Resolution 1473 (2003) / adopted by the Security Council at its 4735th meeting, on 4 April 2003

Security Council resolution 1473 (2003) [on downsizing the police and military components of the UN Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)]

Decides that the composition and strength of the police component of UNMISET and the schedule for its downsizing will be adjusted in line with paragraphs 33 and 35 of the special report of the Secretary-General; decides that the schedule for the downsizing of the military component of UNMISET for the period up until Dec. 2003 will be adjusted in line with the letter of 28 Mar. 2003 from the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to the members of the Security Council; and, accordingly, that 2 battalions will be retained within regions adjoining the Tactical Coordination Line during this period, together with associated force elements, including mobility; and that the number of military peacekeepers will reduce to 1,750 more gradually than was foreseen in resolution 1410 (2002); requests the Secretary-General to provide by 20 May 2003 for the approval of the Security Council a detailed military strategy for the revised schedule for the downsizing of the military component of UNMISET; requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council closely and regularly informed of developments on the ground and on implementation of the revised military and police strategies; requests the Government of Timor-Leste to continue to work closely with UNMISET, including in the implementation of the revised police and military strategies.

Adopted unanimously, 4735th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2002-31 July 2003 - S/INF/58 - (SCOR, 58th year).