Title:UN LOGISTIC OFFICERS' COURSE, MARCH 1995 (TAPE 3) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:WOY 1769
Other titles:ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS MATERIAL [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Record (from fixed camera position) of lectures and presentations delivered at the first UN Logistic Officers' Course at Blackdown in March 1995.
Description: I. Major Dave Collins (Ministry of Defence) covers organisational structure in the UK of the command and control aspects of the logistics system, also covering such topics as factors affecting the sustainability of an operation and the responsibilities of the JHQ. Session concludes with a short video, set to music, featuring the logistical aspects of Operation Grapple in Bosnia (medium shot of a television set). Importance of finances discussed (financial sustainability comes from local governments, not the UN). Question-and-answer session at end.
II. Gordon Fraser (SO2 Movements Supervisor at JHQ) discusses the operational mounting, deployment and recovery process and lines of communication, or resupply issues, associated with UN operations. The operations in Rwanda, Bosnia and Kuwait are used as examples, and questions are taken at the end.
Alternative Title:ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS MATERIAL [Allocated Series Title]
