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CINCFE.1511/6130/18
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Air Marshal Sir Rochford Hughes, KCB, CBE, AFC, FRACS. Commander, Far East Air Force.
Ir A.C.S. Adams, CIG, CBA.
Political Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief, Far East.
Major General J. Harington, OBE.
Chief of Staff, Far East.
Ir D.F. Given,
Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Far East.
Brigadier A.W. Cowper, CBD.
Defence Adviser to the British High Commissioner in Malaysia.
Group Captain B. Ilanilton, CDA, DFC, AFC, RAF.
Director of Plans and Operations, Far Bast.
lir C.. Starling,
Command Secretary, Far East Land Forces.
Ir . lcF. Davis,
Command Scoretary, Far Fast Air Force.
Lieutenant Colonel N.T. Bagnall, ¡¡G,
Personal Staff Officer to Commander-in-Chief, Far Fast.
Captain A.S. Moreton, R.
Director of Plans (Navy), Far Blast.
Colonel T. St G. Caulfield, B. Director of Plans (Arny), Far East.
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Group Captain H.B. Val sloy, DFC, F. Director of Plans (Air), For East.
Group Captain J.. Louw, OBE, DFC, RAF. Head of Socretariat, Far East.
Licutenant Commander B.D. Wansbury, RN. Secretary (Administration), Far Fast.
Hajor J. Marshall, NTR. Scoretary (Plans), Far East.
Opening Address by Commander-in-Chief, Far East
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The COMDUNDER-IN-CHIEF welcomed the Secretary of State and his party and outlined the programe for the discussions.
Statement by Secretary of Stato
2. The Scoretary of State explained the background of econonic and financial factors against which his visit to the Far East Command was planned. Hic also explained that the Government was assuming that all troops and facilities would be withdrawn from the mainland of Asia by tho mid-seventies, and that a cut of about half in forces and local personnel in Singapore and lialaysia would be achieved by 1970/71; and he summarised the first reactions to this new approach by the US Government and our Commonwealth allies. He said that the sin of his visit was:
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