

• VEA Amendments Military personnel who have served overseas are covered by three Commonwealth Acts – the Veterans Entitlement Act 1986), the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA), and the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988. All are administered by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) or the Department of Defence.

Reflecting this, the focus of DVA has been on the Defence Forces. Our members with DVA pensions or Gold or White Cards have reported positively on their experiences with the department, however a number of legislative improvements ought to be considered to bring police peacekeepers in line with the military: • First, the scope of Schedule 3 should be extended to all police peacekeeping missions overseas.

It is anomalous that the earlier contingents are covered, yet the later ones are not – South Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan are examples.

The failure to make good the Government’s commitment in 2007 that Australian police with eligible overseas service would be compensated under new arrangements comparable to the provisions of the MRCA was discussed in Chapter 27 of the Review of Military Compensation Arrangements in 2011. In the absence of such action, further Ministerial determinations under Schedule 3 of the VEA would be a useful interim step.

• Second, the distinction which does not appear to consider peacekeeping service as similar to

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active, operational or hazardous service ought to be removed.

Australian police have served in some theatres of operation at the same time as Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, yet have not been regarded as being at the same risk. Active service medals have been awarded to military personnel for serving in “warlike operations” in Somalia in 1993-95, Cambodia in 1992-93, and East Timor from 1999-2003. Australian police were there, working in the community at the same time, yet have not been recognised to the same extent.

Thus ADF personnel have benefits that Australian police peacekeepers do not.

• Third, while Section 85 (4B) of the VEA extends the entitlement to treatment, whether service related or not, to veterans aged 70 years or over, the qualifying service required is limited only to members of the Defence Forces.

We question why, and again seek equity.

Australian police have “been in the thick of it”, for example during the Turkish occupation of Cyprus in 1964, the violence and unrest leading up to and following the ballot for independence in East Timor in 1999, and evacuation of civilians from Lebanon during the Israel-Lebanon Crisis in 2006. And in Somalia, Cambodia, East Timor, Sudan, Haiti, and in other places as well.

Any changes to the VEA require an expertise in the Act that we do not possess. However, we do seek a commitment that our proposals will be looked at, and consultation will occur.

• Inclusion in the Veterans’ Covenant DVA have acknowledged that their discussions on the Veterans Covenant now before Federal Parliament did not include any organisations representing non-Defence personnel. Consequently, the proposed legislation only relates to members of the Defence Forces and their families.

UNOPAA has made representations that peacekeeping forces be included. Given the apparent urgency in reporting on the Bill, this did not occur. The Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee did not take evidence about it and recommended that the Bill be passed without amendment.

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The definition of “veteran” used in the Bill, in our view, is restrictive and not consistent with other legislation. The service of police peacekeepers should be acknowledged, not ignored. Extension of the veterans’ covenant to include them should be addressed when the outcome of the election is known.

• Peacekeeper’s Health Audit While our request for DVA funding has been limited to the conduct of a feasibility study into the need for a health audit, its followon effect may be the conduct of an audit itself. Our inquiries indicate this could require significant funding, akin to the type of amounts being spent by DVA and Defence on activities such as the recently commissioned University of Queensland study on the “Self-reported health of ADF personnel after the use of antimalarial drugs on deployment.” We don’t know the cost of that study but its scope and approach would be similar.

An audit, in our view, is essential. Sadly many of our members, particularly from the earlier contingents, have now passed on and the health and well-being of others needs close monitoring.

Victoria Police, for example, sent 118 members to Cyprus from 1964 to 1976 (12 years). 55 are now deceased.

What We Would Like This paper details the matters we would like addressed ahead of the 2019 Federal Election. All in our view are reasonable and seek, in summary: • legislative change to outlaw the wearing of Australian Honours when not entitled to do so; and • a commitment to further discuss our other proposals when the outcome of the election is known.

A response would be appreciated. We undertake to distribute and publicise it before our members vote.

Prepared by: Peter McDonald APM Chief Superintendent (Retired) National Secretary/Treasurer United Nations & Overseas Policing Association of Australia Inc. (UNOPAA) email: vp14970@gmail.com Distributed: 27 March 2019 Responses received prior to the Federal election will be published on the UNOPAA website: www.unopaa.org

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United Nations and Overseas Policing Association of Australia (SA branch) Newsletter April 2019 SAPOL ANZAC MEMORIAL SERVICE SAPOL has advised that their ANZAC Memorial Service will be held at the Academy on Sunday, 14th April, 2019, at 10.30 am. All attendees need to be seated by 10.25 am.

