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international treaty organisations or on a bilateral basis.
HM Ships have contributed on a major scale to the principal
maritime exercises of the Central Treaty Organisation (CTO)
and South Fast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO), and have trained
whenever possible with the navies of countries visited. The
Royal Marines have taken part in minor exercises in various parts
of the world, including Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, the Falkland Islands,
France, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands,
the Netherland Antilles, Norway, Puerto Pico, Sardinia and Turkey.
Army units have exercised in Australia, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda,
the British Solomon Islands, Brunei, Canada, the Caribbean, Corsica,
Cyprus, Ethiopia, France, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya,
Malawi, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
Royal Air Force aircraft from home and overseas stations practised
regular deployments to the Mediterranean, the Persian Gulf and the
Far East. Within CENTO, aircraft of the NEAF participated in major
air defence and maritime air exercises in the Persian Gulf area.
A Royal Air Force Hercules and a Mountain Rescue Team took part in
the annual CENTO Search and Rescue Exercise, NEJAT, which in 1974
took place in Iran.
n. In 1974, the United Kingdom was the host for
Exercise NISHAN, the annual CFNTO small arms competition. British
Servicemen also took part in security development exercises and
projects sponsored by SEATO.
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