▁movements ▁they ▁saw . ▁ ▁Ch anges ▁in ▁Commonwealth ▁deploy ments ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁meant ▁that ▁Malays ian ▁Army ▁units ▁deployed ▁to ▁Bor neo ▁( now ▁East ▁Malays ia ). ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁Royal ▁Mal ay ▁Regiment ▁( R MR ) ▁went ▁to ▁T aw au ▁in ▁Sab ah , ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁of ▁Sar aw ak . ▁The ▁T aw au ▁area ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁O wn ▁York shire ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁Brig ad ier ▁Gl enn ie , ▁who ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁Brigade ▁area , ▁had ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁ris ks ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁R N ▁guard ship ▁made ▁a ▁se abor ne ▁attack ▁unlikely , ▁but ▁the ▁my ri ad ▁cre eks ▁and ▁rivers ▁around ▁T aw au , ▁C owie ▁Har bour ▁and ▁Wal lace ▁Bay ▁were ▁a ▁challenge . ▁He ▁organ ised ▁an ▁ad ▁h oc ▁water bor ne ▁force ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁T aw au ▁Ass ault ▁Group ▁( TAG ). ▁Form ation ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁led ▁to ▁increased ▁Indones ian ▁action . ▁El ite ▁military ▁units ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁border ; ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁in ▁West ▁Kal im ant an , ▁and ▁the ▁( K or ps ▁Kom ando ▁Oper asi   – ▁K K O ) ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁The ▁K K O ▁were ▁opposite ▁T aw au ▁on ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁half ▁of ▁Seb at ik