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warning time. The staus quo would also preclude any increase
in Indirect Military Measures in the Third World (para 19),
an increased contribution to the CENTO exercise programme
(para 20) and imply acceptance of a situation where only one
majo» Priority Two Commitment could be mounted with out
withdrewing teeth arm units from NATO. This option is therefore
not considered further.
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60. It is considered that the effect on NATO of most Priority
Two Commitments might be reduced by the provision of additional
resources. Earler sections of this paper identify infantry
battalions and transport aircraft as the key elements required
to permit the UK to undertake the additional commitments which
it is considered are likely to arise in the medium term.
61. Infantry Battalions.
The Army are normally able to provide
two Battalions (one of them the Spearhead Battalion) from UKLF
for an emergency overseas deployment (para 48). Additional require-
ments, or a deployment for more than a few weeks would result in
cumulative implications for NATO. Were an additional two infantry
battalions available to UKLF, sufficient flexibility would be
created to permit a six month Priority Two Commitment, or two
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