The British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve (commonly referred to as the Far East Strategic Reserve or the FESR) was a joint military force of the British, Australian, and New Zealand armed forces. Created in the 1950s and based in Malaya, the FESR was conceived as a forward defence point for Australia and New Zealand, while protecting Commonwealth interests the Southeast Asian region from both internal and external communist threats. The FESR was made up of an infantry battalion and a carrier group, supported by squadrons of aircraft.
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