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training and advisory teams overseas. Such activities would
provide a base for profitable expansion, particularly in view of the increasing sophistication of the Soviet approach to the developing countries. Of these activities, the training in the UK of potentially senior members of Third World regimes
seem likely to offer the most cost-effective long-term return, particularly when considered against the possible costs of
armed intervention. Where training is given in connection
with the export of British equipment, there may be scope for
expanding the part played by UK industry.
30. The Utility of Forces. Operational units may be deployed
to good effect for the promotion of stability in a wide variety of rôles. For instance, naval units may maintain an independent national presence at sea unhampered by restrictions of sovereignty, assist in the maintenance of normal patterns of trade by such means as mine-clearance, and
hold amphibious forces in an area available for use but
uncommitted. Well-equipped forces on the ground will remain a
visible earnest of support for a threatened friend, while
airborne units will provide a means of swift reaction to a
sudden impending emergency. The ability to concentrate force rapidly to arrive before a situation is beyond recovery, either to reinforce an existing British presence or to establish one, gives air force units a potentially important rôle to play in crisis management. Judicious programmes of combined training and exercises in areas where the UK has
security responsibilities or undertakings can also help to promote stability, while elements of all services may also
contribute to minimising the destabilizing effects of natural
disasters.
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