ROYAL UNITED SERVICES INSTITUTE OF INC NEWSLETTER

Promoting National Security and Defence

RUSI of SA Dec 2011/Jan 2012 Issue No. Building 160, Keswick Barracks 436 Keswick, SA 5035 Tel/Fax: +61 (8) 8305 6378 Email: [email protected] PRESIDENTʼS REPORT Office Hours: Monday and Friday 10.00am to 4.00pm As we conclude another worst of circumstances, if their Library also opens on Wednesday parents become casualties of war. ______Remembrance Day, the We often talk about the effects of Patron recent deaths of three military life on families but when you His Excellency, more Australian soldiers in face 600 children and look them in RADM Kevin Scarce AC, CSC, Afghanistan, under the the eye, it makes this notion quite RANR stark. Governor of South Australia m o s t t r e a c h e r o u s o f ______circumstances will, The Minister for Defence Materiel, Council Members 2011/12 n a t u r a l l y , p r o m p t Jason Clare, attended a President: Remembrance Day service with considerable debate about Australian soldiers who are part of BRIG T. Hanna AM ADC whether Australia should Vice Presidents: regional assistance efforts on COL C.Burns CSC continue to commit military Operation ANODE in the Solomon Dr J.Bruni Islands. Mr Clare attended the forces to a country which ceremony as part of a visit to thank Past President: s e e m s i n c a p a b l e o f COL D. Stoba RFD ED (Retd) Australian soldiers and Australian Councillors: managing its own affairs. Federal Police officers for their efforts. Mr Clare was also briefed on Mr M.J.Gorroick the progress of the Regional Dr G.Griffin Whilst there are conflicting reports in Assistance Mission to Solomon MAJ R.Marlin the media about the views of our Islands (RAMSI) by various officials, CAPT M.J.Orchard RFD ED (Retd) troops and their frustrations in including Mr Matthew Anderson, the WGCDR M.Ryan (Retd) dealing with the Afghan National Australian High Commissioner to Army (ANA), in typical fashion, Solomon Islands and Lieutenant soldiers at all levels remain Colonel Campbell Smith, Hon Treasurer: determined to see out their mission Commander, RAMSI Combined Task COL L.Thompson AM RFD ED and perform well. Force. (Retd) Representing: How did you spend Remembrance RAN Day? I spent Remembrance Day at Operation ANODE is the ADF’s CMDR M.Doherty ADC RAN Playford Primary School in the contribution to the Australian-led Army Northern suburbs of . The RAMSI which has assisted the COL M.Burgess school, which has a large number of Solomon Islands Government in RAAF students whose parents are in the maintaining stability, law and justice, WGCDR B.Tonkin , conducted economic governance and improving ______an excellent and very comprehensive the machinery of government since Hon Auditor: program which helped the 600 2003. Rotation 25 of Operation Mrs L.Larkin students gain some understanding of ANODE involves around 115 ADF Chartered Accountant the significance of Remembrance personnel, mostly Reservists from Librarian/Hon Editor Day. ‘Defence students’ were given New South Wales. Early next year a CAPT M.Orchard RFD ED (Retd) key speaking roles. I was particularly contingent from South Australia will ______impressed that the school has a deploy on this mission. Secretary/Public Officer part-time Defence Transition Aide Ms E. Atkinson whose role is to support students as As I pen this report, the President of ______they move from school to school or, if the United States, Barack Obama is The views expressed in this Newsletter are their parents are deployed or, in the in Australia. During his speech at Parliament House, President Obama confirmed the United States’ commitment MALCOLM ORCHARD to the Pacific and the strength of Australia’s relationship. This has