Signal 1 
(dated 27 February 1980)

0  271245B
FM JOC THRASHER
TO AIG 73
BT
T O P  S E C R E T  G673
SUBJ REDEPLOYMENT OF FORCES IN THE EVENT OF MUGABE WINNING THE
ELECTION.
1. SITUATION. IN THE EVENT OF MUGABE WINNING THE ELECTION CMM A
CONTINGENCY PLAN HAS BEEN DRAWN UP WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE
VITAL ASSET GROUND IS SECURED. IN THE EVENT OF THIS HAPPENING CMM THE

FOLLOWING POSSIBILITIES EXIST CLN
A. THE ASSEMBLY PLACES ECHO AND FOXTROT EMPTYING.
B. THE MOVE OF LARGE ORGANISED GROUPS OF CTTS INTO THE TOWNS
CMM RURAL AREAS AND ONTO THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
C. THE ASSISTANCE OF FRELIMO TROOPS BEING GIVEN TO MUGABE TO
TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY.
2. MISSION. TO SECURE THE VITAL ASSET GROUND OF JOC THRASHER
CMM INCLUDING THE MAJOR AREAS OF EUROPEAN POPULATION (URBAN
AND RURAL) AND THE COMUNICATION ROUTES TO SALISBURY AND
BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE.


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3. EXECUTION.
A. GENERAL OUTLINE. THE EMPHASIS OF DEPLOYMENT WILL MOVE FROM THE
 TTLS TO THE VITAL ASSET GROUND WITH ALL REDEPLOYMENTS TAKING
PLACE ONLY REPEAT ONLY ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ WHICH MUST
BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE MAIN TASK WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT AREAS OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
AND EUROPEAN POPULATION IS SAFEGUARDED AT ALL COSTS.
B. SUB JOC RUSAPE.
1. GROUPING. UNDER COMMAND ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
A. 3 INDEP COY RAR
B. 8 RR MINUS C1 COY 8RR AND ANTI TANKS PLATOON
C. K COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
D. SFA DETACHMENTS AS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN YOUR AREA IN SUPPORT
ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
11. TASKS.
A. DEPLOYMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS CLN
1. 3 INDEP COY RAR INYANGA AREA
11. TWO COYS 8 RR HEADLANDS AREA
111. TWO COYS 8 RR RUSAPE AREA


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1V. ONE COY 8RR INYAZURA AREA AND ONE COY 8RR OLD UMTALI AREA.
V. K COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT PENHALONGA AREA WITH ONE TROOP
DEPLOYED TEA ESTATES HOLDINGBY TTL.
V1. SFA TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE TTLS AND PLACED UNDER COMMAND
SUITABLE COMPANIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF FARMERS.
V11. THE DEFENCE OF HEADLANDS CMM RUSAPE CMM INYAZURA CMM INYANGA
CMM DOROWA MINE CMM PENHALONGA AND THE TEA ESTATES CMM MUTASA
DC'S CAMP CMM RUDA.
V111. THE PROTECTION OF ALL EUROPEAN FARMERS AND CIVILIANS.
1X. THE LINE OF ROAD FROM UMTALI TO MACHEKE.
X. THE LINE OF ROAD FROM INYANGA TO RUSAPE AND INYANGA TO UMTALI
WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FORMER. NOTE CLN THE LINE OF RAIL SHOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED AS A PROTECTION TASK.
X1. TO BE ABLE TO REGROUP AS A CONVENTIONAL BATTALION WITHIN
EIGHT HOURS.
X11. TO PROVIDE ONE COMPANY WHICH IS CAPABLE OF REINFORCING UMTALI
WITHIN FOUR HOURS
X111. PROTECTION OF ODZI BRIDGE
111. BOUNDARIES. NO CHANGE EXCEPT WEDZA TTL REVERTING UNDER COMMAND
SUB JOC MARANDELLAS ON RECEIPT OF THE CODEWORD QUARTZ.


