{"content":[{"text":"Scientia Militaria, South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 30, Nr 2, 2000. http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za","bbox":{"left":0.091458,"top":0.034641,"width":0.8170569999999999,"height":0.014961999999999996}},{"text":"Oswald Pirow's Five- Year Plan for \n the Reorganisation of the Union \n Defence Force, 1933-19391","bbox":{"left":0.216712,"top":0.078069,"width":0.6832130000000001,"height":0.116007}},{"text":"Johan Ellis","bbox":{"left":0.729704,"top":0.243624,"width":0.16581099999999993,"height":0.028808}},{"text":"Introduction \n The Union Defence Force (UDF) experienced constant changes in its size \n and organisation during the first few decades of existence since being established on \n I July 1912. During the First World War it's size increased,2 only to decrease again \n with demobilisation after the War. Another upward trend was experienced over the \n period 1922-1926, with the first line of defence increasing in number during 1924 \n from 10 000 to 25 000.3 The Depression of 1929-1933 stopped this tendencl' \n resulting in the disbandment of no less than 49 Active Citizen Force (ACF) units.","bbox":{"left":0.077628,"top":0.323209,"width":0.8230729999999999,"height":0.160798}},{"text":"During 1933 however, it became clear that the Depression was drawing to \n an end and economic revival within South Africa became a reality. At the same \n time, that is during 1933, the top management within the Ministry of Defence as \n well as the UDF were replaced. Advocate Oswald Pirow was appoin ted as Minister \n of Defence and Maj. Gen. A.J.E. Brink as Secretary of Defence. Sir Pierre van","bbox":{"left":0.076981,"top":0.494258,"width":0.8221670000000001,"height":0.09341500000000003}},{"text":"The content of this paper was obtained primarily from SANDF Archival Depot. This \n does however include the communication between Advocate Oswald Pirow as \n Minister and Maj. Gen AJ.E. Brink as Secretary of Defence with Sir Pierre van \n Ryneveld. As such, it is possible that the role and the processes within of the Union \n Defence Force is over-emphasised, while that of the other role players like Pirow and \n Brink are underplayed.","bbox":{"left":0.152669,"top":0.661686,"width":0.745433,"height":0.09927000000000008}},{"text":"South African National Defence Force Archives Repository, Pretoria (hereinafter \n SANDFAR), Diverse (Group I), File (GS Defence Council Meeting 15/6/1 935), \n Notes on Ministers outline of Defence Policy. Defence Council Meeting, 15 Jun 1935, \n pI.","bbox":{"left":0.152669,"top":0.77145,"width":0.7430559999999999,"height":0.06616700000000009}},{"text":"SADFAR, CGS \n on the necessity \n pp 1-2.","bbox":{"left":0.152669,"top":0.848546,"width":0.133741,"height":0.049409000000000036}},{"text":"(Group I), File 35/1 \n of a Force of 25 000","bbox":{"left":0.296938,"top":0.848546,"width":0.17903800000000003,"height":0.03393500000000005}},{"text":"(Composition: Force \n Citizens to safeguard","bbox":{"left":0.488429,"top":0.848546,"width":0.17230199999999996,"height":0.03393500000000005}},{"text":"of 25 000), Memorandum \n the interests of the Union,","bbox":{"left":0.672146,"top":0.848546,"width":0.22265999999999997,"height":0.03393500000000005}},{"text":"A.c. Lillie, \"The Origin \n 12/21982, pp 12-14.","bbox":{"left":0.152669,"top":0.908655,"width":0.20515,"height":0.033063000000000065}},{"text":"and","bbox":{"left":0.37065,"top":0.908655,"width":0.02724500000000002,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"development","bbox":{"left":0.408178,"top":0.908655,"width":0.09747199999999995,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"of","bbox":{"left":0.521386,"top":0.908655,"width":0.01571699999999998,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"the","bbox":{"left":0.545329,"top":0.908655,"width":0.023056999999999994,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"South","bbox":{"left":0.578329,"top":0.908655,"width":0.04403800000000002,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"African","bbox":{"left":0.63397,"top":0.908655,"width":0.05762299999999998,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"Army\",","bbox":{"left":0.70448,"top":0.908655,"width":0.056433999999999984,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"Militaria,","bbox":{"left":0.77434,"top":0.909951,"width":0.07286800000000004,"height":0.01551199999999997}},{"text":"Vol.","bbox":{"left":0.863612,"top":0.908655,"width":0.03301900000000002,"height":0.016947000000000045}},{"text":"221","bbox":{"left":0.470297,"top":0.975129,"width":0.03234500000000001,"height":0.019368000000000052}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}