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Documents Relating to New Zealand's Participation in the Second World War 1939–45: Volume I
APPENDIX ‘B’
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APPENDIX ‘B’
Present British Garrisons of Egypt, Palestine, East Africa, Transjordank and Sudan are as follows:
| Egypt (Does not include the Egyptian Army) | 55,500 |
| Palestine | 35,000 |
| East Africa | 47,000 |
| White: 12,000 | |
| Black: 31,000 | |
| Irregulars: 4,000 | |
| Somaliland | 2,800 |
| Sudan | 9,000 |
| Total | 149,300 |
| The existing Italian Garrisons are— | |
| Libya | 290,000 |
| White: 250,000 | |
| Black: 40,000 | |
| Abyssinia | 155,000 |
| White: 35,000 | |
| Black: 100,000 | |
| Irregulars: 20,000 | |
| Total | 445,000 |