LARGE NAVAL EXERCISE
Commonwealth
Training
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)
SINGAPORE. January 20.
The biggest of the annual Commonwealth naval exercises yet to be held in the Far East is to begin on February 1 over an area from Karachi to Singapore and lasting to February 29, the Royal Navy announced here today. Known as J.E.T. (Joint Exercises and Training), 1960. it will be the tenth successive such exercise and involve 50 warships with floating support representing seven Commonwealth countries—Australia. Ceylon, India. Malaya. New Zealand. Pakistan and the United Kingdom. The Navy announcement said aircraft from the Indian Fleet Air Arm, Indian Air Force, Pakistan Air Force. Royal Ceylon Air Force. Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm would also take part.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29108, 21 January 1960, Page 16
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