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    "ocrText": "90\nSECRET\nC. Disposition (July 1949) -Continued.\nArea\nUK Troops\nColonials\nArmies\nDivs\nBrigs*\nRegts**\nBns\nPakistan\n470\nMiscellaneous\n3,540\nTotal\n405,000\n77,000\n1\n3\n47\n57(7)**** 63(25)****\n*\nBritish nomenclature; includes 38 Antiaircraft Brigades in the United Kingdom.\n**\nArmored and Artillery Regiments (British nomenclature).\nIncludes about 4,000 reinforcements enroute to Hong Kong.\nFigures in parentheses refer to Colonial units and are included in total.\nd. Fighting Value.\nin many forms are extended to Dominion\nPresent combat effectiveness of the army is\narmies and to other friendly nations likely to\nlow for a variety of reasons, involving man-\nadd to UK war potential.\npower problems and current employment, but\nAir Force\nits fighting value is potentially high. The\nmajor portion of the Regular Army is engaged\na. Manpower.\nin training conscripts and is not ready for\nWith a planned reduction from a current\noperations. In occupied Germany, where\nstrength of 219,900 to 213,000 by April 1950,\nmost conscripts are trained, only the most lim-\nthe RAF suffers from a dearth of technically\nited operations could be attempted. Elements\nqualified personnel, which is a major concern\nin the Middle East contain a high proportion\nof the UK defense organization. Current\nof Regulars and are almost operational while\nstrength is divided as follows: (1 July 1949)\nthose in the Far East are all Regulars and op-\nRegulars\nerational. Morale is adjudged good under\nConscripts\nWomen\nTotal\n114,200\n90,900\n14,800\n219,900\nprevailing circumstances; leadership remains\nenlightened and resourceful; staff work is ex-\nThe low percentage of male Regulars, the low\ncellent. In case of emergency the army could\nproportion (50 percent) of these Regulars\nreorganize with reasonable speed and effici-\nwith more than three years' service, and the\nency, and draw on an immense pool of battle-\neffort necessary to convert Regulars and to\ntrained veterans.\ntrain conscripts in jet performance and main-\ntenance, denote operational limitations for\ne. Policy.\nwhich no remedy has become apparent. The\nThe army is committed to continental de-\nconscript does not meet manpower require-\nployment in support of Western Union\nments of the RAF; his contribution during\nstrategy, but reservations derive from other\neighteen months of rudimentary training does\nrequirements such as the defense of the\nnot counterbalance the drain on potentially\nMiddle East. It is assuming the initiative in\noperational manpower to administer the pro-\norganizing the diverse elements involved. It\ngrams; whatever aeronautical knowledge he\nlooks to the US for ultimate logistic support\nacquires on active duty can be maintained\nto Western Union defense objectives and is\nonly by participation in active reserve units;\nendeavoring to attain maximum practical\npersons eligible for conscription who possess\nstandardization of equipment. It does not,\nbasic education and skills adaptable to techni-\nhowever, discount the very considerable ca-\ncal progress in eighteen months of RAF train-\npacity of UK industry to supply army needs\ning are in high demand in UK industry.\nand is pursuing extensive independent re-\nStill, 37 percent of total manpower of the RAF\nsearch and development programs in weapons\nis assigned to the Technical Training Com-\nand doctrines. The army foresees no major\nmand where conscripts are trained in techni-\nalteration in the principles of strategic em-\ncal matters and the Regular is required to\nployment of armies but is carefully examin-\nmaster three separate trades. The jet age of\ning wartime experience against the back-\nthe RAF will require major concessions from\nground of envisaged weapons for future tac-\nthe UK economy before its latent effectiveness\ntical application. Cooperation and assistance\nper man can be realized.\nECRET"
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