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"You may also a how this new figure compares, in proportion to
our whole revenue, wi.. previous arrangements. In fact, this proporti
is narkedly smaller tan when the first post-war defence contribution
́of £1 m. was fixed: was about 51% then and wil, be about 44% now.
"Lastly, I must take some observations on th: suggestion that
larger police force could control the internal security situation here
as well as an army ga vison and that we need no ga rison. I an efraid
this is just not true Apart from any other reasons, the role of polic
and military in the control of disturbances is qui e different; they al
complementary to each other, and are not interchan eable. In consequer 2,
they are differently trained and equipped and cann t take over each
other's duties. Furthermore, we are in any case h ving to expand the
Police Force es rapidly as we can to deal with the normal need for police
expansion. We could not expand it much faster, ev n if we would. Fingly.
I would ask you not to overlook entirely the great value of the armed
services, with their special training and equipmen, in times of nature.
disaster. Here is an advantage which we get from heir presence which
is not always fully appreciated.
"May I now try, at some risk I must warn you of over-simplification,
First, we have come to a satisfactory arrangement
to attempt a summary.
for the future over the Services' land-holdings; which we will provide
free as needed, and take back freely when no longer wanted. Second,
we have, this financial year and last, been making payments at the rate
a year: of which £11⁄2 . was the formal defence contribution;
of £5 m.
£11.
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was in respect of the £6 m., 6-year, building programme; and the
remainder of £21 m. is accounted for by payments under various other
agreements. In the next 4 financial years, the arrangement calls for us
to pay £5 m. a year the same as the current amount in ell; which works
out in fact to be £21 2. a year more than we would have had to pay under
ell our existing arrangements, supposing they had continued unchanged
which, I may say, is supposing a great deal. This is £1 3/4 m. less over the 4 years than called for in the proposals Hr. Le brought with him: and, of course, very much less than we were originally asked to consider paying、