N O R T H A T L A N T I C C O U N C I L

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ORIGINAL: PRENCK 16th Docember. 1955

NATO UNCLASSIFIED and

PUBLIC DISCLOSED CORRIGENDimi 25 to DOCUMENT

ANNUAL REVIEW

CORRIGENDUM 25 to

C-MC55)150 (dated 2i+th November, 1953)

Part III. ITALY

Page 8 - Annex A, Part II

Page 10 & 11 - Annex B

Page 15 - Annex C

To be replaced by the corrected tables attached hereto.

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(Revised) (18 Deel 1953)

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COSMIC TOP SEOEET 0~M( 53)150« Part III ITALY ANNEX A

PROPOSED PORCE GOALS

ARMY

PART II. NQN-ORGiiNIO SUPPORT ZiND SERVICE UNITS

Type of Unit 31 Dec. I953 !

31 Dec. 1956 and (Estimated 31 Dec,1954 31 Dec.1955 31 Dec. 1956 Time-phasings Actual)

Infantry Battalions 26 26 No. of Units required 20 23 26 26

No. of Units proposed: "by M+3 9 12 12 12 "by M+30 20 12 26a 26a

Armoured Battalions No, of Units required 30 31 33 33 No. of. Units proposed:

by M+3 23 23 23 23 ^ by M+30 24 27 33a 33a

Tield Artillery Battalions 64 No, of Uhits required 58 64 73 73

No, of Units proposed: 36 by M+3 36 36 36 36

by M+30 52 47b • 73a 73a

AAA Battalions No. of Unit s required 62 64 70 70 No-, of Units proposed:

by M+3 28 28 28 28 by M+30 35 28 70a . 70a

Anti-Tanlc Battalions No. of Units required 21 23 23 23' •k). of Units proposed: M by M+3 16 16 16 16 W by M+30 ' 20 21a 21a

Engineer Battalions No* of Units required * 38 9/3 uz 9/3 44 9/3 44 9/3 No. of Units proposed:

by M+3 18 9/3 18 9/3 18 9/3 18 9/3 by M+30 35 9/3 23 10/3 44 9/3 a bU 9/3a

Signal Battalions No. jbf Units required 14 14 -14 14 No. of Units proposed:

by M+3 7 • 7 ' 7 7

by M+30 - 14 9 IAa 14a r ,,.

General Notesi See next page

Footnotes:

(continued on next pag

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COSIViIG TOP SECRET 0-M(53)150» Part III XEJjY ANNEXE B

ITALY

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PROPOSED FORCE GOALS

NAVY

Type of Unit and

Time-phasings

31 Dec 1953 ! 31 Dec 1954 31 Decf55 31 Dec'56 Type of Unit and

Time-phasings 'AR(52; Goal

Estimated Actual

AR(52) Goal

AR(53) Goal

AR(53) Goal

AR(53) Goal

NATO OOHMAWD FORCES CCMBZ1T UNITS Cruisers (CA/CL)

L-Day D+30 D+180

2 2 3

2 2 3

2 2 3

1 2 3

2 2 3

2 2 3

Destroyers (DD) D-Day D+90

A - D+180

1 1 2

1 2

3 4 4

2 3 3

3 4 ^

3 4 4

Destroyer Escorts (DDE) D-Day D+15 D+30 D+90 D+180

3 3 5 É 7

3 3 5 5-5

5 6 7 7 7

1 1 2 2 4

3 3 3' 4 4

3 3 3 4 4

Ocean Escorts (DE) D-Day B+30' D+180

-

- 2 3 4

3 4 4

3 4 '4

Coastal Escorts (PC) ft D-Day m . D+90 ~ D+180

10 12 12

12 12 12

10 12 12

12 12 15

12 15 15

12 15 15

Ocean Minesweepers (AM) D-Day D+15 D+30 D+90

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-

„ l 3 4 4

l 3 4 4

Submarines (SS) D-Day D+30 D+180

«

M „ 2 2 2

2 2 2

2 2 2

Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB) D-Day D+15 D+30 D+90 D+180