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(A) 3 BDE DEF PL
(B) ELMS SELOUS SCOUTS
(C) A COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
(D) C COY GUARD FORCE
(E) SFA DEACHMENTS AS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN YOUR AREA.
IN SUPPORT OF RECEIPT OF CODEWORD
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
11. TASKS. DEPLOYMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS CLN
(AL 3 BDE DEF PL ODZI
(B) SELOUS SCOUTS AT GRAND REEF
(C) A COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT VUMBA/BURMA VALLEY
(D) C COY GUARD FORCE ODZI AREA
(E) SFA TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE TTLS AND PLACED UNDER COMMAND
SUITABLE COMPANIES FOR PROTECTION OF FARMERS.
(F) THE DEFENCE OF ODZI
(G) THE PROTECTION OF ALL EUROPEAN FARMERS AND CIVILIANS
(H) THE UMTALI/SALISBURY ROAD WITHIN YOUR BOUNDARY
(J) THE UMTALI/BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE ROAD
111. NO CHANGE EXCEPT SABI TTL REVERTS UNDER COMMAND SUB JOC
ENKELDOORN


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D. SUB JOC CHIPINGA.
1. GROUPING. UNDER COMMAND ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ CLN
(A) 4 RR MINUS C COY
(B) F COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
(C) ONE TROOP RHACR
(D) ELMS 3 ENGR SQN
(E) SFA DETACHMENTS AS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN YOUR AREA.
IN SUPPORT ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ CLN
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
11. TASKS. DEPLOYMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS CLN
(A) 4 RR COMPANYCASHEL
(B) 4 RR COMPANY MELSETTER AREA
(C) 4 RR COMPANY MT SELINDA AREA
(D) 4 RR COMPANY CHIPINGA
(E) F COMPANY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT MIDDLE SABI AREA
(F) THE DEFENCE OF CASHEL CMM CHIPINGA AND MELSETTER
(G) THE PROTECTION OF ALL EUROPEAN FARMERS AND CIVILIANS
(H) THE PROTECTION OF CHIPINGA/BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE ROAD
(J) THE PROTECTION OF BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE/UMTALI ROAD
(K) PROTECTION OF BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE


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(L) TO BE ABLE TO REGROUP AS A CONVENTIONAL BATTALION WITHIN
EIGHT HOURS
111. BOUNDARIES. NO CHANGE.
D. SUB JOC MARANDELLAS.
1. GROUPING. UNDER COMMAND ON  RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ CLN
(A) 10 RR COY
(B)2 1 POU COY
(C) L COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
(D) E COY GUARD FORCE
(E) SFA DETACHMENTS AS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN YOUR AREA.
IN SUPPORT ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
11. TASKS. DEPLOYMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS CLN
(A) 10 RR COY MACHEKE
(B) E COY GUARD FORCE WEDZA
(C) POU COY AND L COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT MARANDELLAS AND SURROUNDING
FARMING AREA
(D) SFA TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE TTLS AND PLACE UNDER COMMAND
SUITABLE COMPANIES FOR PRETECTION OF FARMERS.
(E) THE DEFENCE OF MARANDELLAS CMM MACHEKE AND WEDZA


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(F) PROTECTION OF ALL EUROPEAN FARMERS AND CIVILIANS
(G) THE PROTECTION OF THE MACHEKE/SALISBURY ROAD WITHIN YOUR
BOUNDARY. NOTE CLN THE LINE OF RAIL SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A
PROTECTION TASK
111. BOUNDARIES. NO CHANGE EXCEPT WEDZA COMES UNDER COMMAND ON
RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ.
E. SUB JOC ENKELDOORN.
1. GROUPING. UNDER COMMAND ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
(A) COY RAR (EX BALLA BALLA)
(B) COY 10 RR
(C) G COY RDR
(D) C COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
(E)S1 COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT
(F) SFA DETACHMENTS AS ALREADY DEPLOYED IN YOUR AREA IN SUPPORT
ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
11. TASKS. DEPLOYMENTS TO TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS CLN
(A) RAR COY AREA ENKLEDOORN
(B) C COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT AREA ENKELDOORN
(C) COY 10 RR AREA FEATHERSTONE
(D) G COY 1 RDR AREA FEATHERSTONE


