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Estimated No

of Refugees

Package

Code

Estimated Airlift Required (Hercules equivalent sorties)

Up to 500

WHISKY

9

Up to 1000

X-RAY

12

Up to 2000

YANKEE

19

Up to 5000

ZULU

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LOCAL RESOURCES

85. Responsibility for Provision of Local Resources. HM Representative in the country concerned is requested where possible to make available to incoming Service units the local resources they require, particularly road transport and ground fuel. Transport is likely to be required for the following purposes:

86.

a. To enable the Operational Commander's Representative (OCR) (see paras 105c(1) and 107c(1)) or the Force Commander (see paragraph 104b(2)) to visit HM Representative.

b. To take the Army communication detachment to the British Embassy/High Commission so that communications can be maintained with the

A Land Rover or vehicle of similar size would be suitable

port/airfields.

for this purpose.

C.

d.

To provide mobility for forces at the evacuation airfield.

To assist in the movement of evacuees' baggage on the airfield.

To assist No 1 Air Evac Sqn in the movement of evacuee patients on the airfield.

e.

f. To provide mobility for a PR Team.

Local Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction. It is desirable that there should be a waiver of local criminal and civil jurisdiction in respect of matters resulting from the performance of official duty during the evacuation. In many countries jurisdiction arrangements already exist which would be adequate for the purpose (eg in NATO countries and some Commonwealth countries). arrangements do not exist, an attempt should be made to obtain an undertaking from the Government concerned, and a request to do so will be transmitted from the FCO to HM Representative if the occasion arises. This will be without prejudice to HM Government's decision as to whether or not the evacuation should proceed.

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