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Volume #19 - 54.

CHAPTER II

KOREAN CONFLICT

PART 3

SECURITY FORCES

54.

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Extract from Cabinet Conclusions

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 [Ottawa], September 24th, 1953

KOREA; (. . .) CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION TO SECURITY FORCES

18. The Minister of National Defence reported that, at the United Kingdom's suggestion, consideration had been given to the size and organization of Commonwealth forces which would be needed in Korea when risk of renewal of hostilities had declined. On the basis that the present Commonwealth Division would be reduced to an integrated brigade group, it had been suggested that the composition might be as follows:

(a) United Kingdom - One Infantry Battalion
- One Field Artillery Regiment
- One Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
(b) Canada - One Infantry Battalion
(c) Australia - One Infantry Battalion
(d) New Zealand - One Transport Company
(e) India - One Field Ambulance

Insofar as naval forces were concerned, the following has been suggested:

(a) United Kingdom - One destroyer or frigate
(b) Canada - One destroyer or frigate
(c) Australia - One destroyer or frigate
(d) New Zealand - One frigate

If a Canadian contribution to the Korean Security Forces was approved on the suggested scale, the air transport required to service Canadian forces in Korea would be reduced accordingly.

An explanatory note had been circulated.

(Minister's memorandum, Sept. 23, 1953 -- Cab. Doc. 215-53). ?

. . .

20. The Cabinet,-

(a) agreed that other Commonwealth nations participating in the United Nations action in Korea be informed that Canada would be prepared to agree to contribute one infantry battalion and one destroyer or frigate to the Commonwealth Security Forces that would be needed in Korea when the risk of renewal of hostilities had declined;

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