Regimental Histories - Year 1960-1985 - Brockbank - Page 0037
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South Arabia SouthArabia 1961 a 1 mm Iran nnmnn Saudi Arabia Rub 11! KM“ (- Mm quantum om all? um noun 0' Am” South Arabia Primed will: Ihc kind [nurminion of Home Heudquarlm a] The Queen; Royal Irish Husmrr 1. South Arabia. Government and where the range at Wadi Habat was cleared of camels, goats and travellers by the Federal National Guard and the Air Troop. The squadron had an air—portable role and this was practised in the New Year when a reduced squadron was able to carry out an exercise with the Royal Scots Greys in Kenya. The revolution in Yemen led to a rapid increase in inci- dents along the frontier which B Squadron (Major Lewis) was initially responsible for dealing with. The main threat was considered to be at Dhala, 1000 feet up above the Qoriba pass and 70 miles north of Aden. 4 Troop, BSquadron (Lt Mort) 35 |
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