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REGISTRY No.26 21 JAN1975
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DEFENCE REVIEW
NON-NATO AND MEDITERRANEAN WITHDRAWALS
AND REDUCTIONS
Note by the Defence Foliev Staff
INTRODUCTION
1.
In their signal (1) to overseas commanders outlining
the outcome of the Defence Review the Chiefs of Staff
specified target dates for the withdrawal of UK forces from
certain non-IATO and Mediterranean commitments. The commanders
were subsequently informed (2) of the principles which were
to govern their planning of the withdrawals and of MOD's
responsibility for the coordination of the detailed plans.
2. To facilitate the latter, and to enable key dates to be
decided before the publication of this year's White Paper on
Defence, the commanders were required to report any major
Notes:
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2.
NODUK RTT CS11302 Dec/COS 17. MODUK RTT 111605 Dec/COS 19.-
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