1. Moreover, that would make two more FLUs outside Quebec.15 On 15 February, ADM(Per) T.G. Morry replied to Dextraze that, following oral discussions with Léger’s office, the Directorate of Recruiting was accepted, but not the 5e UMA.16 Dextraze, commenting on this document before sending it to the DGBB, objected to all FLUB in the Forces being considered experimental.17 On 1 March, Colonel Chassé drafted a letter to the ADM(Per) to be signed by the Chief of Personnel, repeating this observation.18 On 8 March, Morry wrote to Armstrong, adding the Directorate of Recruiting to the units proposed by Léger on 17 December 1970 and emphasizing that the Canadian Forces considered only three out of all their FLUs to be experimental.

Tel quel, ce choix inclut toutes les ULF déjà existantes dans les Forces et laisse de côté la Direction du recrutement et la 5e Unité du mouvement aérien.14 La lettre de Léger est passée au Chef du Personnel, le lieutenant-général J. Dextraze qui, le 2 février 1971, la commente.