2 A 4 4 4

8 8 8 8 8

2 4 4

• 4 • 4

8 8 8 8 8

8 8 8 8 8

8 8 8 8 8

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-11- COSMIC TOP SECRET C"M{ 53)150»- Part III

- ' " - - (Revised) ITALY ~ (10 Lec 1953) A M i m B'

ITALY

PROPOSED FORCE GOALS

NAVY (cont)

1 Type of Unit

and Time-phasings

31 Dec. 1953 3 1 Dec 1954 ! 31 Dec'55 31 Dec'56 Type of Unit and

Time-phasings AR(52) Goal

Estimated Actual

AR(52)' Goal

•ARC 5 3 ) Goal !

A R ( 5 3 ) Goal

A R ( 5 3 ) Goal

MATT QNAL OQiaiIAND FORCES

COMBAT UNITS

Battleships (BB)' 1

D-Day - - - - I - -

D+180 . • - 2 - 2 2 2

Destroyer Esoorts (DDE) D-Day - - - - - 2 D+180 — — - j 2 5

Ocean Escorts (DE) * i D-Day 4 2 4 ! 2 2

^ 14-30 4 4 5 3 I 3 3 D+180 5 5 - 5 4 7 7

Coastal Escorts (Pd) t

D-Day 1 4 9 1 4 9 1 2 12

14-15 1 4 1£ 1 4 9 1 4 14 D+30 15 13 15 13 1 6 16 D+90 16 16 16 16. 19 19 D+180 18 18 18 20 j 20 20

Coastal Minesweepers (AMD) ! D-Day 12 1 2 12 - 8 I 12 12 D+15 2 0 ' 30 20 30 30 40 D+30 30 45 30 60 60 70

^ D+90 46 5 7 48 78 78 99 • D+180 64 71 74 78a 100a 100a

Inshore Minesweepers (AMl) D-Day - - 2 4 4 D+15 - 6 1 4 14. D+30 - - - 9 20 20 D+90 - - - 1 2 20 20 D+180 2 0 20 2 0 20 ' .20 20

Submarinee (SS) -

D-Day 2 3 • - 2 2 D+15 2 - 4 - 2 2 D+30 2 - 4 - 2 2 D+90 2 _ . 4 - 2 2 D+180 2 2 4 2 3 3

Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB) D-Day 8 8 8 4 4 4 D+15 10 10 10 6 8 8 D+30 1 4 10 • 1 4 10 10 21

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IIALI

PROPOSED FORCE GOALS

AIR FORCE

COSiflC TOP SECRET OM( 55 )150, Part III ITALY ANNEX C

Type of Unit 31 Dec.1953 31 Dec.1954 31 Dec'55 31 Decf56 :AR(52) Goal

Estimated Actual

AR( 52 ) Goal Goal

AR(53) Goal

AR(53) Goal

NATO COMMAND FORCES

Interceptor Day Fighters (IDF) Squadrons

Aircraft 5

125 5

125a 7

175 6

150a 6

150 6

150 Fighter Bomber/Ground Attack (FS/CA) Squadrons

Aircraft 9

225 9

225 9 -

225 9

225 9

225 9

225 kill-Weather Fighters( AiX(F) )

Squadrons Aircraft

1 ' 12

1 12

2 24

1 12b

4 4B

4 48

Reconnaissance (Recce) Squadrons Aircraft

2 36

2 36c

3 54

2 36

4 72

4 72

Troop Transport (TC) Squadrons Aircraft

2 32

2 4-Od

3 48

2 40d

2 32

2 32

TOTALî Squadrons

u Aircraft 19 4-30

19 438

24 526

20 463

25 527

25 527

W NATIONAL OCMiAKD FORCES (None included in NATO Foroe Goals)

.General Notes: See last page of Anneoc C

Footnotes:

a. Includes 50 F,51. ^he additional squadron in 1954- will be equipped with Vampires from Italian production.

TD. In training units, c. Equipped with 18 F,36 and IB F.51, d. Including 8 SM,82,

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