WERE AT SOME STAGE TO SUBSTITUTE A FOURTH GURKHA BATTALION FOR ONE OF THE THREE CR TWO CHM AS THE CASE MAY BE CMM
BRITISH UNITS CMM WE COULD MAKE THESE ECONOMIES IN BOTH SETS
CF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MUCH EASIER TO ATTAIN PD SUCH A MOVE WOULD
CF COURSE HAVE MUCH WIDER RAMIFICATIONS CHM AND ON THIS I WOULD
REQUIRE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTI ON FROM THE CGS PD CONVERSELY CHM WERE YOU FOR QUITE SEPARATE REASONS TO DECIDE TO RETAIN A GURKHA
BATTALION IN BRUNEI THIS MIGHT TO SOME EX TENT HEET OUR REINFOR-
CEMENT REQUIREMENT AT HINIMAL COST PD
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DELTA PD FINALLY CHM THE GOVERNOR IS NOW IN COMPLETE ACCORD THAT
WITHOUT LOSING OUR EFFECTIVENESS OR BECOMING POOR RELATIONS CMM
NEITHER CF WHICH HE INTENDS TO SEE HAPPEN CMM THE SERVICES CAN DO NO MORE THAT THIS TO REDUCE THE COST THAT MUST BE MET PD BUT
WE MAY HAVE HELPED TO PRODUCE A MORE CONTRUCTIVE APPROACH ALL
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