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NOVEMBER, 1963

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INC REASED REBEL ACTIVITY HF. new Federation oi Malaysia. uniting Malaya. Singapore and the territories of Sarawak and Sabah (North Borneo) was proclaimed in September. I963. but with it came no relaxation in the "conl'rontatiiin" by Indonesia towards Malaysia. but an intensification —and with this an increase in the rebel activity in Sarawak. October s:m- ll.,\l.S. Albion (Capt. long Jawi. the direction in which the (Kill!) .\l;iiiden. .\l.V.().. l).S.('. and rebel band were suspected to be headliar. RN.) coittiitniitg her vital role in ing. As :i result within it few hours the the lioritco uperatioits. with her tWo_ ‘(iurkhas pounced as the rebels slid sqtt.idi'oits zltc Wcsse\ helicopters it! ,into the trap [8 of the hand were 345 Sqinidroit and the Wltirlssittds oil killed and 0ih_L‘f\' ifllllfL'\l~-_‘il1h"~'£tl|i-'_nIl) 1 8-Sb Squadron still based ashore iit E tlte (iurltltas iiicrcascil this to 38. lite} Borneo and engaged in intensive ll) iitg operation was pttlllltlllj.‘ one of the I rttost siiceessftil yet carried ottt by operations trout dawit to dusk. At tlte beginning of October. oncpl ‘the security forces and certaiiilv oitc ‘ the most spectacttlttr. Ffttlll Albion the largest guerrilla haitds ever to titliltrati: across the litdottesian border |oll the coast to Long iawi near the InllIl;l\.'l\I.‘Ll tlte Laittpong at Long lawi ;£l('Illi:sl'.ltl border was a distance of 250 iii the Third l)i\-ision of Sai‘a\vak —thc miles much of which was completely

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The amount of food. stores. ammunition. oil fuel. etc.. required by ll..\l. ships at sea is coIossiil—Arlt Royal's oil fuel capacity is sortie 5.500 tons‘. and this huge amount does not last very long when steaiuins: over the vast distances in the Far East. .-\Il ll..\l. ships are norntully supplied with the neecssztry stores and fuel by I-tityal Fleet Auxiliaries while under way and it big fleet of tankers and other supply ships is kept at Singapore for carrying out this‘ task in the Far East. Here. in a recent exercise. the carrier ILMS. Ark Royal and the frigate H..\I.S. Salisbury are about to replenish simultaneously while under way from the R.l-IA. Retainer in the South China Sea. Retainer. displaces approximately H.000 tons. Ark Royal (53.3-10 tons. lull load) has a complement of well over 2.000 with lroitt-ltrie squadrons embarked. The aircraft direction frigate Salisbury. (1.350 tons. full load) has at compleincnt of just over 200

division in which an 845 Squad- itnchartcd hilly juitgle terrain. roit detachment :tt.'lllI.'\'t!d outstanding A S'I'i\RTI.lNG INCIDENT success itt roiiitding-up a rebel hand in September. .\t the tiitte oi the Long With the increase in rebel activity. ocean bed uaittg lIIld¢I'\\'IIICI' explosions Jami att.'tcl>. ll..\l..‘i. r\ll‘|ltlll was in l the Wltirlwiitds of 846 Squadron split and nicasuring tile echo pattern from ilruitei ilav diseittbarkiitg R..‘\.l-I up into two detaelitttents one detachthe bottom. This work will be carried Wltirlniittl .\l;irk X ltclicoptcrs to’ iticnt being based at Sintaitggang. ini lll"..\' they left Portsntouth for the .-\llI:ll’Cll(‘ on October H. the ship's out in company with the Royal l .ihii.in to enable the 3-15 Sqiiadroit dc- the Second Division of Sarawak. and 11 l Researclt Ship Shackleton. tacltiitciit tlteie lu he tran~.t'crred to the other remaining at Kiiching in the l company of the Royal Naval ice-patrol ship. II..\I.S. Protector (Capt. .\l. S. (lllivitttt. .\I.B.l'I.. I).S.('.. R.N.l. hope to find some of the sunshine they DANG!-IROL='S SURVEY Sarawak tltc ittaiii trouble spot and First Division. } at home this summer. They will arrive during the Antarctic summer A Royal Naval survey party. led join up with 8-“: Squzidroit and the One of the more startling lllClt.ld:nl!'i line and for weather that ski and of the many operational missions carare hoping some so reinaiitder of 845 Squadron. they can sunny play by l.ieut.-("dr. J. B. Dixon. R.N.. will hours. travel south in the ship and will be Within -35 minutes of the news of ried oiit by the squadron occurred late deck hockey during oil-duty oil it will he the l’rotector's ninth sea- landed to carry on the detailed survey But they can also expect some the attack being received on hoard. lone afternoon when the Simanggtiitg ll..\l.S. .-\ll‘Iiott with the \Vi:ssi:x of 845 detachiitent were completing deploy- the vtorld's worst ssetttltcr on the; son in Antarctica. She has undergone a of the dangerous coastal waters at embarked were steaittiitg at high speed ment oi troops of the lst/l0thGurkbas. passage south from the Falkland refit and a large storing prograntinc at Graham Land. The Protector's two helicopters will to Sarawali. At first light the Wessex A “cut-otl" patrol had been placed in lsl'.iitds'—:tnd a lot of hard work when; Portsinouth and is ready for it sevenon board were llowit oil to Sibu from the jungle close to the Indonesiait they arrive in Antarctic waters. which, ittottth period away from normal shore play an important role in a ioint British Antarctic Survey and Royal where they hopped to Song and then to border where it was believed a rebel about half of the 250 otlieers and: t':icilitie.s. Beluga. joining up with the Wessex band was catitped. Because of the ratings on board will be seeing for the ll..\l.S. Protector's work includes Naval investigation of the South the continuation of Lt survey of the Sandwich Island arc in I964. helicopters already iii the Third Divi- rough terrain the only method of get- tirst time. sion and nlticlt had been rushed to the ting the troopz into position was by scene of the attack roping them down on to a pinnaclebottom of. the_ engine and so; Whilst in hill. the hover airthe typc hooked up the ziircratt. This prevented RI-IIlEl.S IN TR.-\P craft being tlown by the senior pilot the ltelicopter from rolling iitto ;t 500-‘I ltt1itteili;itel\. iiitils'_of the lstflnd sutiered a s'everi: power loss and sank foot vertical drop. l;tlritlll;llt:l‘y' zi (iuiklta Rillcs were I-tted trout llelagzt [to the ground where. as it happened. second helicopter ‘-\‘.Is at hand and by i soiitlt-cast of by sheer luck a tree stump iaiiiiiicd into practising his own particttl.ir vcrsiong into Clll'i\ll poo of the Indian rope trick tttc senior 1 7?.‘ pilot was able to climb up into the -11 .i_. cabin and return to base. Since thel :iceii.lcnt occurred late iii the no recovery cottld be ellectcd that day and ti (iurkha patrol was lifted iit lot _eu;ird the ttircraft. The next day a ntaiittenancc crew. was tlown in and began stripping the; aircraft of as much gear as “as l’l0~i~‘ sible so as to lighten it stitlicictttly it to be lifted out by ;i llclved-ere heli-. l comer of the Royal Air l-orcc. (in thc' l fotlosviitg ittoritiitg all that required to be lifted oil was the rotor head. which

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