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1993
Royal College of Defence
Studies, Middle East Tour 1993.
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SUMMARY:
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by Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Dr. Tamer Essawi and a group
from the Royal College of Defence Studies which sends a
team of military planners, srategists and officials from
various countries on an annual tour. The group consisted
of Major General J.S. Chester, Royal Navy; Brigadier M.L.
Wildman, British Army; Commander Gopalachari, Indian
Navy; Brigadier Keating, Australian Army; Mr. K. Masuda,
Japanese Defence Agency; Captain C.S. McHugh, Royal Navy;
Colonel C.H. Patrum, United States Air Force; Colonel J.
Prochyra, Slovak Army; Mrs. J.B. Royle, British Ministry
of Defence; Air Commander C.J. Sharples, Royal Air Force;
Wing Commander M.P. Cocksedge, Royal Air Force. Also in
attendance was His Excellency David Maclellan, British
Consul in Jerusalem. Internal and external security
issues were discussed with the issue of Israeli
settlements being raised as a major obstacle to the
maintenance of law and order in the transitional phase.
The development of political systems and the necessity
for training and education was noted and the possibility
of exchange visits for training Palestinians considered.
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