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SUBJ:INITIAL PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT NEW BROOM 11

FOLLOWING PROPOSED FOR SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 1613002

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ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE CONVOY EXERCISE INVOLVING FORCES FROM CANADA 9
UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES WILL BE.HELD IN THE ATLANTIC
BEGINNING APRIL 16TH. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE EXERCISE, DESIGNATED

NEW BROOM 11, WAS MADE TODAY BY ADMIRAL ROBERT L DENNISON, USN,
IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF. THE WESTERN ATLANTIC

COMMAND OF NATO,
Bo VICE ADMIRAL E B TAYLOR, USN, COMMAND.ER OF NATO’S

NORTH AMERICAN ANTISUBMARINE DEFENSE FORC^, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED

BY ADMIRAL DENNISON TO CONDUCT THE EXERCISE. ASSISTING ADMIRAL
TAYLOR WILL BE REAR ADMIRAL C B JONES, USN, COMMANDER OCEAN
SUB-AREA ESCORT GROUP AND REAR ADMIRAL K L DYER, RC COMMANDER

CANADIAN. ATLANTIC SUB=AREA.

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Co NEW BROOM 11 IS DESIGNATED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGH DEGREE OF

READINESS OF NATO’S ATLANTIC CONVOY FORCES: IT IS DESIGNED TO TEST
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LANSEC 018

SHIPPING IN THE ATLANTIC AGAINST “ENEMY® SUBMARINE FORCES.

Do CANADIAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN NEW BROOM 11 WILL INCLUDE

6 DESTROYER ESCORTS, 4 FRIGATES, 8 MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT, 4
AUXILIARY SHIPS. THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL PROVIDE 1 SQUADRON OF
MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT FOR THE EXERCISE. UNITED STATES UNITS

WILL INCLUDE 1 SQUADRON OF ESCORT DESTROYERS, 4 AUXILIARY SHIPS,
A SQUADRON OF PATROL AIRCRAFT AND 1 DESTROYER LEADER
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