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ANNEX A to DP 31/70(C)
Draft)(Continued)
back up to its recommended strength of 73 major units before the
The land force withdrawal from Singapore was completed in 1971.
element would then consist of:
Six infantry battalions
One light regiment, Royal Artillery
One armoured car squadron
One field squadron
Four of the battalions and the field squadron would be Gurkha.
8.
The Governor of Hong Kong has since said (7) that he would
have preferred one more British and one less Gurkha unit.
However for manning reasons this has not been considered further.
Presently Planned Reinforcement Situation post 1971
9. The current plans (6) for reinforcing the garrison from the UK post 1971 would remain the same as those referred to in paragraph 6. In an emergency the strength could be raised from
7 to 10 major units.
The new situation post 1971
10.
The permanent stationing of a British battalion group in Singapore and a Gurkha battalion in Brunei will create a new
Notes:
6. JTP (FE) 67 and RTP (W) 28
7.
FCO HKK 10/1 dated 15 Dec 69
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