"A great many Arabs are alive today because we used these methods and a great many Argyll's are alive today because we used them."
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Colin Campbell Mitchell
Colin Campbell Mitchell (17 November 1925 – 20 July 1996) was a British Army lieutenant colonel and politician. He became famous in July 1967 when he led the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the British reoccupation of the Crater district of Aden.
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