§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the main strategic purpose of the rapid deployment force which the United Kingdom has agreed to support.
§ Mr. BlakerThe main strategic purpose of the United States rapid deployment force is to deter, and where necessary resist in co-operation with local States, further encroachment by the Soviet Union and its allies and surrogates in strategically important regions of the world outside the NATO area.