Support For Heath
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LONDON, Aug. 19.
The proposal by the leader of the Conservative Opposition (Mr Edward Heath) to restore a Commonwealth military force in Singapore has been welcomed by the Liberal newspaper, the “Observer.”
The newspaper says: “The proposal has the merit of neither being very grandiose nor of hankering to restore a British imperial role east of Suez.”
Speaking In Canberra, Mr Heath had said that Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore should combine to raise a joint force in Singapore to maintain a Commonwealth military presence in the area. The “Observer” says it is a pity Mr Heath did not go a step further and propose Britain support for a primarily Asian peace-keeping system based on Singapore.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31763, 21 August 1968, Page 6
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