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ANNEX A to DP 9/68(C)
Preliminary Draft Continued
be met from the Western Fleet. Owing to the increased length of passage time, the reinforcement requirement can only be met if a second frigate remains within a few days steaming of Hong Kong. The need to keep two frigates in the Far East will result in an average of two additional ships being at a lower category for NATO
to allow for passage time.
19. The requirement to keep two MCM vessels at operational readiness in Hong Kong, together with two further MCM vessels available in times of tension, will be met by basing the Far East
Command minesweepers on Hong Kong from 1969.
20.
In the absence of fleet maintenance facilities at Singapore a small increase in the facilities at HMS TAMAR, and the provision of one small tanker/stores ship will be required to support these
ships.
Army
21.
(12)
Future Reinforcement Capability. Prior to the acceleration
of the rundown plan for forces in the Far East, we had agreed
in the light of advice from the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, that the permanent garrison of Hong Kong was required to be 73 major units once it was no longer possible to reinforce Hong Kong
The Commander-in-Chief's from Malaysia/Singapore within 72 hours.
outline plan (13) for the rundown and total withdrawal from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei assumes that he will be unable to meet commitments to our dependencies, including Hong Kong, after
1st September 1971. We have agreed with this assumption and, as a consequence, all reinforcements for Hong Kong will, after that
However we recognise date, have to come from the United Kingdom.
that in the event of trouble in the Persian Gulf or Singapore
Notes:
12. 13.
CA to COS 75th Mtg of 24 October 1967 CINCFE 7/68 ata 14 February 1968
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