Claret operations

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Claret operations were covert cross-border raids conducted by British and Commonwealth forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the 1960s to disrupt Indonesian military activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf covert military operation ⓘ
cross-border raid campaign ⓘ
aimedAt pre-empting Indonesian incursions into Malaysian territory ⓘ
belligerent Commonwealth forces ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
classifiedAs secret for many years ⓘ
codename Operation Claret ⓘ
commandedBy British Far East Command ⓘ
General Walter Walker ⓘ
Major General George Lea ⓘ
conflict Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1966 ⓘ
hasCharacteristic conducted without public acknowledgement at the time ⓘ
deniable operations ⓘ
location Borneo ⓘ
Kalimantan ⓘ
Sabah ⓘ
Sarawak ⓘ
militaryTheater Southeast Asia ⓘ
natureOfOperation covert ⓘ
offensive ⓘ
objective defend the security of Malaysia ⓘ
disrupt Indonesian military activities ⓘ
seize the initiative from Indonesian forces ⓘ
opposingForce Indonesia ⓘ
participant Australian Army ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Gurkha units ⓘ
New Zealand Army ⓘ
Special Air Service ⓘ
partOf Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation ⓘ
relatedTo Konfrontasi ⓘ
result Indonesian forces contained along the border ⓘ
strategic success for British and Commonwealth forces ⓘ
rulesOfEngagement operations limited to a specified distance inside Indonesian territory ⓘ
strict secrecy imposed ⓘ
startTime 1964 ⓘ
tactic ambushes ⓘ
cross-border raids ⓘ
reconnaissance patrols ⓘ
timePeriod 1960s ⓘ

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Borneo Confrontation → notableOperation → Claret operations ⓘ