SOUTHERN MALAYA: BRITISH ARMY TRAIN SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFICERS IN JUNGLE WARFARE TACTICS.

Record ID: 230321

  • Title: SOUTHERN MALAYA: BRITISH ARMY TRAIN SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFICERS IN JUNGLE WARFARE TACTICS.
  • Date: 28th April 1965
  • Summary: 1. MV TRAINEES MARCH TO NEARBY JUNGLE. 0.07 2. CU SIGN "JUNGLE WARFARE SCHOOL". 0.09 3. MV VIETNAMESE AND BRITISH OFFICERS 0.12 4. CU BRITISH OFFICER 0.14 5. MV PAN TRAINEES PACK KITS BEFORE GOING INTO ACTION 0.21 6. CU TWO VIETNAMESE TRAINEES. 0.23 7. MV ON RIGHT TWO BRITISH OFFICERS 0.25 8. SV TRAINEES. 0.31 9. MV TRAINEE CLEARS JUNGLE PATH. 0.35 10. LV TRAINEES PATROL RUBBER PLANTATION (4 SHOTS) 0.50 11. MLV TRAINEES HALT ON HEARING APPROACHING "VIETCONG" (2 SHOTS). 0.57 12. LV APPROACHING "VIETCONG" 1.02 13. CU TRAINEES IN AMBUSH POSITION READY TO ATTACK VIETCONG (2 SHOTS). 1.10 14. LV VIETCONG APPROACH AMBUSH POSITION. 1.12 15. MV PAN TRAINEES IN AMBUSH POSITION 1.16 16. CU "VIET CONG" 1.18 17. LV TRAINEES PEEPS OUT OF BUSH. 1.20 18. MLV ATTACK - VIETCONG FALL DEAD (2 SHOTS). 1.29 Initials DS/VS/JF/JM DS/VS/JF/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th May 1965 13:00
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  • Location: JOHORE, SOUTHERN MALAYA
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Reuters ID: LVA4J5B2AGZQ903BHLHQHKR2C751
  • Story Text: ALTHOUGH BRITAIN HAS NO PART IN THE WAR IN SOUTH VIETNAM, IT IS PASSING ON THE EXPERIENCE GAINED BY THE BRITISH ARMY IN JUNGLE WARFARE TO OFFICERS OF SOUTH VIETNAM'S LAND FORCES. UP TO THE PRESENT TIME AN ESTIMATED 800 SOUTH VIETNAMESE OFFICERS HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE BRITISH ARMY'S JUNGLE WARFARE SCHOOL AT KOTA TINGGI, IN THE MALAYAN STATE OF JOHORE.

    THE SCHOOL COVERS A WIDE AREA OF JUNGLE, RUBBER PLANTATIONS AND WATERWAYS WHICH CAN BE USED TO DUPLICATE ANY BATTLE SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM. GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL RETURN AS INSTRUCTORS OR TO COMBAT DUTY WHERE THEY APPLY THEIR GAINED NEWLY KNOWLEDGE. THE TACTICS WERE DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY BY THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL ORDE WINGATE'S CHINDITS IN BURMA AND LATER REFINED IN MALAYA CYPRUS.

    TWO BRITISH OFFICERS OF THE GURKHA BRIGADE ARE IN CHARGE OF TRAINING AND HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN SERGEANT AND OTHER N.C.O'S AS INSTRUCTORS.

    CLIMAX TO THE COURSE IS THE CARRYING OUT OF AN AMBUSH. SOME OF THE STUDENTS ACT THE PARTS OF THE ENEMY - IN THIS CASE VIET CONG REGULARS AND IRREGULARS. THE ESSENCE IS REALISM AND EVEN THE 'ENEMY' ARE DRESSED IN THE RESPECTIVE UNIFORMS OF THE VIET CONG; BLACK PYJAMA SUITS FOR THE IRREGULARS AND STEEL HELMETS AND UNIFORMS FOR THE REGULAR TROOPS. BLANK AMMUNITION AND FIREWORKS ADD THE FINAL TOUCH TO THE EXERCISE.
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