United Nations Security Council resolution 1236, adopted unanimously on 7 May 1999, after recalling previous resolutions on

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-west ...

(Timor Leste) including 384 (1975) and

389 Year 389 ( CCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Timasius and Promotus (or, less frequently, year 1142 '' Ab urbe ...

(1976), the Council welcomed an agreement between

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

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on the future of East Timor and a proposed United Nations presence to assist with the

East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum An independence referendum was held in East Timor on 30 August 1999. The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for ...

scheduled for August 1999. The security council noted the sustained efforts of the governments of both Indonesia and Portugal since July 1983 to find an internationally acceptable solution to the question of East Timor. It welcomed progress made at the last round of talks on 5 May 1999 under the auspices of the Secretary-General

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which led to a series of agreements. Agreements between the United Nations and the Governments of Indonesia and Portugal concerning security arrangements for the

referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

were also welcomed. The resolution welcomed the intention of the secretary-general to establish a United Nations presence in East Timor as soon as possible to assist in the implementation of the agreements through conducting the referendum and making police advisers available to the Indonesian police. It stressed the importance of reporting on the outcome of the referendum on autonomy or

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, the responsibility of Indonesia to maintain peace and security in East Timor and ensuring that the United Nations could complete all tasks in the region. The council welcomed the establishment of a trust fund to allow member states to make voluntary contributions to finance the United Nations presence in East Timor. The Secretary-General was requested to report to the council by 24 May 1999 on the implementation of the agreements and to make recommendations on a future United Nations presence; a decision would then be taken by the Security Council.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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