Jose Ramos Horta hugs Major-General Peter Cosgrove as East Timor's independence leader Xanana Gusmao (C) and head of the United Nations mission Sergio De Mello (R) look on as they bid farewell to the commanding officer of Interfet (International Force East Timor) before he departed by ship for Australia in Dili, February 23. The Australian led peacekeeping force, which came to the aid of the people of East Timor after violence broke out following last August's vote on independence from Indonesia, handed over control of the territory to the United Nations today.

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