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infantry ‘battalions the defence department Ras had te select for United Nations duty in Cyprus the unit which perferms the changing ,0n Parliament Hill. a big sum- > Mer tourist attractcon sere. Officials disclosed Freday thaf the 2nd Battalion, Canadian | Guards will join the UN forre yin €vprus in September- after its Parliament Hi the UN mandate, as expected, ts

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Iniaatry Battalions Are Short In Canada

By DAVE McINTOSH Usually, a battahon has te OTTAWA ‘CP; — The Canma- serve im a UN standby and train . dian Army is so hard-pressed for ing rele in Canada before it is

sent overseas on peace-keeping service The official explanation for the

selection of” the 2nd Guards, . of the guard cer eMmoak/ winic

h Ras not had such standby service, is that Canadian units have —Zained so much experi- ence in Cyprus in the last 13 months that it is so tonzger ue- cessary to restrict Cyprus ser- Vice to the standby battalion

ye major Canadian unit now inc in Cyprus—it went there

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