materialised in agreement between our respective governments to base around years. His interest in 2,500 personnel in this country, primarily Australia’s military history of in Darwin. This basing will allow US WWI has taken him to the forces to use our training areas in the battlefields of Gallipoli and the Northern Territory and Western Australia . Western Front area of France Some of our East Asian neighbours will and Belgium several times. view this uncomfortably, most notably Indonesia and China. (An uncle of his is buried in Borre cemetery, near Hazebrouck in France, along The Australia-United States relationship is with many of his 10th Battalion indeed special. As was pointed out by AIF mates – he was killed on Greg Sheridan in an article in The 30 June, 1918). Australian recently ‘As America's staunch European allies grapple with economic A retired officer from the Army Armageddon, and beg the US for Reserve, Malcolm has held resources through the International the positions of the President Monetary Fund and perhaps eventually At the meeting of of the RAAPC Association in through the US Federal Reserve, the US SA, the Secretary of the President will visit an ally unique because Council on 17 October Defence Reserves Association it is not asking for any favours. Instead, it 2011, Malcolm in SA and of the 7th Australian contributes resources and solutions.’ Orchard was Division AIF Association SA Branch; he is past president of As Sheridan further commented appointed as a Life the 10th Battalion AIF ’ America's other rich allies, Europe and Member of the RUSI A s s o c i a t i o n a n d w a s Japan, are broke. Australia, on the other of SA for his instrumental in raising three hand, can devote extra resources to the memorials in Adelaide’s IMF. Most of the US's allies - from the exceptional service in pathway of Honour. Persian Gulf to parts of Asia - are in the voluntary capacity constant dialogue about what more the of Librarian and Malcolm holds a Bachelor of US can do to provide for their security. Arts degree and has written As Australia makes its military facilities, Editor of the RUSI-SA book reviews for “The especially in northern Australia, ever more Newsletter over a Gallipolian”, the journal of the available to the US, we are providing the period of many years. Gallipoli Association in the UK. US with greater defence capability in He was the curator of the Asia.’ Army museum at Keswick for Malcolm has been a member many years. of the organisation for over 40 The newly published memoirs of former US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, make the unique nature of the relationship abundantly clear when she said that ‘It was a relief to have an ally like Australia DSTO that was willing to fix problems, not just talk about them’. Defence Science Defence Science Australia is now published on the On a final note it was a pleasure to run the Australia is the internet in an innovative 3D joint event with SAGE International at the flagship publication flip-top format which Naval, Military and Air Force Club on for the Defence enhances the reading Wednesday, 16 November. There was a experience of readers. very good mix of serving officers and non- Science and defence people as well as a few stalwart Technology The most recent version can RUSI members! Major general Craig be viewed at Orme gave a very interesting talk on the Organisation. It is world situation and what it meant for published quarterly www.dsto.defence.gov.au/ ‘skilling’ members of the ADF. As General and features the publications/dsa/ Orme stated, ‘you can have the best tanks in the world but unless you know how to latest DSTO projects use them well they are not much use’! and research.

