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Headmark 036A) Seapower 1984 SEAPO Proceedings of the Third National Seminar o tralian Naval Institute AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE 1. The Australian Naval Institute is incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory. The main objects of the Institute are: a. to encourage and promote the advancement of knowledge related to the Navy and the maritime profession, b. to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning subjects related to the Navy and the maritime profession, and c. to publish a journal. 2. The Institute is self supporting and non-profit making. The aim is to encourage discussion, dissemination of information, comment and opinion and the advancement of professional knowledge concerning naval and maritime matters. 3. Membership of the Institute is open to - a. Regular Members - Members of the Permanent Naval Forces of Australia. b. Associate Members -- (1) Members of the Reserve Naval Forces of Australia. (2) Members of the Australian Military Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force both permanent and reserve. (3) Ex-members of the Australian Defence Force, both permanent and reserve components, provided that they have been honourably discharged from that Force. (4) Other persons having and professing a special interest in naval and maritime affairs. c. Honorary Members -- Persons who have made distinguished contributions to the naval or maritime profession or who have rendered distinguished service to the Institute may be elected by the Council to Honorary Membership. 4. Joining fee for Regular and Associate members is $5. Annual subscription for both is $15. 5. Inquiries and application for membership should be directed to: The Secretary, Australian Naval Institute, PO Box 80, CAMPBELL, ACT 2601 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL In order to achieve the stated aims of the Institute, all readers, both members and non-members, are encouraged to submit articles for publication. Preferably, submissions should be typed, double spaced, on A4 paper; the author's name and address must be shown clearly, even if a pseudonym is required for printing purposes; to be eligible for prizes, original articles must be accommpanied by statements that they have been written expressly for the ANI; and short biographies will be welcomed. The Editor reserves the right to reject or amend articles for publication. DISCLAIMER Views expressed are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Department of Defence, the Chief of Naval Staff or the Institute. ISSN 0813-9210 SEAPOWER '84 Proceedings of the Third National Seminar of the Australian Naval Institute Held at University House and the H.C. Coombes Lecture Theatre, AND Canberra, 27-28 April, 1984 The Type 2400 is not only a strike and Engineering in England Replacement weapon - it can also otter forward long- of British Oberons by the Type 2400 range reconnaisance and surveillance provides a guarantee of continued it can pose a hidden and lethal threat support, in all its many aspects, to all as a deterrent and provide a close our customers throughout the life of defensive mode for own-ship protection. these boots. The British Type 2400 diesel-electric Possession of a high-quality submarine patrol class submarine has been fleet will force any potential aggressor to developed to fulfil the above roles as a expend effort of considerably greater replacement for the now ageing Oberons magnitude to mount an effective threat. of the Royal Navy It is designed for long The modern submarine and especially life - well into the 21st Century. the Type 2400 - offers unique cost- Vickers have offered an even more effectiveness in the future defence of powerful variant of the Type 2400 to the Australia. Australian Government, who are currently considering this in relation to future VSEL RAN needs. Vickers Shipbuilding and I najnoonng. I imiled The Type 2400 has a massive punch and Harrow in Fumess, Cumbria, England unrivalled silence in operation and the KH A subsidiary of Biillsh Shipbuilders for further information please contact Mr TE Brmkley first-of-class is now under construction for N R M A House, Northbourne Avenue, Canberra, ACT the Royal Navy by Vickers Shipbuilding GPO Box820 Canberra City Telex 62111 Tel (062)496/83 Apart from attack, the best defence is Type24OO offers facility for both. Page 2 — Seapower '84 CONTENTS Editorial 5 Programme 7 Patron's Address -The Governor-General 9 The Strategic Setting -DrT.B. Millar 13 A Legal and Diplomatic View -Mr R.L.Harry 23 An Indian Ocean Perspective -Vice Admiral M.P. AwatilN (Rtd) 31 A Personal View -MrW.B. Pritchett 43 Community Involvement — Sir Charles Court 51 Industry's View -MrJ.F. Kirk 64 An Economist's View — Professor J.W. Freebairn 75 The Naval View — Vice Admiral D.W. Leach RAN 89 A Decision Maker's View — Right Honorable I.M. Sinclair 101 Open Forum — Mr P. Mirchandani 113 Summing Up — Admiral Sir A. Synnot RAN (Rtd) 129 Closing Remarks — Commodore I.B. James RAN 135 List of Those Attending 136 List of Officials ... 