SECRET UK EYES A
DP Note 201/75(0) (Proliaivery Dra (Commrmed)
and NATO desire for continuation of certain facilities there,
make it unlikely that complete withdrawal will be possible
in the foreseeable future. The exact nature of any long-term
UK presence has still to be decided, and until this is done
no sensible planning for the rundown can be effected. However,
the RAF has already reduced its forces on the Island with the
aim of alleviating overcrowding in the WSBA..
Malta
21. The rundown and withdrawal of UK forces in Malta
between April 1977 and 31 March 1979 is the subject of a separate
study (10) and we do not consider it further in this paper 7.
West Indies
22.
Withdrawal of the two frigates the closure of No 1 JRS,
Nassau and the reduction of SNOWI's headquarters to that of ISCOM
BERMUDA can be achieved by the proposed date of 1 April 1976
without difficulty. No objection has been raised by any
interested nation and consultations have not proved necessary.
Continued use by the UK of the Altantic Undersea Test and
Evaluation Centre and the Air Force Eastern Test Range
facilities will be negotiated as part of the proposed new
Anglo/Bahamian Defence Agreement.
Note:
10. DP 23/74.
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SECRET UK EYES A
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