Complex sentence: It was decided that to be successful in this role, the police were to be issued with firearms, the Ministry of Defence loaned Sten submachine guns, along with a number of Lee Enfield No4 bolt action rifles.
Split into simpler sentences: It was decided that to be successful in this role, the police needed to be issued firearms. The Ministry of Defence loaned Sten submachine guns, along with a number of Lee Enfield No4 bolt action rifles.