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stroke restored more than half the cuts made in Army manpower in 1974-and probably restored its operational capacity entirely.

Armed forces Chiefs of Staff, led by Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Neil Cameron, threatened Mulley with mass resignations if the cuts were not restored.

The state apparatus has successfully removed its forces from the orbit in which Labour politicians are permitted to look for spending cuts.

While the massacre of the health service and other social services continueswhile the whole weight of Labour Party and TUC leadership is to be used to keep down wages, the forces ie are to be allowed to grow unfettered.

Out of the extra 4,000, only 950 have been specifically allocated, and 650 of those will go to the Rhine for "special employment"

Three areas The remainder is vaguely allotted to the Rhine and 'Army support'.

There are three areas where the troops will be directly the forces of the Rhine will be increased in obedience to the demands of NATO defence chiefs. Secondly one extra infantry battalion-and probably more-will be released for duty in Northern Ireland where there are already 13,500 in the army of occupation.

Thirdly the troops will be used to make an increasing show of force on the unexplained operations as the sudden and unannounced arrival at Heathrow of tanks, armed soldiers and the rest of the paraphanalia of repression.

On the agenda The bourgeoisie are convinced that major struggles involving threats to the "security' of their state are on the agenda in Britain.

The increase in defence forces represents no qualitative change in the Labour Defence chief Cameron Despite the violent attacks in the Express and Mail the editorial received