BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: NEW-ZEALAND UNITED NATIONS (U.N) PEACEKEEPERS BID FAREWELL TO BRITISH IFOR (IMPLEMENTATION FORCE) TROOPS

Record ID: 337729

  • Title: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: NEW-ZEALAND UNITED NATIONS (U.N) PEACEKEEPERS BID FAREWELL TO BRITISH IFOR (IMPLEMENTATION FORCE) TROOPS
  • Date: 22nd December 1995
  • Summary: SANTICI, NEAR VITEZ, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA (DECEMBER 22, 1995) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV BRITISH NATO (NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION) TROOPS WALK INTO BASE 0.05 2. SV/SLV NEW ZEALAND UNITED NATIONS (U.N.) SOLDIER PERFORMING TRADITIONAL CHALLENGE TO NATO TROOPS (4 SHOTS) 0.27 3. GV/SV NEW ZEALAND UNITED NATIONS TROOPS PERFORMING HAKA (TRADITIONAL WAR DANCE CEREMONY) (6 SHOTS) 1.05 4. SLV NATO TROOPS SMILING 1.07 5. GV/SV MORE OF HAKA (4 SHOTS) 1.24 6. MCU NEW ZEALAND U.N. OFFICER MAJOR ANDREW MARTIN SPEAKING (ENGLISH) 2.00 7. SLV MEMBERS OF MEDIA, NEW ZEALAND U.N. SOLDIERS (2 SHOTS) 2.08 SEQ.6: TRANSCRIPT; MARTIN : "MY FEELING ARE TWO FOLD AND BITTER SWEET. ON THE ONE HAND THERE, IS THE NATURAL HAPPINESS OF GOING HOME TO OUR FAMILIES EARLIER THAN WE HAD THOUGHT AND OF COURSE NOW WE ARE GOING TO GET THE SUMMER THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, SADNESS BECAUSE WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF OURSELVES INTO THIS THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND THIS APPOINTMENT ALSO, BECAUSE WE HAD ACHIEVED A LOT AND THERE WAS MORE FOR US TO ACHIEVE. BUT THAT IS IT. OUR GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED THAT IT IS TIME FOR US TO COME HOME AND WE DO SO GLADLY." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
  • Embargoed: 6th January 1996 12:00
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  • Location: NEAR VITEZ, BOSNIA
  • Reuters ID: LVA83K1RADQXBY4OQUUHTT88YXOR
  • Story Text: New Zealand United Nations peacekeepers in Bosnia said farewell to British IFOR (Implementation Force) troops on Friday (December 22) in spectacular style.

    The commanding officer and representatives from the First Battalion of Royal Fusiliers arrived at the New Zealand camp of Santici just outside Vitez for the Maori "Haka", a traditonal wardance performed as a mark of respect between warriors.

    The New Zealanders are going home at the end of the year.

    New Zealand has supplied peacekeepers in Bosnia under the United Nations mandate since March 1994. The third and last contingent arrived last September.

    The New Zealand troops are due to leave on December 28, and will not be replaced.

    A Dutch contingent is expected to be housed in the Santici base.


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