Our President will lay a tribute.

2019 ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE There are of course many Dawn Services held throughout the State and the Country. Our Association will be represented by Garry Casey at the Adelaide service on North Terrace.

MEDAL MOUNTING Pav (Paul) Economou, one of our committee members, who served with distinction in East Timor and the Solomon Islands, has purchased the business “Medals Mementos and More” from the Cocks family.

He has offered members of UNOPAA a 20% discount, and a discount of 10% to the extended family of members.

In addition, for orders over $200 in total value he will donate$20 to the Association funds.

2019 ANZAC DAY MARCH Details of form up points and timings were in the last Newsletter. If you are unsure of any details please contact me.

Pav can be contacted by phone on 0405 672 714, Email: medalsmementosandmore@gmail.com facebook: Medals Mementos & More (Findon) or website: www.medalsmementos.com

AFTER MARCH ACTIVITIES IN ADELAIDE ON ANZAC DAY After a controversial announcement that the traditional gathering at the Torrens Parade Ground would not occur, there has been urgent action taken by Veterans SA and others and whilst the details are not clear, there will be an activity on the Parade Ground so that attendees can meet up with mates, socialize and then if desired make their own arrangements to move on elsewhere, as has always occurred.

NATIONAL RE-UNION IN CALOUNDRA, IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR. John and Julie Walker sent out their latest Newsletter/update #4 on 19th March, so if anyone who is interested has not received it, please let me know.

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Geoff Parker Secretary 29th March, 2019

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Australian War Memorial More Space to allow AWM to tell new stories The Australian War Memorial is starting work to enable it to better tell contemporary stories of the men and women of Australia’s defence services.

Since 1941, the Memorial’s galleries have told the stories of those who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice in war, war-like operations, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, but they are at capacity.

Just a fraction of the Memorial’s collection can be displayed and while the crowded galleries tell stories of service from the Boer War, the two World Wars, Korea and Vietnam, its ability to capture the stories of Australian efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Solomon Islands and East Timor is constrained.

A major redevelopment of the Memorial’s galleries and precinct will significantly increase exhibition and public program space to ensure visitors are able to access information about servicemen and Women’s work in recent theatres and in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.

Redeveloping the galleries and precinct will significantly increase exhibition and public program space to better display the stories of current and recent conflicts, operations, peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.

The redevelopment will enable today’s returning young service people to better explain their service and sacrifice now, instead of waiting years to do it.

The redevelopment will provide a new temporary exhibition area, improved visitor orientation, wayfinding and amenities, new education facilities and areas for respite and reflection, space for veterans’ organisations and electronic displays showing defence activity today as well as the nation’s many memorials and cenotaphs.

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Government announces Popular Consultation and INTERFET Anniversary Organising Committee

Office of the Spokesperson

On 30th August 2019, Timor-Leste commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the Popular Consultation. On this day 20 years ago, the Timorese people exercised their right to self-determination and voted overwhelmingly for independence.

This moment fulfilled the long-held dreams of the people of Timor-Leste to achieve sovereignty over their future.

20th September marks the anniversary of the deployment of the International Force East Timor or INTERFET, the peacemaking taskforce that came to Timor-Leste to address the humanitarian and security crisis from 1999– 2000. INTERFET, which was led by Australia, involved 21 countries who made an important contribution at a critical time in the history of Timor-Leste.

The Government of Timor-Leste has announced the Organising Committee for the Anniversaries – an inter-ministerial team, tasked with managing and coordinating all aspects of the anniversary events.

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The Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak issued Dispatch no: 04/PM/II/2019 of 18th February, in which Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, leader of the Timorese Resistance and first elected President and former Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, was appointed President of the Organising Committee.

As such, the Organising Committee has started its work on the preparations for the anniversary.

Government spokesperson Minister Agio Pereira said the 20-year anniversary is an occasion to reflect on the birth of our sovereign nation and the first two decades of our development.

Led by Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, the Organising Committee will develop a comprehensive program that includes official ceremonies, exhibitions, commemorations, sporting competitions and concerts.

To honour this historic occasion, the government is calling on anyone who may have photographs, documents, artworks or artifacts relating to this period in their personal collections. An exhibition is being developed of memorabilia from this period, drawn not only from within Timor-Leste but all over the world.

