TRAINING PLANS FOR J-FORCE
. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) KURE, Feb. 11* The British Commonwealth occupa* . tion force in Japan will be no mere “spit and polish” formation, designed, solely to impress the Japanese. Although a high standard of parade ground efficiency will have been established before the arrival of the. forces here, senior officers say that the training programmes will include field instruction, as the force may quite conceivably be called on to take up a more active role than garrison duties. Although the Japanese at present could not be more docile and co-oper-'. ative, the possibility is envisaged that the return of personnel from the theoretically unbeaten Japanese armies in China and Manchuria, plus- the unique (for Japan) opportunities of political expression, may be conducive to “inj , cidents.” It is expected the personnel of the occupation force will welcome the opportunity for field trainirig, as any accent on “bull ring” drill would rapidly become monotonous.
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Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24799, 13 February 1946, Page 8
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