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No. 164, 14th YEAR, FEBRUARY, 1968
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Commenting on recent defence cuts, Admiral Sir Vary! Begg First Sea Lord said that the effect of devaluation had been to act as a catalyst on the decisions contained in the July White Paper. . . The full implications of unobtrusive and flexible exer these cuts will take some ese of maritime power. months to work out, but the ROLE broad effect of the decision to He said the first of-these roles withdraw from Malaysia, Singa was unaffected by the recent de pore, and the Persian Gulf by while there would- l the end of 1971 will be to bring 9° increased emphasis on the forward to 1972/73 the reducN.A.T.O. role. lions previously planned for As regards the. third role, de1975/76." ployment of forces outside the Admiral -Begg explained that NA.T.O. area and our C9.P this would pose two inainj,rob" biiity to conduct operations lems for the Nav': overseas would e more limited - -'Firstly, the rundown of naval . a manpower which had been "But for those," the Admiral planned to t place bv 1975/ 76 had now to be achieved three said. 'who gloomily think that service in the Navy of the to four years earlier, future will be confined to the Secondly, the carrier force Would now have to be phased waters around the U.IC,! Would Out after our withdraw,1 from - re,rplnd them that the our overseas bases at. the end --area ex-tnds from the Bri4sn -:- Isles 2,000 miles eastward jfltQ of 1971. -the Mediterranean, and OOj) - miles westward in the Atlantic, THREE CLEAR TASKS and stretches from the Equator h role f h k - to the NQrth Pole. Navy, Admiral Bega - .-. r:cale is includes a great many that the July White Paper had Continued on page 14. defined three clear tasks: a. To with the provide, Polaris force, Britain's contribution to the strategic nuclear deterrent of the West. b. To continue to play a leading part in the maritime shield forces of N.A.T.O. c. To perform, for as far ahead as can be foreseen, a valuable peace-keeping function outside Europe by the
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Fleet Air Arm wings and a cigarette box were pre sented to world flier Miss Sheila Scott by the Flat, Officer Naval Air Command (Vice-Admiral Donald Gibson) at a dinner held in the wardroom at R.N. air station, Yeovilton. The presentation was to record the admiration for the flying exploits of Miss Scott, ,. who becomes the F A A s only lady honorary pilot. ilIllllllllllllllllllllllllhlIlllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllIllJ .
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STATEMENT. ON THE RUNDOWN N.A.T.O. role no need to begin getting fussed give athe false - impression. now, and officers and men many will not be affected at all." for a couple of years. There is
NATURAL WASTAGE Admiral Twis explained that the nmdowñ 'originally planned for 1976 Would have to be telescopeI to 197i, "This means that redundancy will a little ine'vitably be heavier, but not I judge a very, marked increase over what was forecast last July, because adjustment of entry and natural wastage by normal retirement will still take care of the greater part of our reduction in numbees. "When the extent of redundancy has been worked out, we shall inform the Fleet and call for volunteers who would like to put their names forward to leave the Service. "We shall lean over backwards to ensure that they will have time to come back to the U.K., draw breath, and prepare themselves for civilian life. RESETTLEMENT
"Special effort is going into the resettlement organisation, i i and it will be well geared to meet the additional load." Admiral Twiss did not anticipate any acute accommodation , ' difficulties resulting from the bringing back of families from the Far East. Building of ' married quarters was going ahead at speed, and was expected to at least keep abreast .with the present ratio of demand and availability. If necessary the rundown of naval hirings could be reversed, but the new building, plus the arrest. In Mauritius 17 people troops ashore, while Cambrian was sent to the - island of have been killed in clashes be- success of the Assisted House Purchase scheme for owner tween Creoles and Muslims, and Rodrigues, 350 miles east of occupation, should take care, of Mauritius. many more have been injured any problems. in disorders which, it is said, Rodrigues was hit by a hurriarose from racial troubles. As for, the travel and advencane at the beginning of ture side of naval life, Admiral Mauritius achieves her indeJanuary, and hungry villagers Ttviss said that talk of Europe broke into stores and "resisted" pendence in March next.
Warships off Mauritius
When racial riots broke out in Port Mauritius, British troops were sent to the island by air from Singapore, and H.M.S. Euryalus and H.M.S. Cambrian were sent to the scene. .Euryalus anchored off the island to provide cover for the
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Although not under-estimating the unprecedented difficulty of the rundown preparalions now facing the Navy, the Second Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Frank Twiss believes it can be tackled in' such a way that redundancy effects will be somewhat less than had been feared. "Within the next few weeks it i's day hope That we can give some details which will reassure the" Fleet that the rocess of 4utjdn will be orderly and With due warning to individuals. There ii going to be no undignifd ithing hut," he told "Navy News There will be no redundancy
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in the Sicilian earthquake comes the reassuring -figàre of a British sailor --;-AIR Hartley-from the Navy ships which gave aid. (See page 22.)
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ç000 PROSPECTS Of 10 Crosses Military awarded in the final list of "Glamorous as is the East," awards for service he said "for the unaccompanied in Aden, one man there are- now fewer good - went to Lieut. Terence Knott, R.M., of 45 Cdo, 'runs ashore' left than. there Royal -Marines. . used to be used . The citation states that N.A.T.O. area embraces Lieut. many ports so delectable to . Knott's troop of 15 Marines had to from men-from a liberty jump helicopter Copenhagen under heavy fire. round into the Mediterranean, Lieut. Knott crept to a cave and across to the east coast of from which a dissident was fir, America and the West Indies. ing, and lobbed a grenade which 'Prospects for young men was immediately thrown back. entering the Navy today as officers or ratings are still good. "Lieut. Knott avoided the For those now in the Navy, the explosion," says the citation, whole of our endeavour will be 'and jumped into the cave to kill the enemy, to keep the prospects as they completely " were promised." regardless of his own safety.
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