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6. The study should establish a baseline by setting out current policy, the threats to the UK's OOA interests, and the military contingency plans to counter the threats. It should then identify future developments and project potential UK military tasks, determine the broad UK military capabilities, overseas facilities and assistance required to fulfil these
tasks and further establish how these capabilities can be met by UK forces whose primary role will continue to be within
NATO.
7.
In accordance with the COS directive (") the study should
consider "the co-ordination, command and control of SRF and OOA forces;" in this context the SRF Study (12) should be taken
into account.
8. The study should also take into account relevant Concepts and Sub-Concepts and other studies when forming conceptual options for UK OOA operations; particularly those Sub-Concepts in which the investment priorities relate to equipment with clear OOA potential eg. Amphibious Warfare (13).
9. The study should consider how best to meet both the
expected and unexpected threats outside the NATO area and
particularly the likely impact of a proliferation of NBC capabilities and the implications of major technological
advances amongst the emergent nations. The use of civil
assets to mount and sustain 00A operations should also be
addressed.
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10. You are to present a draft paper in accordance with current staffing procedures, with a view to achieving its
CDS 11/86 00A Concept
SRF Study (Def Pol ongoing)
13CDS 10/85 Sub-Concept for Amphibious Operations
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