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Old 11-27-2008, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
Alternatively, if the troops did withdraw as scheduled, then perhaps they might move to Singapore to provide additional security at the invitation of the Singapore Government, or even to Australia, where they might find themselves stranded and would then assist the Australian Army in repelling the Indonesians? There's even the chance of going to the Portuguese Colony at Macau, which wasnt scheduled for handover until 1999 or - possibly the simplest solution - reinforce the UK Middle East Field Force.

Any thoughts anyone?
Australian and British troops performed very well together in Malaya in the 1950s and 1960s and I think would therefore quite likely operate very effectively together against the Indonesians.
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