Tim Hanna President RUSI OF AUSTRALIA Monthly Luncheons Vale

Monday, 5 December 2011 It is with regret that Speaker: Major Paul Graham, DSM The Royal United the recent deaths of Operations Officer, 7th Battalion Services Institute of The Royal Australian Regiment Australia has a long LTGEN Sir Donald Dunstan Topic: Operations in Afghanistan: AC KBE CB What it’s really like. tradition of serving the community by promoting LT Harold Shipp and ************************************** a better understanding of Joan Milne Please note that there will not be a defence and national luncheon meeting in January 2012 security. were announced. ************************************** The President and members of All members are invited to attend our This includes an understanding of Council extend their condolences luncheons. Indeed you are Australian defence strategy, encouraged to invite partners, contemporary and historic conflict, to their families and friends. friends and colleagues to join us developments in military science and, if they like what they see and and technology and all aspects of hear, to nominate them for defence and security as they membership. Please book in relate to Australia now and into the advance. If you are unsure whether future. It has several thousand or not your name is on the booking members in all States and the SIR DONALD DUNSTAN list, please check! ACT and include serving and retired members of the Australian The dress code for the luncheon is Defence Force and other neat casual, taking into interested in defence and national security. consideration weather conditions. LTGEN Sir Donald Dunstan died We usually assemble in peacefully at his home on Building 34A, Keswick Barracks, The National RUSI website Keswick, at approximately 11.30 am contains a wealth of material 15 October 2011 at the age of 88. for drinks and good fellowship. relevant to the individual state He was an Honorary member of Members are asked to be seated by chapters. Much of the material is the RUSI-SA. A State Military 12 noon when our President only available to members, who Funeral was held in his honour at welcomes members and guests and need to log-on to the site. To date, St Peters Cathedral. lunch is served. The cost of the Member Login is available to USI buffet is $25 for members, first time of ACT, RUSI of SA, RUSI of Tas guests and university students and and RUSI of WA. Access to the www.stpeters-cathedral.org.au/ $30 for non-members. We also RUSI home page is at news/funeral-sir-donald-dunstan/ conduct a raffle to help cover expenses. Our caterer has agreed to www.rusi.org.au/states/act/ provide vegetarian meals and index.php?stateid=1 sweets for diabetics, but these must be ordered before midday on the For those members who have not Thursday before the lunch. previously logged on, details of how to acquire Login details can For those who do not have time to find them on this page. You will enjoy lunch, but wish to hear the need to provide your e-mail lecture, chairs are provided around address, family name and post the perimeter of the hall. Please be code to be issued with a seated before 12.55 pm. The password. address is of about 30 to 35 minutes duration with 15 minutes for questions, after which coffee or tea is available. We aim to complete the The site contains details of what is program by 2.00 pm. on at each State branch, transcripts of a range of talks that Cancellations must be advised to have been given and individual the RUSI-SA Office by midday of newsletters that have been the Friday before the lunch. produced. Subsequent cancellations will attract a fee of $25. THE CHINESE ECONOMY

On Monday, 7 November, Media reports of China's There is an urban workforce as 2011, Professor Ying Zhu economic strength mask the well as rural migrant workers. addressed the RUSI-SA many challenges the country They are different and have luncheon on the subject faces. Prof. Zhu presented his different benefits for different lecture from a historical citizens, so society is divided. of The Chinese perspective and reminded the Economy - Its audience that the crucial thing is The government is facing Transformation and to be able to read the mind of the increasing demand for political Chinese leadership and elites. reform, but it is more likely to Future Opportunity. adopt a political system along the Generally speaking, on a lines of developing 'rule of law' superficial level, China's transition and 'civil society' first before has been successful, because allowing full democracy. China still maintains very high economic growth, can feed a Professor Zhu’s talk on The population of 1.3 billion people Chinese Economy - its and has a reasonable income transformation and future increase, when the income of opportunity traced the other countries has decreased. transformation of the Chinese China has maintained that economy by examining the links momentum well, so generally between economic development speaking China should take credit and labour market issues, for that success. analysing its development in the light of China's history and However, there are lots of imagining its future. tensions, problems and ongoing dilemmas. There are key Professor Zhu highlighted some Professor Zhu is the newly challenges such as disparities; general concerns regarding appointed Director of the Centre society has become less equal as regional strategic security such as for Asian Business at the the gap grows between rich and the potential conflict in South University of South Australia. poor, and there are growing gulfs China Sea and possible way of Prior to this, he was Director of between rural and urban handling such regional conflict in the Masters of Human Resource communities, the eastern coast a peaceful way. Management at the University of region and the inland and western Melbourne. Professor Zhu is a regions. graduate of Peking University and worked as an economist in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone before completing his PhD in 1992. He has held visiting positions at the University of Cambridge, the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation and has authored more than 80 publications.

