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Cream Papers

Cream Papers are either Grey Papers which have been moderated by other military, civil servant or academic personnel, papers as presented and debated at UK Defence Forum meetings, or papers used in UK Defence Forum Missions or published reports worthy of further circulation.

Many of the papers listed below are available to view on-line - just click next to the paper of interest.

For access to some papers less than three years old you may be required to be a member of the forum and be issued with a password (click here for details).

The papers are listed in date descending order.

Section Library

Page Name	Summary
Cream paper - CP 69	UK Maritime power – an overview - January 2012 Address by Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord	view
Cream paper - CP 68	Can women pave the way to peace in Afghanistan? - November 2011	view
Cream paper - CP 67	Western European Union - July 2009	view
Cream paper - CP 65	Success delivered with humanity – the Royal Navy today - March 2008	view
Cream paper - CP 66	Medical care for the armed forces - March 2008	view
Cream Paper - CP 64	UK defence research and technology by Richard Maudslay CBE FREng, Chairman, Dstl - March 2008	view
Cream Paper - CP 63	The New NATO World Class Capabilities in Global Partnership - December 2006	view
Cream Paper - CP 62	Iran's Nuclear Programme - The Russian Position - December 2006	view
Cream Paper - CP 61	New Nukes For Old - the strategic context for any UK Trident Replacement - April 2006	view
Cream Paper - CP 60	Iraq Today by HE Dr Salah Al Shaikhly - February 2006	view
Cream Paper - CP 59	Iran's Defence of its Nuclear Programme - October 2005	view
Cream Paper - CP 58	Buy America Provisions & ITAR - September 2005	view
Cream Paper - CP 57B	Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission on a different way of organising the US Government to counter terrorism - September 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 57A	Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission for a global strategy on terrorism - September 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 56	This Year It’s Offsets - September 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 55T	Table 1 Offset Investments, Sale of F-16 Aircraft to Poland - Septemebr 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 55	Defence Trade Offsets: Evidence to Congress - September 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 52	A Basic Guide To Missile Defence And The Weaponisation Of Space - August 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 53	Buy America’ Provisions : An update - July2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 54	Letter from Baghdad: Restarting the Economy in Iraq by Dave Oliver	view
Cream Paper - CP 51	New century, new challenges and new responses - July 2004	view
Cream Paper - CP 50	EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY BY IVOR CAPLIN MP, UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE - November 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 49	RESERVISTS BY IVOR CAPLIN MP, UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE - NOVEMBER 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 48	The “war on terror”: two years on by Professor Paul Rogers - October 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 47B	A radically new command structure for NATO September 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 47A	Should the European Union be able to do everything that NATO can? A dialogue September 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 47	Report on UK Defence Forum Parliamentary study visit to Brussels September 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 46	The Role of the Non Commissioned Officer in the British Army by General Sir Mike Jackson - June 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP 45	Challenges to European transnational defence industries by Dr Thomas Enders, Executive Vice President & Head of Defence and Security Systems, EADS - July 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP44B	Protectionist pressures in the US June 2003 – 1 – background dossier material prepared for or presented to UK Defence Forum Study Trip to Washington DC 26-30 June 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP44A	ITAR waivers and ‘Buy America’ proposals UK Defence Forum mission to Washington DC, June 2003.	view
Cream Paper - CP43	Towards an EU defence equipment policy: European Commission draft proposals March 2003	view
Cream Paper - CP42	A soldier speaks – Lt Col Tim Collins	view
Cream Paper - CP41	Progress? A critical look at Smart Acquisition in 2002	view
Cream Paper - CP40	Export Control Act – progress report MIKE O’SHEA, DIRECTOR EXPORT CONTROL AND NON- PROLIFERATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY SPEECH TO UK DEFENCE FORUM	view
Cream Paper - CP39	Change, costs and the customer	view
Cream Paper - CP37	British hopes and fears following the events of 11 September (delivered by Professor Robert Worcester, MORI at the UKDF meeting on 19th November	view
Cream Paper - CP36	The Trans-Atlantic Technology Gap	view
Cream Paper - CP38	Strategic approach to defence industry policy in Australia	view
Cream Paper - CP35	Implementing Smart Procurement in UK - Assessment 2000	view
Cream Paper - CP34	A brief overview of the Defence Logistics Organisation and the effect of its key initiatives on industry - discussion paper by John Oughton, Deputy Chief of Defence Logistics	view
Cream Paper - CP32	British Intelligence in the new Century: Issues and Opportunities	view
Cream Paper - CP31	An overview of MOD research and technology demonstrator programmes	view
Cream Paper - CP30	Chief of Defence Logistics (CDL) - an introduction	view
Cream Paper - CP27	Report on UK Defence Forum Study visit to Brussels - 18-19 March 1998	view
Cream Paper - CP23	European Code of Conduct for Arms Sales	view
Cream Paper - CP21	Speech by John Spellar, Under Secretary of State for Defence on Smart Procurement at UKDF meeting held 17 February 1998)	view
Cream Paper - CP20	Defence Export Licensing - an MoD perspective : speech by Dr Alan M Fox, Assistant Under Secretary of State (Export Policy & Finance), MoD at the UKDF meeting on 21 January 1998	view
Cream Paper - CP19	Export licencing - (Derek Fatchett MP, Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office at UKDF meeting held 21 January 1998)	view
Cream Paper - CP18	Evidence given to the Defence Select Committee on 10 December 1997 by General John Wylsey	view
Cream Paper - CP17	Evidence given to the Defence Select Committee on 10 December 1997 by Vice Admiral Tod	view
Cream Paper - CP16	Evidence given to the Defence Select Committee on 10 December 1997 by Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hind	view
Cream Paper - CP15	Mine detection and clearance - military equipment requirements (Col James Anderson, UKDF meeting, 28 October 1997)	view
Cream Paper - CP14	Strategic Defence Review - based on views at UKDF meeting held 29 September 1997	view
Cream Paper - CP13	European Defence Consolidation - based on views expressed at UKDF meeting held 22 July 97	view
Cream Paper - CP8	Thinking the Unthinkable - What price an independent Royal Air Force?	view
Cream Paper - CP7	Thinking the Unthinkable - New roles for Vanguard	view
Cream Paper - CP6	Thinking the Unthinkable - Is there need for a Main Battle Tank in the British Army?	view
Cream Paper - CP10	An introduction to consolidation of the European Defence Industry	view
Cream Paper - CP9	Thinking the Unthinkable - Modifying the Vanguard Class nuclear capacity	view
Cream Paper - CP5	Labour's Defence & Security Policy (Dr David Clark at UKDF meeting, 11 March)	view
Cream Paper - CP4	Future International Security (Michael Portillo at General Staff Academy in Moscow)	view
Cream Paper - CP3	A future for Defence R&D (Dr David Clark at MSF Conference)	view
Cream Paper - CP1	A new framework for Defence procurement (John Spellar, Forum meeting, November 96)	view

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