All items are to be taken to the Organising Committee Secretariat at the Maritime Boundary Office at the Palácio do Governo, where a copy or scan of original photographs can be taken for inclusion in the exhibition.

For more information about this initiative, please contact Felismina Carvalho dos Reis on +670 7742 5544 or Domingos Guterres on +670 7705 5344 or email: info@gfm.tl

Vale It is with regret that we advise of the passing of the following:

WILLIAM HENRY (BILL) BENNETT QPM

GWENDOLINE (GWEN) CREIGHTON

A Commonwealth Police member of the 14th Contingent to Cyprus (1977-78). Bill passed away following an illness on 14 December 2018, aged (we believe) 94 years. Bill was a Senior Superintendent and took over as Contingent Commander of the 14th when the incumbent commander returned to Australia due to a family tragedy. May he rest in peace.

The widow of John Creighton, a Victoria Police member of the 5th Australian Police Contingent to Cyprus (1968-69).

FRANK JOSEPH VLASICH AFP2472. who passed away on Sunday 17 March 2019 aged 60 years.

Mr Vlasich joined the Commonwealth Police on 22 May 1979 and transitioned to the Australian Federal Police on 19 October 1979. Mr Vlasich commenced his career at Sydney Airport where he performed a number of operational roles. In 1983 he completed a one-year posting to the UN contingent Cyprus. Upon his return, he resumed duties at Sydney Airport in May 1983, and then took a secondment to the National Crime Authority.

Returning in 1988 to the Easton Region Technical Unit where Mr Vlasich was promoted to Sergeant of Police Technical Unit Eastern Region. In 1997 Mr Vlasich was seconded to NSW Police Integrity Commission from 10 February 1997. Mr Vlasich resigned from the Australian Federal Police on the 30 December 1998.

WILLIAM (BILL) RILEY

Gwen passed away after a short illness on 23 February 2019, aged 93 years. Her funeral was held in Lang Lang, Victoria, on 1 March 2019.

Advice of her death was received from her daughter, Joan Walters.

WARRICK ROSS ARBLASTER (Retd) AFP12108. Mr Arblaster passed away on 10 January 2019 aged 61 years.

Mr Arblaster joined the AFP on 12 May 2003.

Mr Arblaster was employed as Psychologist and worked with the International Deployment Group (IDG) and its overseas missions, and the Employee Assistance & Psychological Group.

Whilst with IDG, Mr Arblaster worked in Papua New Guinea, Nauru and Solomon Islands and provided psychological support on Operation Alliance and Operation Carlisle. Mr Arblaster accepted a voluntary redundancy from the Australian Federal Police on 15 June 2012.

DIANE BURKE

A Commonwealth Police member of the 7th Contingent to Cyprus (1970-71).

The widow of Terry Burke - a Victoria Police member of the 2nd Contingent to Cyprus (1965-66) who died in 2008.

We’ve been advised by his daughter that Bill passed away approximately 4 years ago, when living in Engadine NSW. He was 93 years old and his death was due to natural causes.

Diane was a strong supporter of UNOPAA and its activities and regularly attended our functions.

She passed away suddenly on 6 February when visiting her daughter in Perth.

The UNOPAA National Executive, our National Committee and all members of UNOPAA, express our sympathy to families and friends of the above.

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UNOPAA REUNION/CONFERENCE/AGM CALOUNDRA 20 - 24 OCTOBER 2019 REGISTRATION FORM Please use block letters when completing this form.

Surname or Family name Given name/s

Title/Rank

Private address (No. & street) Suburb or Town Phone: Home: ( )

State Mobile

Postcode

Email

Accompanied by: Surname or Family name/s Given name/s

Title/Rank

Preferred badge name Telephone (home or mobile) Guest/s: Surname or Family name/s Given name/s Preferred badge name/s Special requests: Dietary/mobility/other REGISTRATION FEE: The registration fee is $295.00 per person.

(This covers all activities listed in the official program, including return coach transport from Oaks Oasis Resort to the various events. It does not, however, cover your beverages on the canal/river cruises on Tuesday 22/10/2019, while a “Bar Tab� will operate at the Welcome Dinner on Monday 21/10/2019.)

EVENT ATTENDANCE: Please insert the number of people attending.

Sunday 20.10. 2019. 12-4pm. Registration desk open, “Oasis Room”, Oaks Oasis Resort Sunday 20.10.2019. 5-9pm. - Optional extra - Ricks Garage Restaurant and Bar, Palmwoods. NOTE: * If you intend partaking of this afternoon/evening visit to Ricks Garage free return bus transport will be provided from Oaks Oasis Resort, but you will be responsible for meeting the cost of your meals and drinks.

