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EXERCISE FAIRWIND FOUR

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"loEXERCISE FAIRWIND FOUR#A NATO NAVAL AIR EXERCISE#WILL BE H
BETWEEN MAY25 AND JUN12,IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC AREA AND SCANDIN
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AVIAN WATERS UNDER DIRECTION OF JOINT COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF ATLAMIC

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CISES HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANNUAL MOVEMENTS OF UK HOME FLEET® &amp;yol
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5.FIRST PHASE OF EXERCISE WILL BE A WEAPON TRAINING PERIOD IN UK (wol

HOME WATERS FROM MAY25 TO JUNG,SECOND PHASE WILL CONSIST OF TACTICALoJ.fi

EXERCISES IN AIR DEFENCE AND ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE WHILE FORCES
TAKING PART ARE ENROUTE TO SKAGERRAK BETWEEN JUNS=12.

40 APPROXIMATELY 40 SHIPS AND 50 AIRCRAFT WILL PARTICIPATE®

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5. IT IS PROPOSED THAT FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE BE ISSUED AT 1400 HRS '

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MAY22,BY SACLANT,JOINTCINCEASTLANT AND DANISH, NETHERLANDS# NOR
WEGIAN AND UK MINISTRIES OF DEFENCE;"A NATO NAVAL/AIR EXERCISE WILL

BE HELD BETWEEN MAY22 AND JUN 12 IN EASTERN ATLANTIC AREA AND
SCANDINAVIAN WATERS UNDER DIRECTION OF JOINT COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF,

EASTERN ATLANTIC AREA(ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM DAVIS AND AIR MARSHAL

SIR BRYAN REYNOLDS),OBJECT IS TO PROVIDE TACTICAL AND WEAPONTRAINING FOR PARTICIPATING NATIONS IN CO-ORDINATING AIR AND ANTI

SUBMARINE OPERATIONS,NETHERLANDS,NORWEGIAN#DANISH AND UK NAVAL UNITS
AND MARITIME,BOMBER AND TACTICAL AIRCRAFT WILL TAKE PART".

6.SACLANT AND JOINTCINCEASTLANT HAVE REVIEWED THIS EXERCISE FOR

POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT AT PRESENT NO RPT NO
POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS EXIST.HOWEVER,IN VIEW OF BERLIN SITUATION#
SACLANT CONSIDERS THAT COUNCIL SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THESE EXERCISE

PLANS AS THEY NOW STAND. SACLANT HAS POINTED OUT THAT#IF POLITICAL

IMPLICATIONS SHOULD DEVELOP IN CONNECTION WITH SECOND(TACTICAL)
PHASE,THIS PART o f EXERCISE COULD BE CANCELLED AT SHORT NOTICE".

2.WE HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO ADVISE SEC-GEN#IF POSSIBLE BEFORE MAY12,

WHETHER WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO MAKE ON EXERCISE OR PROPOSED PRESS
RELEASEaWE WOULD THEREFORE APPRECIATE RECEIVING ANY COMMENTS YOU
MAY WISH TO FORWARD PRIOR TO ABOVE DATE.

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