A summary of his presentation follows: China may have the world's second largest economy, but how it copes with the challenges ahead is key to its continuing The above figure shows the China Gross Domestic Product in $US prosperity. and the Purchasing Power Price taken from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, July 2011. See www.stats.gov.cn/english/for more details. BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RUSI OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The United Service F – establish a Museum for invited to be Patron of the objects of interest in connection Institute. Our present Patron is Institution was founded with the progress of Military and his Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin b y t h e D u k e o f naval art, and for the exhibition of Scarce AO CSC RANR. Wellington as the Naval inventions. In 1974 the various State USIs and Military Library and While these objects have been agreed to become constituent Museum in London on modified with the course of time, bodies of the United Services 10 June 1831. the robust cornerstones of the Institute of Australia. In November Institution’s activities are still 1979 advice was received that Her Its object was primarily the study without doubt the maintenance of Majesty, The Queen, had and advancement of professional an extensive, up to date and well consented to the use of the prefix knowledge of the Armed Services. patronised library and the “Royal” for the National body. Membership was open to officers provision of interesting guest of the Navy, Army, Marines, Militia, speakers well versed in Defence The USI of S.A. was granted the Yeomanry, the East India matter for specific talks, lecture use of the prefix “Royal” in Company’s Land and Sea Forces series, seminars at the popular December 1994. The badge and the civil functionaries attached monthly luncheons. Over the reflects the happy integration of to those organisations. years these speakers have the three armed Services within its included celebrated soldiers such membership by incorporating an In 1857 a government grant as General Sir John Monash and Admiralty Anchor for the Navy, two enabled the Council to undertake Brigadier-General “Pompey” Elliott Heraldic Swords saltier-wise for the production of a journal. In from WWI and from WWII, the Army and an Eagle in flight for 1859 the USI became the Royal Lieutenants-General Sir Sydney the Airforce. United Service Institution. Rowell and Sir Vernon Sturdee, both former Chiefs of the General In South Australia the RUSI Following the departure of the Staff. Air Chief Sir Frederick continues to encourage the British regiments in 1870, the Scherger was a popular speaker discussion of national security and Australian colonies established in the 1950s as was the then State defence matters and to improve their own regular defence forces Governor, His Excellency, Air Vice public awareness and and in due course it was Marshal Sir Robert George, understanding of such matters. In considered desirable to establish following in the footsteps of His line with this object, seminars are a United Service Institution in Excellency, Lieutenant-General Sir conducted on various topics from South Australia. Willoughby Norrie who addressed time to time. Eleven luncheon/ the USI in 1949. His Excellency lectures are held each year with The first minute books and other Sir , was also a speakers on defence related associated documentation, which most popular guest speaker issues. Précis of luncheon would give the actual date of the during his term of office. But of all addresses are often included in formation of the USI of SA, have guest speakers His Excellency, the bi-monthly Newsletter. been lost, unfortunately. The The Governor General, Field “Rules” published in 1904 clearly Marshal Sir William Slim, GCB, Regular Social Functions: set out the Institution’s early GCMG, GBE, DSO, MC. has intentions and objects, viz.: undoubtedly been the most Carvery Luncheon – popular eminent. With the Bonython Hall lunchtime function usually held in The objects of the Institution shall the venue, his address on 24 June the Adelaide foothills. be to: 1955 attracted an attendance of A – promote Military and Naval Art some 1200 members and guests. Formal Dinner (Dining-in-Night) – and Science: at the Navy, Military & Air Force B – promulgate Military and Naval Since 1987 the Institute, with the Club. Literature by the establishment of auspices of the Field Marshal Sir a library containing historical, Thomas Blamey Memorial Fund, Sundowner – our final function scientific and professional works: the Blamey Oration medal has each year, a relaxed drinks and C – encourage the production of been presented to, amongst nibbles get-together. original essays, papers and others, Dr. Kevin Fewster, BA, Ph lectures: D, Dr Trevor Wilson, Professor of Membership is comprised mainly, D – provide maps, charts, plans History, and but not exclusively, of members and equipment for the conduct of Mr Robin Ashwin, BA (Adel) MSA and ex-members of the Australian war games: (Oxon) former Ambassador, Defence Forces and is open to E – provide a lecture room for the Australian Embassy, Moscow. any person sharing the interests of use of the members: the RUSI. Present membership of From inception the respective the RUSI-SA is a little over 300. State Governors have been HMAS Kuttabul Commemoration Project

Next year is the 70th Anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Kuttabul. In brief, three Japanese midget submarines attacked vessels in Sydney Harbour, on 31 May 1942. As a result, the converted ferry HMAS Kuttabul was struck by a torpedo and 21 men were killed.

