AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD VISITS TROOPS AS THEY PREPARE TO LEAVE FOR EAST TIMOR.

Record ID: 983721

  • Title: AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIAN PM JOHN HOWARD VISITS TROOPS AS THEY PREPARE TO LEAVE FOR EAST TIMOR.
  • Date: 19th September 1999
  • Summary: TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 19, 1999) (POOL) 1. LV/LV/PAN: WIDE OF TROOPS (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. GV/PAN: AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD GETTING OFF THE PLANE 0.23 3. GV/PAN: HOWARD WALKING ACROSS TARMAC 0.30 4. MCU/PAN: VARIOUS OF HOWARD INSPECTING TROOPS (3 SHOTS) 0.53 TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 19, 1999) (TEN NETWORK - NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA) 5. GV/PAN: HOWARD WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE 0.58 6. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOWARD SAYING "Well, I'm not going to put a particular time on it, and we all hope that the operation can be accomplished quickly and smoothly, but it could be longer and more protracted, it's impossible to put a particular time on it. But it could take some time, you got to remember that the aim is ultimately, the multinational force will be replaced by a United Nations peacekeeping force, which is called a Blue-helmet operation. But I'm not going to try to put an exact time, and I think it's quite impossible for anyone to do that. ASKED IF HE EXPECTED TO GET THE SUPPORT OF INDONESIAN FORCES REPLIES. "I think it's impossible for me to answer that question, I think it's awful for me to try to do this. We are positive about the conditions, we are optimistic that there will be sensible cooperation between the Indonesian forces and the coalition forces, the multinational peacekeeping force, but equally until the deployment actually takes place, until there is the opportunity of experiencing what is on the ground, it is unhelpful for a nonmilitary person such as myself to try and speculate." 2.21 DARWIN, AUSTRALIA (SEPTEMBER 19, 1999) (REUTERS) 7. GV/MV: AUSTRALIAN MILITARY JEEPS AND EQUIPMENT BEING LOADED ONTO TROOP CARRIER JERVIS BAY (9 SHOTS) 3.01 8. GV//MV: VARIOUS OF FRENCH TROOPS ARRIVING AT DARWIN AIRPORT (8 SHOTS) 3.45 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: TOWNSVILLE AND DARWIN, AUSTRALIA
  • Country: Australia
  • Reuters ID: LVA215Q9SVPWAOY7GL1WYJZT9V74
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