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IN CONFIDENCE AND EMBARGOED UNTIL SPEECH DELIVERED.
FINAL SECTION OF 5.
WE ARE ALSO INVOLVED, WITH OUR BELGIAN, DUTCH AND GERMAN COLLEAGUES, IN THE NATO MULTINATIONAL DIVISION (CENTRAL), A HIGHLY MOBILE DIVISION TO WHICH THE UK CONTRIBUTES 24TH AIRMOBILE BRIGADE, FORMING UP OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS. THIS IS THE KIND OF MULTINATIONAL FORMATION WHICH MIGHT BE HIGHLY RELEVANT TO WEU PURPOSES WHERE NOT REQUIRED BY NATO (WHICH WOULD, OF COURSE, HAVE TO AGREE TO ITS RELEASE FOR THAT PURPOSE).
MARITIME FORCES ARE AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND ARE LIKELY TO FEATURE HIGH ON ANY WEU SHOPPING LIST.
AT THE LOWER END OF THE SPECTRUM THEY CAN ENFORCE AN EMBARGO, CARRY