A J G ERWEE
They were supporting us and the South African Police had certain needs which could not be met by the South African Police, so the Defence Force helped us there.  The Defence Force who were used to moving around in the area, the presence of the Defence Force there would mean that suspicion would not be aroused as much as people would be used to seeing them in the area.  They also boosted our presence in the sense that we would be able to stage a show of force, upon confronting these insurgents.  Because a Defence Force patrol consisted of many more components than just an ordinary police patrol with three or four members.  The Defence Force vehicles and Defence Force uniforms, we believed, would make a greater impact on these insurgents to convince them that they should surrender.