"ملف 28/75 سياسة دفاع للخليج" [و‎‎١‎١‎٢] (٢٥٢/٢٢٣)

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"a. In oach of the Approciatiorifl throe 0O’?rc ?s are
miiE^ertod for reinforce ante In caoe of an enerFency
of the tyre cont ^ ri'it, y 1 ,
(a) Lan^linr oart,ieo fron escort vjRaelB.
(h) HeinforconentB of aircraft or amoured cars
from ’Iraq*
(o) Amy reinforce? enta from India.
the object in each cnee ia the defence o'* the territory concerned
ar^lnot tribal attadfro and sabotage* It in evident that an
erergenoy o^ thin bind ntrht arlee m the Britinh Onrdr® as
a ^holo W- at peace or at ^ar* thmirh the latter contingency
In probably the most lib sly. The availability of reinforcements
must therefore be considered in both nets of oirouMPtanoee.
Peace*
4 # m peacetime it in probable that landlnr parties could
be made available fron the ercort veasels* and it would be
reasonable to co!mt on this when oonsiBering neamiree for the
projection o^ British property* Plrailarly* there is little doubt
that a^niatance ^m\XA be forthcoming from oyal Air Force sources
in * t ra ?• It io f however, meet unlikely that any Amy reinforce*-
ments could be rent fron India. The number of unite, forming
part of the Amy in India, which is available for "’se overseas
is limited* ^rthemore, these units are earmarked for certain
definite rol es in wartime* As they must at all tines be ready to
proceed in case of sudden emergency. It is unlikely that the
f overrr ent of India would consent to any of them being despatched
on a mission which would affect their Immediate availability for
their war role* Ho re*'lance should therefore be Placed on rein
forcements ^or the erslan rulf from India In peacetime*
ZMjl
5^ Tn war-tine it ir very unlikely timt any reinforce r ents
would be available to meet the danger of tribal attache and
sabotage* In the event serious trouble in the Persian Oulf,
arrang ements wight hav * to be made by his Majesty’s Cfovemant
f»or the despatch of forces to deal with it* These ammgajraanta
^uld hsve to be mde In the light of the circumstances existing
at the time, and no mention of any such reinforo runts should
appear In the local defence echoes*
~in irarziT
g # Tlie overseas Defence Comittec recomend that the
various proposals contained in these Appreciations or the raising
of local forces should be accepted, and that the Regular Adjutant
and permanent K*C* 0 # Staff Instructor proposed -^or Bahrein should
be provided* Subject to the concurrence of the Oovemnent of India,
the Gomittee suggest that these two raeribers of the Pernonant Staff
should be provided fro® the Indian Army*