Operation Claret

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Operation Claret was a long-running series of raids during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation, conducted on the island of Borneo by the British Special Air Service and Australian Special Air Service, from June 1964.

These patrols, which were highly classified at the time, involved SAS reconnaissance patrols crossing the border from the Malaysian state of Sarawak into the Indonesian state of Kalimantan. The patrols went up to 10 kilometres into Kalimantan, to detect Indonesian forces about to enter Sarawak. Conventional Commonwealth troops were then directed into position to ambush the invaders as they crossed the border.

These operations were a violation of official and international treaties. Although these incursions were initially denied, the Australian government admitted the attacks in 1996.