THE a: ROYAL ENGINEERS JOURNAL Vol LXXIV JUNE 1960 No 2 i CONTENTS Corps Notes . 116 Future Trends in Warfare . Lieut-General Sir John Cowley 118 Unveiling of the Statue of Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum by the Secretary of State for War at Chatham on 25 April 1960 . 12 The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Lieut-Colonel J. H. Bond 140 Construction of Haw Bridge Over the River Severn by the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) . Lieut-Colonel J. H. Bond 141 ' The Infantry Brigade Group Field Squadron . Major M. J. W. Wright 159 Role of the AER in the Port Task Force .Colonel C. A. Macfarlane 164 C'! The Preservative Treatment of Constructional Timbers in Malaya / Major D. F. Densham-Booth 166 A Demolition Week-end Exercise with the Territorial Army Lieut-Colonel J. E. Weller 178 lXThe Package Deal . Major D. M. R. Esson 181 X4 Northern Ireland Command Army Days 1959. Battle Simulation Tasks by 146 (Antrim -* Artillery) Field Engineer Regiment RE TA . "Permanent Staff" 184 < Arras 1917 . .Brigadier J. A. C. Pennycuick 191 Anneliese's Adventure . Major C. A. A. Crouch 199 Memoirs, Correspondence, Book Reviews, Technical Notes . 202 Institution of Royal Engineers-Conditions of Membership . 232 PUBLI ERS Al corr INSTITUTION OF RE OFFICE COPY AGE .nxr... .i .. 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MACFARLANE, TD, BA . 164 8. TIlE PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT OF CONSTRUCTIONAL TIMBERS IN MALAYA. BY MAJOR D. F. DENSIIAM-BOOTII, RE, AIOB, ARSII (W1ith Photographs and Table) 166 9. A DEMOLITION \VEEK-END EXERCISE WITII TIIE TERRITORIAL ARMY. BY LIEUT- COLONELJ. E. VELLER, MC, RE . 178 10. THll PACKAGE DEAL.. BY MAJOR D. M. R. ESSON, BSC(ENG), AMICE . 181 I . NORTIIlERN IREI.AND COMMAND ARNMY DAYS 1959. BATTLE SIMULATION IASKS DY 146 (ANTRIM ARTILLERY) FIELD ENGINEER RECIMlENT RE TA. BY "PERMANENT STAFF" (W'ith Diagra) .