Monday 21.10.2019. 10am-4pm. Registration desk open, “Oasis Room”, Oaks Oasis Resort.

Monday 21.10.2019. 7-10pm. Welcome Dinner at Oaks Oasis Resort.

Tuesday 22.10.2019. 12.30pm-2.30pm. Mooloolaba Canals barbeque/seafood cruise.

OR Tuesday 22.10.2019 – 12.30pm-2.30pm. Maroochy River seafood cruise.

Wednesday 23.10.2019. 11am-1pm. Mayoral Reception.

Wednesday 23.10.2019. 2pm-4pm. UNOPAA AGM, “St George Room”, Oaks Oasis Resort Thursday 24.10.2019. 9.30am-11.30am. United Nations Day. Street March and Church Service followed by morning tea at Our Lady of the Rosemary Catholic Church, Caloundra.

Thursday 24.10.2019. 7pm-11pm. Formal Dinner, Power Boat Club, Caloundra.

United Nations or Overseas Policing Service.

Location/Mission

Period

Contingent No

Location/Mission

Period

Contingent No

Location/Mission

Period

Contingent No

Are you a currently serving police officer? (please tick)

Yes

No

If YES to above, please nominate current police organization ACCOMMODATION: Venue name Check in date

Check out date

In the event of any unforeseen emergency, please nominate a person we can contact on your behalf, if desired.

PAYMENT: Registration covers all events

Number attending

Cost per person

Sub-total

$295.00

$

Merchandise cost as per separate UNOPAA Order Form.

$

TOTAL PAYABLE $ * Please combine payment for your registration and merchandise order (if applicable) into one total payable amount and make your payment as follows: PAYMENT METHOD: FOR INTERNET BANKING DEPOSIT/TRANSFER: Bank: QBANK BSB: 704 052 Account number: 434081 Account name: UNOPAA Q’ld Branch Reference: Your surname and initials OR:

By CHEQUE: Please make Cheque payable to UNOPAA Q’ld Branch.

Total payment of $

by (tick)

Electronic Funds Transfer

cheque

On completion of this Registration Form and Merchandise Order Form (if applicable) please return to UNOPAA Q’ld Branch as follows: Electronically: whiskeywalker41@gmail.com OR By post (including Cheque) to: John Walker, “Island Quays”, 7/51 Grand Parade, Parrearra, Q 4575. * Any queries please contact us as follows: John (Whiskey) Walker at the above email or postal address by mobile 0474 157 982 or home phone (07) 5437 6587; OR Julie Walker at: qmkooljool@hotmail.com mobile 0412 789 957 or landline (07)5437 6587

UNOPAA REUNION CALOUNDRA 20-24.10.2019 MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM DESCRIPTION Mens & Ladies Polo shirts.

100% Breathable Polyester Single Jersey Knit, snap resistant fabric, 165gsm.

Embroidered UNOPAA logo pocket. * Ladies no pocket Colours: Maroon/White OR Royal/White Please circle your preferred colour option and nominate your size and quantity.

Sizes: Mens: S - 3XL, 5XL (Measurements ½ Chest cm) S (52), M (55), L (58), XL (62), 2XL (65), 3XL (71), 5XL (79) Ladies: 8 – 24 (Measurements ½ Chest cm) 8 (48), 10 (50), 12 (52.5), 14 (54.5), 16 (57), 18 (60), 20 (63), 22 (66), 24 (68) Madrid Style String Straw Hat with royal hat band and white print.

UNOPAA logo on Band Colour: White/Royal Sizes: L/XL(61cm) or S/M(58cm) Signature Cap Heavy Brushed Cotton Cap with velcro closure. UNOPAA/reunion branded front and back.

Size: One size fits most Colours: Maroon/White/Grey OR Royal/White/Navy (Please circle colour and nominate quantity) Stubby Cooler Sublimated stubby cooler, 5mm neoprene, glued and sewn seam UNOPAA logo branded. *Stubby Coolers pictured are not the final design

COST

QUANTITY

SIZE

$38.00

$28.00

$16.00

$7.00

TOTAL $...............................................

Date

PERSONAL DETAILS

SUBTOTAL

First Name

No/Street

Last Name

City/Suburb

Email

State

Mobile/ Phone

Phone

UNOPAA Qld Branch: BSB: 704 052. Account number: 434081

Post/Zip Code

NOTE: • All orders need to be placed before the 31 August 2019.

