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Remembering the arrival of Australian and Dutch troops in Timor 80 years ago this week.
REMEMBERING WWII IN EAST TIMOR – 80 YEARS ON
THE OCCUPATION OF DILI BY THE NO. 2 AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY AND THE DUTCH CONTINGENT – PART 2 — December 16-20, 1941
Paul Hasluck prepared a succinct and authoritative summary of the events leading up to the joint decision made by the Australian, British and Dutch governments to proceed with the occupation of Dili in neutral Portuguese Timor in mid-December 1941.
Hasluck’s summary of the Allied decision-making process and concomitant diplomatic negotiations with Portugal regarding this initiative is complemented by Lionel Wigmore’s brief narrative of the actual events.
Both Hasluck’s and Wigmore’s contributions were prepared for the official history ‘Australia in the War of 1939-1945’.
To read the full story, go to:
This post supplements an earlier contribution commemorating the 75th anniversary of this event from a more personal viewpoint; see: