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UP-TO-DATE ARMY:5 COMPLETE REORGANISATION OF TERRITORIALS
London, To-day.
Complete reorganisation of the Territorial Army was announced by the Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, yesterday.
In Mr. Hore Belisha's words, the "changes will pro- duce an up-to-date army capable of reinforc- ing the regulars by units or formations." The Territorials will have both light and heavy machine-gun battalions, while the artillery will have eight guns instead of four in batteries.
one mobile division will be
New units to be provided include and eight tank regiments and anti-tank created. battalions.
now
Horse regiments will be retained that 30 as reserve cavalry many of the regular cavalry units have been mechanised.
LESSONS OF MOBILISATION
of
50,000 MOBILISED According to the Haldane Plan of 1914, there were 14 Territorial Divisions. Now there are to be 18
anti-. in all, of which five will be aircraft divisions.
Referring to the calling-up
Mr. Hore-Belisha also reported Mr in his broadcast that during the Territorial officers and men, Hore-Belisha said that when men mobilisation measures more than and men of the not by profession military are as- 50,000 officers sembled with such suddenness, and Territorial Army had been called ready for service when arrangements previously un-in, and were
into within a very few hours. tried are with rapidity put
The War Minister expressed his effect, it would be anticipated that defects in the machinery would be special thanks to these volunteers and announced that the permanent revealed.
would this
In the matter of personnel, anti-aircraft service few defects were disclosed. In year consist of 46,000 and next the matter of equipment, as the year of 69,000 men.-Trans-Ocean. country knows, much remains to
be done.
It must be realised that a pro- gramme of ambitious proportions. is progressive and not instantaneous in fulfilment.
To-day's anti-aircraft units were double those of a year ago. By next year they will be almost again.
REGULAR FOOTING
doubled
COST OF MOBILISATION
Paris, To-day.
The aggregate sum spent by the European peoples in the last few weeks in preparing for mobilisa- tion must have been about 50 mil- Territorial liards of French francs, states an changes, the Minister said: "This estimate published by the "Paris [Army must, with modifications ap-Soir.”
Announcing
the
propriate to its peculiar character,
Moreover, note circulation in six
be given the same content and be leading European countries in-
1
on the same footing as the Regu-creased by 53 milliards of French lar Army.
francs, and in Europe as a whole "Nominally organised in divi-by about 60 milliards of francs.~~~ sions, it is deficient in many up-to-Trans-Ocean. date units which the regular army has. These shortcomings must be made good."
he
BRITISH LEGION
Mr. Hore-Belisha declared: would announce in a few days a
new scheme for the wider training MEMBERS LEAVE
of Territorial Army officers, in peace in order to qualify them for Staff appointments in the event of war.-Reuter.
MOTORCYCLE BATTALIONS
London, To-day.
A delegation of three members of the British Legion, charged with the task of making necessary pre- parations for the arrival of 1,250 · legionaries in areas to be plebiscit- London, To-day. Mr. Hore Belisha's speech wasted, left here by air for. Prague yes- broadcast last night, and concerned terday morning.
The delegation left although, the latest rearmament measures
according to latest information taken in the British Army.
to be available, it is not certain whether The Territorial Army is given new units: light cavalry, and plebiscites will take place and tank brigades, anti-tank regiments, therefore whether the British le- light anti-aircraft, regiments, and gionaries will be required. tank battaliona.
The delegation is headed by Co- Moreover, for the first time lonel. Sir Alfred Mowatt, who is as- motorcycle battalions, which the sisted by the secretary of the Bri- British Army has not hitherto tish Legion, Mr. Griffin, and by possessed, are to be created. Mr. Byford, representing the Bri-
tish War Office Trans Ocean, Infantry, brigades of the Terri torial Army will, like the Regular Army, also consist of three batc tallone instead of four, By there means nine complete regular divi- sions, three motorised divís
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