MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

Ammunition Location
8 /m
Flying Brigade
11,066
Others
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Total
11,066
7.5 m/m
9 m/m
7.65 m/m long
Revolver ammunition
Hand grenades
14,465
131,379
20,735
3,235
741
2,000
53,191
1,039
17,378
10
16,465
184,570
21,774
10,613
751
Tear gas cans 1,016 266 1,282
Tear gas masks 50 - 50
2. Transportation
a. One of the major complaints of the Malagasy Police is lack
of proper transportation. Three distinct situations may be considered
from the standpoint of motor transportation.
--The city of Tananarive with its maze Lof hilly, narrow
cobblestone paved streets, requiring sturdy, small, highly
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maneuverable vehicles;
--The long stretches of good, hard-topped roads which
give access to the hinterland in all directions from
Tananarive and requiring fast cars for patrol purposes;
-- The "bush" region requiring strong Akx4, field-type vehicles.
b. The Malagasy police are trying to fill these needs with the
Citroen 2-CV and the Peugeot 203 in and around Tananarive, and the Land
Rover in the hinterland. Motorcycles are used almost exclusively for
escort service. It is said that the Germans have promised the Police
30 DKMs,-but as of this writing thelatter have one of these vehicles,
which presumably has been purchased out of Malagasy Government funds.
c. On account of the wide dispersion of the police motor fleet,
maintenance becomes a major problem. The Police rely almost entirely on
local commercial repair facilities.
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