ARMY AND AIR FORCES AVAILABLE TO MEET THESE THREATS.
 
9.           Taking into consideration the need to provide
adequate defence of the NORTHWEST FRONTIER, of internal
security and the low state of training and equipment of
field formations now in INDIA, it is estimated that the
following ground forces could be made available to meet
these threats.
 
     (a) CEYLON.
 
          The forces in CEYLON must be considered
          as fortress troops which cannot be used to
          reinforce INDIA should the attack develop
          against INDIA and not CEYLON. They consist
          of:-
 
 
Now.                                          Reinforcements due
 
                                             by Mid-March             by April/May
 
34th Ind. Div. (less                         One British Bde.Gp.      6th Australian
     one Bde).                                                        Div. (lees one
One CEYLON Territorial                  One East African         Bde. Gp)
                            Bde.                                Bde.       One Indian Armd     
0ne Fd. Arty Bty.                                                          Car Regt.
Heavy A.A. 48 guns. 
Light A.A. 52 guns
 
Three Fighter Sqns.                     Two Fleet Air Arm   One Flying Boat
One Torpedo Bomber Sqn.                 Fighter Sqns.                  Sqn.
One Light Bomber Sqn.
One G.R. Sqn.
One Flying Boat Sqn.
 
          (b)       India.
                     The forces in INDIA must be disposed
               to meet both the threat by sea to the MADRAS
               area and the threat by land and sea to BENGAL.
               The whole strength of the forces in INDIA
               cannot therefore be concentrated against an 
               attack against either of these places. They
 
               consist of:-
 
Mid-March                          Reinforcements due.
                         by April/May             by June/July
 
Two Indian Inf. Divs.         Heavy A.A. 192 guns      5th British Div.
7Oth British Div. less             Light A.A. 286 guns      Two Indian Armd
      one Bde. Group                                        Bdes.
Heavy A.A. guns 88
Light A.A. guns 87
 
Four Fighter Sqns.            Three Fighter Sqns.
Two Light Bomber Sqns.        Two Light Bomber Sqns.
Five Miscellaneous Sqns       Two Medium Bomber Sqns.