SECRET UK EYES A
18. Of the £110M saved by complete withdrawal, some will have
to be added back if only partial withdrawal is agreed. Of the forces which it was intended to withdraw to Europe (£40M) over
half (£22M) would have to be retained. A table summarizing the
approximate annual savings foregone is set out below:
Hong Kong
FPDA
Mauritius/Indian Ocean
£M
RN Army
0.3 9.0
1978/9
1983/4
8.4(1)
9.4(1)
0.2
0.6
0.5(2)
3.2
1.9
0.5(2)
Oman/Gulf
Cyprus
Malta
Gibraltar
०.१
Caribbean/S. Atlantic
तत
6.0
20
20
0.3
4
2.0
13.5(3)
12.5(3)
0.5
2.3 19.5
50.7
Additional Service Manpower
22
44.3
22
72.7(4)
66.3(4)
Notes
1.
Assumes Hong Kong Government pays half costs.
2.
Extra costs of ships group operating.
3.
Includes cost of dockyard of £5M.
4.
Excludes costs of support aspects in para 16
and includes no Defence Budget provision for UNFICYP (see
para 12d).
15.
SECRET UK EYES A