• All orders to be paid at time of registration.

• All orders to be collected at registration desk in “Oasis Room” Oaks Oasis Resort when registering.

• Please add the two totals (registration and merchandise) when paying for your registration.

• If by Electronic Funds Transfer: QBANK: BSB 704-052: Account number 434081: Account name: UNOPAA Q’LD Branch (please use your name and initials as reference) or • If by Cheque, please make payable to UNOPAA Q’ld Branch.

• If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact John or Julie Walker.

UNITED NATIONS & OVERSEAS POLICING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (UNOPAA)

Membership Renewal or Application Your annual UNOPAA membership subscription is $20.00.

Please complete this form and return with your subscription to address at the bottom of this form.

Surname or Family Name Given Name/s Preferred Name Private Address (No. & Street) (Suburb or Town) (State)

(Postcode)

Spouse/Partner’s Name Phone (Home or Mobile)

(Business)

Email Address Current or former Police Organisation (please tick)

AFP

VIC

SA

TAS

NSW

QLD

WA

NT

Currently serving

Service Status

Other

(specify below)

Former or retired

Associate

United Nations or Overseas Policing Service UN Mission/Country of Policing Service (eg: UNFICYP-Cyprus, UNMIT/TLPDP-Timor Leste, RAMSI, Afghanistan, etc)

Year/s

Contingent Number/s

Military Service (eg: RAAF, Corps, Regiment, Wing, Ship etc)

Membership Fees

for Serving Members, Former or Retired,

$20.00 or Associate Cheque

Payment Type

Do you require a receipt?

Year/s

Yes

No

Money Order

Signature

EFTPOS - Account Name: UNOPAA BSB: 815-000 Account No: 229831

Direct debit (form attached)

All payments MUST be made in Australian Dollars. Make cheques payable to UNOPAA. Do NOT send cash.

Please send this Application Form and remittance to: UNOPAA c/- Peter McDonald, National Secretary 83 Prospect Drive, East Keilor, VIC, 3033 Phone: (03) 9337 4736 Mobile: 0418 131 352 Email: secretary@unopaa.org

Official Use Only

Membership updated on: By:

UNITED NATIONS & OVERSEAS POLICING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA UNOPAA (Inc. NSW) ABN: 83 146 901 797

MERCHANDISE

COST

Blue UNOPAA Tie

$20.00

Custom UNOPAA Tie Bar

$20.00

QUANTITY

SUBTOTAL

Printed UNOPAA Tie UNOPAA Cufflink

$20.00

UNOPAA Lapel Pins

$10.00

Challenge (UNOPAA/ANF) coins

$25.00 Custom UNOPAA Tie Bar

DELIVERY DETAILS

PAYMENT OPTIONS

Please note – GST, postage and handling included

TOTAL $............................

CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER Send cheque or money order in mail, payable to “UNOPAA”, and this form completed with your order to PO Box 7099, KARABAR NSW 2620 DIRECT CREDIT - INTERNET TRANSFER Account: UNOPAA Merchandise S2 BSB: 815000 Account: 100343942 Reference: <your last name> and ‘MRCHDS’ in the reference field Then e-mail details of the transaction including your reference number and a copy of this completed form to heldale.cooper@gmail.com Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Rank)

No/Street

First Name

City/Suburb

Last Name

State

Email

Country

Mobile

Phone

Post/Zip Code

The United Nations & Overseas Police Association of Australia (UNOPAA) will accept returned products/merchandise where: • The product is faulty, or not fit for purpose, or the product does not match the sample or description.

Proof of purchase (UNOPAA merchandise receipt) must be provided in order to: • Obtain a refund (by cheque) will be provided or re-issue alike article.

UNOPAA Cufflinks

UNOPAA Lapel Pins

IMPORTANT NOTES The UNOPAA will take the utmost care in packaging; however, we will not accept any responsibility for goods damaged in transit.

The UNOPAA will not accept returns where the product or merchandise is ordered specifically for an individual (eg Montage, clothing, etc) All queries for return of merchandise must be received within 30 days from date of purchase and directed to the UNOPAA Merchandise officer @heldale.cooper@gmail.com. Item returns will be at the discretion of the APPVA Merchandise Officer provided the above criterion is met in the first instance. Please choose carefully as UNOPAA cannot accept returns due to a change of mind.

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