Force Commander Major General Peter Cosgrove arrived here late Sunday after receiving ``first class'' cooperation from the Indonesian authorities during a three-hour visit to the East Timorese capital.

He was briefing Australian defence officials late on Sunday on plans for the final deployment.

While specific timing was not made available, both Cosgrove and Australian Prime Minister John Howard confirmed that troops would go in on Monday.``The deployment will take place tomorrow,'' said Howard on arriving at the Lavarack Barracks in the northeastern Australian town of Townsville.

Up to 2,000 Australian, British and New Zealand forces will leave from Darwin and Townsville as the first part of a force authorised by the United Nations to halt violence by anti-independence militia.

Nine warships which left DarwinSaturday evening are in international waters off East Timor awaiting orders.

Cosgrove said that some 3,200 peacekeeping troops would be on ground within seven days. ``The numbers will climb rapidly until we get to our mature state -- that is around 7,500,'' Cosgrove said.