140 Articles or condensations of articles are not to be reprinted or reproduced without the permission of the Institute. Extracts may be quoted for the purposes of research, review or comment provided the source is acknowledged. The Front Cover: 'Stop your ship, I will board you' Credit: Lieutenant Commander Ian Week/ey, RAN Seapower '84 — Page 3 ZZnavies sail. the seven seas with Signaal The familiar Signaal dome on Navy and others in the Pacific in-country facilities providing warships is a symbol of ultimate region, Signaal maintains an Australian Industry Participation weapon control. Signaal, a leader industrial presence in Australia at and on-going support in line with in radar and control systems for the Defence Electronics Facility at government policy. military and civil applications Philips Moorebank plant in N.S.W. around the world, is a member of Signaal and Philips are ideally the Philips international group of placed to service Australia's future ©SIGNAAL companies. defence needs with systems Philips Defence Systems Suppliers to 27 navies meeting the most stringent 15 Blue Street, North Sydney, 2060 including the Royal-Australian operational requirements and Phone(02)9220181 PHILIPS Defence Systems PHILIPS AHEAHN SDS1 Page 4 — Seapower '84 EDITORIAL The contents herein consist, in all but one case, of the transcripts of the proceedings of the third national seminar of the Australian Naval Institute. Minor editorial changes only have been made to those transcripts, in some cases by the authors, but otherwise by the editor; I take this opportunity to thank all speakers — either for their generosity in letting me print as I saw fit, or for taking time to look over their transcripts. I would also like to thank Lawscripts of Melbourne for their friendly cooperation and efficient service. Introductions to some of the speakers, where those introductions were of sufficient length, are included as a biographical aid. With all respect to the speakers concerned, the others were presumably well enough known to the Seminar audience at least — as Commodore Robertson said 'The following speaker needs no introduction from me!' There was not always time for a discussion period at the end of a presentation, but where there was, it has been included (with the exception of the non-transcript). One of the aims of the Australian Naval Institute is to promote discussion on maritime affairs. Those who attended the Seminar but did not get chance to ask a question, and those to whom these papers are new, are invited to continue the discussion in the pages of the Journal of the Australian Naval Institute. All contributions, whether letter or article, will be welcome. Finally, readers are reminded that the Australian Naval Institute expresses no views of its own: the views expressed in the papers are solely those of their authors. G. CUTTS Hon Editor Seapower '84 — Page 5 — Seapower '84 SEAPOWER '84 AUSTRALIA'S MARITIME INTERESTS PROGRAMME Friday, 27th April, 1984 Opening Remarks — Commodore I.B. James, AM, RAN. President, Australian Naval Institute. Patron's Address and — His Excellency The Right Honourable Official Opening Sir Ninian Stephen, AK, GCMG, GCVO.KBE, KStJ Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Force. The Strategic Setting — Dr T.B. Millar, AO. Australian National University. A Legal and Diplomatic — Mr R.L. Harry, AC, CBE. Former Diplomat. View An Indian Ocean Vice Admiral M.P. Awati, PVSM, VrC, Indian Navy (Ret) Perspective Former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command. A Personal View Mr W.B. Pritchett AO, Secretary, Department of Defence, 1979-1984. After Dinner Address Sir Charles Court, AK, KCMG, OBE. Former Premier of Western Australia. Saturday, 28th April, 1984 Industry's View — Mr J.F. Kirk, Chairman and Managing Director, Esso Australia Ltd. An Economist's View — Professor J.W. Freebairn, Chief Economist, Business Council of Australia. The Naval View — Vice Admiral D.W. Leach, AO, CBE, MVO, RAN. Chief of Naval Staff. A Decision Maker's View — The Rt Hon I.M. Sinclair, MP. Opposition Spokesman on Defence. Open Forum — Chairman: Mr P. Mirchandani. Summing Up Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot, KBE, AO, RAN (Ret). Former Chief of Defence Force Staff. Closing Remarks — ANI President. Seapower '84 — Page 7 Two sides of the same coin he year 1884. 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