Feb-Mar-Apr, May-June-July 1972 - Navy League of Australia

Periscope on Australia
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WAR COLLEGES VISIT
Representatives from the United
States and Korean War Colleges and
the Defence College of Thailand
have visited Australia in recent
months.
The 38 staff and faculty students
from the United States National War
College were led by Rear Admiral
Percival W Jackson.
The U.S National War College was
established in 1946. It is a top-level
inter-service college for senior military
officers and civilian career
officials. The College functions
under the supervision of the
American Joint Chiefs of Staff and is
the senior service school in the field
of politico-military affairs. Other
groups from the College are visiting
countries in the Middle East. Africa
and Latin America. These visits are
an integral part of the college curriculum
and permit first-hand observation
by the students of conditions
in various parts of the world in
preparation for their future duties.
On return to the National War
College, each of the groups report to
the College as a whole on their tour.
The 11-member party from the
Korean National War College arrived
m Australia on 10 May for a four-day
visit, as part of a tour of the Asian
and Pacific region.
The students were senior officers
from the Korean Army and Air Force
and Government agencies and were
led by Brigadier-General Kim Joon.
Director of Instruction
They were given National briefings
on Australian Defence and Foreign
Affairs policy by Government officials
in Canberra and then visited
Army and industrial establishments
in Sydney.
The College was established in
1955. and is the top^evel interservice
college in Korea.
The College is responsible to the
Minister for Defence and is the
In this capacity Mr Jockel will be
Chairman of the National Intelligence
Committee which is responsible
to the Defence Committee for
the production of national intelsenior
school in the field of politicomilitary
affairs.
The 21 representatives from the
National Defence College of Thailand
visited Australia during the
period 15-23 May. and were led by
Major-General Chantrakupt Sirisuth.
They also were briefed on Australian
foreign, defence and trade
policy.
SOLD FOR SCRAP
Two former R.A.N, warships were
towed from Sydney Harbour during
April. The photograph shows the
Japanese tug. in the centre the
former H.M.A.S Quiberon and at
right. H.M.A.S. Tobruk. Both vessels
were bought for scrap by the Fugila
Salvage Company.
ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE
The Royal Navy Oberon-class submarine
H.M.S. Odin will join the First
Australian Submarine Squadron in
November/December. 1972. She will
be manned by a Royal Navy crew and
will remain an R.N. vessel. Her presence
will facilitate R.A.N, submarine
and fleet training and she will
take turns with the R.A.N, s four
Oberon-class submarines in meeting
Australia's commitment to
the ANZUK forces based in Singapore.
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NEW DIRECTOR — JOINT
INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION
Mr G. A. Jockel. C.B.E . who
recently returned from an assignment
in Indonesia as Ambassador,
has been appointed by the Department
of Defence to succeed Mr R w.
Furlonger as Director of the Joint
Intelligence Organisation (J.1.0.) in
Canberra.
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