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(E) 1 COY BSAP SUPPORT UNIT AREA FEATHERSTONE
(F) SABI SFA DETACHMENT TO BUHERA
(G) REMAINING SFA TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM TTLS AND PLACE UNDER
SUITABLE COMPANIES FOR THEPROTECTION OF EUROPEAN FARMERS.
(H) THE DEFENCE OF ENKELDOORN CMM FEATHERSTONE AND BUHERA
(J) THE PROTECTION OF THE SALISBURY/UMVUMA ROAD WITHIN YOUR
BOUNDARY
(K) PROTECTION OF ALL EUROPEAN FARMERS AND CIVILIANS
111. BOUNDARIES. NO CHANGE EXCEPT SABI TTL REVERTS UNDER COMMAND
ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ.
F. 3 RAR TAC HEADQUARTERS.
1. COMMANDER CLN LT COL LEAVER
11. 2IC CLN MAJOR G MOSTERT
111. GROUPING. UNDER COMMAND ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
(A) 5 (INDEP) COY RAR
(B) 6 (INDEP) COY RAR
(C) C COY 4 RR
(D) C1 COY 8RR
(E) ANTI TANK PL 8RR


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(F) TWO TROOPS RHACR
(G) ELMS 3 ENGR SQN
IN SUPPORT ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
FIRE FORCE BRAVO
IN DIRECT SUPPORT ON RECEIPT OF CODEWORD QUARTZ
O BATTERY RHA
1V. TASKS.
(A) TO PROVIDE WITHIN TWO HOURS A BATTLE GROUP CONSISTING OF CLN
(AAL THREE COMPANIES
(AB) ONE TROOP RHACR
(AC) ANTI TANK PLATOON
(AD) ONE TROOP RHA
(AE) ELMS ENGRS
(B) THE DEFENCE OF UMTALI
V. BOUNDARIES. NO CHANGE TO CURRENT URBAN OPS BOUNDARIES. BATTLE
GROUP WILL BE GIVEN ITS BOUNDARIES BEFORE DEPLOYMENT BY THIS JOC.
G. C COY (FERUKA COY) RDR.
1. GROUPING. NIL.
11. TASK. TO PROVIDE PROTECTION ON THE FOLLOWING BRIDGES CLN


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(A) TANGANDA VN 425 766
(B) CHANGADZI VN 341 947
(C) NYANYADZI VP 391 166
(D) MURARI VP 475 328
(E) UMVUMVUMU VP 495 396
(F) WENGEZI VP 502 440
(G) WHITEWATERS VP 554 640
(H) MPUDZI VP 554 640
(J) INYAZURA VQ 148 302
(K) LESAPI VQ 080 532
(L) MACHEKE UQ 804 938
(M) UMTALI VQ 570 101
(N) MANICA VQ 566 222
(O) ODZI (INYANGA ROAD) VQ 674 553
(P) NYAKAPINGA VQ 682 581
(R) INYANGOMBE VQ 700 782
(S) UMTALI VQ 423 067
H.
   CO-ORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS.
1. SUB JOKS RUSAPE AND CHIPIGA MUST PLAN THAT IN THE EVENT OF 4RR
AND 8RR BEING REDEPLOYED ON A CONVENTIONAL BASIS CMM AN ALTERNATIVE


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PLAN FOR THE COMMAND AND CONTROL OF THE SFA BE IMPLEMENTED.
11. THE DETAILED PLANS OF WHERE TROOPS ARE TO BE DEPLOYED CMM THEIR
TASKS AND TIMINGS ARE TO BE SENT TO THIS JOC BY NO LATER THAN
031200B MARCH 1980. THESE PLANS ARE TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC DETAILS AS
TO WHAT VITAL INSTALLATIONS ARE TO BE GUARDED WITHIN THE TOWNS CMM
I.E. AIRFIELDS CMM PTC INSTALLATIONS ETC.
4. ADMIN AND LOG. DETAILVNHWILL BE FORWARDED LATER.
5. COMMAND AND SIGNALS.
CODEWORD QUARTZ IS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN. NO TROOPS
REPEAT NO TROOPS ARE TO BE REDEPLOYED UNTIL ADDRESSEES RECEIVE THIS
CODEWORD.
6. NORMAL BATTALION AND SUB JOC NETS TO BE USED. SIGNAL NET FOR
3 RAR TAC HEADQUARTERS TO BE GIVEN LATER.
7. ALL ACKNOWLEDGE.
BT

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