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Record 1 1988-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
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CONT

(In Singapore, ...) A "citizens army" approach was chosen, calling for a cadre of regular officers and NCOs leading national-Service soldiers, plus a pool of trained reservists for call-up if the need arose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

L'"armée de citoyens" est le choix sur lequel s'est portée, en 1965, la petite équipe de fonctionnaires du ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Défense (MID0 qui a été chargée de créer de toutes pièces les forces armées de Singapour.

Spanish

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