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… 6 Canberra, 4 November 1964 Top Secret Submission No. 493–Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy The Cabinet noted the report by the Defence Committee on the strategic basis of Australian defence policy. 1 It subscribes … that a further substantial deterioration in Australia's strategic position has taken place. 2. In discussing the …
… NAA:A5931, CL1030 Canberra, 1 June 1973 Secret Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy–1973 PART 1: … Australia is remote from the principal centres of strategic interest of the major Powers, namely Western Europe … and America give us advantageous arrangements in the strategic and defence field, including important access to …
… and New Zealand that the Australian components in the Strategic Reserve could be used for the defence of Malaya but … (a) Directive for British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve 7 The primary role of the Strategic Reserve is described in paragraphs 9 and 10 of the …
… 5 March 1963 Top Secret Submission No. 552–Australia's Strategic Position 1 Submission No. 560–The Strategic Importance to Australia of New Guinea 2 Submission … the views expressed in Submission No. 552 'Australia's Strategic Position', noted Indonesia's growth as a military …
… NAA:A5882, CO1191 Canberra, 19 May 1971 Secret The Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy–1971 In … the attached Report of the Defence Committee, 'The Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy–1971' is … 3. The Report contains a broad assessment of trends in the strategic environment in which Australia is likely to exist …
… CO1191 Canberra, 8 June 1971 Secret Submission No. 107–The Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy, 1971 The … noted the Report of the Defence Committee entitled 'The Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy–1971 '.Against …
… PART 5 Canberra, 13 February 1963 Top Secret Australia's Strategic Situation 1 You hold a copy of Defence Committee Minute No. 2/63 entitled 'Australia's Strategic Position'. We are informed that this has now been … consideration of the Defence Committee's paper on the Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy on 7th …
… 5 May 1971 Confidential Without Submission–Communist China–Strategic Export Controls The Cabinet took up a discussion of … the view that action to give effect to the relaxation of strategic export controls now agreed upon must be approached … need to publish details of goods remaining subject to strategic controls so that Australian businessmen would know …
… 10 May 1968 NAA: A1838, TS677/3 PART '12' Top Secret Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy 1. The Defence … Committee this morning considered Agendum No. 12/1968, 'Strategic Basis of Australian Defence Policy, 1968' . 1 This … the need of having now a paper setting out the accepted strategic basis, even if it was to be revised soon. The …
… threat to Malaysia was also a threat to the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve military bases in Singapore and Malaya, … and New Zealand forces at present in the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve in rotation with British units? (b) … might like to incorporate units of the Commonwealth Strategic reserve in this plan. (c) Plans to deal with overt …