Thanks for the link.
In the first one the Israeli air force advisor was quoted to have
had veto power over weapons acquisitions.
Foundations of the air force
The small Israeli team in Singapore was augmented by professional
military advisers for the various corps. The chief armored corps
officer, Major General Avraham Adan, arrived to give advice on
procuring armored vehicles. In 1968, Adam Tzivoni, a retired
colonel who had been head of the planning and weapons branch in the
air force, was appointed adviser to the Singapore Armed Forces in
regard to the creation of an air force.
"As compensation for the hasty departure of the British army, the
British government gave Singapore a grant of 50 million pounds to
acquire British-made aerial systems: planes, helicopters and
surface-to-air missiles," Tzivoni relates. "The British didn't like
me at all. My first task was to approve
the deals. It turned out that the English tried to sell Singapore
junk. Apart from a deal for Hunters, I vetoed all the
deals."
Under Tzivoni's supervision, a flight school was established in
Singapore, as well as a technical school, a squadron of Alouette 3
helicopters was purchased and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns were
acquired.
Until when did they have the veto power by the way?
