Summary

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III

COMBAT FORCES, DEPLOYMENT, OPERATIONS

AND EXERCISES

PART I

COMBAT FORCES AND DEPLOYMENT

1.

The Combat Forces consist of:

a. The Nuclear Strategic Force.

b.

Royal Navy General Purpose Combat Forces.

C. European Theatre Ground Forces.

a{ ð Õ

d.

Other Army Combat Forces.

e.

Royal Air Force General Purpose Forces.

2. The costs and the Service and civilian manpower strengths of

these forces are shown at Annex

A table showing the

3. An illustrative outline deployment of the Combat Forces early

in 1975 is given in the map at Annex

strength of the Fleet is at Annex

major teeth-arm units of the Army.

Annex gives details of

Annex provides details of

the Royal Air Force front-line squadrons.

4. This Chapter gives details of the programmes of new equipments

whose main development has been completed. Equipments whose

development is not as far advanced are dealt with in Chapter VII.

THE NUCLEAR STRATEGIC FORCE

5. The Polaris submarines Resolution, Repulse, Renown, and Revenge

provide a continuous patrol as the United Kingdom's contribution to

the Alliance's strategic deterrent.

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