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Lorans envisage troops airlifted from

the ch

as wel

elements dready present in the area.

our forces are deployed throughout the

world. We have continuing obligations to

defend our remaining dependent

territories."

2. The most visible form of our Out of Areag

(00A) commitment are the garrisons we maintain in

Belize, the Falklands, Gibraltar and Hong Kong.

Gurkha Battalion is based in Brunei, at the

request of the Sultan. These and other interests

are supported by ships of the Royal Navy

principally the West Indies Guardship, the Hong

Kong Patrol Craft, HMS Endurance (Antarctica) and

the Armilla Patrol (Gulf). Our obligations under

the Five Power Defence Arrangements (South East

Asia) are fulfilled by all three Services.

3.

Contingency plans are maintained to deploy

forces to assist those dependent territories

A

without garrisons, chiefly in the Caribbean area. Thase L

Suremary

4. This introductory sereoning of our 00A

commitments and capabilities would not be complete

without a reference to the part played by the

regular programme of exercises, deployments and training, military assitance overseas and our

contribution to international peacekeeping

eg UNFICYP and MFO Sinai.

COMMITMENTS

5. Details of our main Out of Area commitments

and deployments, together with an indication of

A proposed changes, are contained in the Annex, to

this paper.

Annex

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