HMAS Kuttabul - 1st June, 1942 in Sydney Harbour after the Japanese midget submarine attack

This is an image of Horace Charlton Beazley, who left the Kuttabul just before midnight on 31 May 1942 to take up watch at Garden Island. The second torpedo fired by the Japanese submarine M24 ran ashore near where he was stationed but fortunately it failed to explode. He passed away 12th November 2010 aged 90 years. He was very lucky to have survived and lived to a good age!

Genes Reunited is looking for the descendants of the men that perished on this vessel.

On 31 May 2012, it is planned that a commemoration ceremony will take place, to remember the 21 men who lost their lives on this day. We would like to connect the descendants with the organisers, so that they can be involved in this special event.

Please email [email protected] if you are a descendant of one of these men or if you have any information.

The Genes Reunited team

Genes Reunited is a web site, that enables users to trace relations and develop family trees. It can be found at www.genesreunited.com.au/account.page/splash RUSI (UK) TRAVEL

The RUSI (UK) is described by WWII – 70th Anniversary tour Wikepedia as The Royal United Services Institute for Defence 17 – 22 February, 2012 and Security Studies (RUSI).

It is officially still known by its old name, the Royal United Services Institution. It is a British defence and security think tank founded in 1831 by The Duke ofWellington.

The RUSI describes itself as the “Leading Forum in the UK for national and international Defence and Security”. The extensive website for the RUSI is Details of a tour in Darwin to commemorate the 70th anniversary of www.rusi.org/ WWII can be found at

www.unlockthepast.com.au

The tour includes two seminars and visits to many WWII sites over a period of five days.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II prepares to alight from the Royal Barge at Regatta Point, Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra ACT. (Picture by Warren Derwent, Department of Defence Image Library) LIBRARY

Counterinsurgency in Uruzgan 2009 by COL Peter Connolly

Study paper No. 321

Success in counterinsurgency requires a careful balance between the ability to win the support of the people and a finely honed close combat ability that can crush the enemy with precision whenever and wherever opportunity arises. This paper examines these issues from a commander’s perspective with a focus on counterinsurgency operations in Uruzgan in the second half of 2009. In doing so, it focuses on areas in which MRTF-2 modified its operational techniques.

Published by LAND WARFARE STUDES CENTRE, CANBERRA. AUGUST 2011

Principles of War and Air Power by Sanu Kainikara

This paper stresses that an understanding of the principles of war is an essential component of an airman’s professionalism – principles that are still very relevant today, as the Director of the Centre, Group Captain R.J.Keir AM CSC, points out in his Forward.

Crack Hardy by Stephen Dando-Collins

From Gallipoli to Flanders to the Somme, the true story of three Australian brothers at war.

One Mountain Thousand Summits by Freddie Wilkinson

The “Savage Mountain” as it is often called is regarded by climbers as far more challenging to climb than Everest and perhaps the most dangerous peak on earth. When eleven men perished on the slopes of K2 in August 2008, it was one of the single deadliest events in Himalayan climbing.

Flash and Bones (Fiction) by Kathy Reichs

Donated by CAPT Malcolm Orchard

In a refuse dump next to the Charlotte racetrack, a flash of lightning illuminates a hand reaching out of a barrel of asphalt.

This book is a high quality thriller by the author who inspired the hit series “Bones”. Dr Tempe Brennan puts her life on the line in the hunt for the truth.

AIRCDRE L. Klaffer has given 28 fiction books to the library. His generous donation is hereby acknowledged.

The President and members of Council wish all members and their families a happy, healthy and peaceful Christmas