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Chapter I:
THE DEFENCE REVIEW
Chapter II:
DEFENCE DEVELOPMENTS
Chapter III:
COMBAT FORCES, DEPLOYMENT. OPERATIONS, AND EXERCISES
COMBAT FORCES AND DEPLOYMENT
The Nuclear Strategic Force
21
Royal Navy General Purpose Combat Forces
22
Army Combat Forces
28
Royal Air Force General Purpose Forces
33
BRITISH FORCES' OPERATIONS AND EXERCISES
Northern Ireland
38
Cyprus
41
The NATO Area
42
The Rest of the World
48
Chapter IV:
RESERVE AND AUXILIARY FORCES
Army Reserves
53
Royal Navy and Royal Marines Reserve Forces
54
Royal Air Force Reserve Forces
55
Cadet Forces
55
Chapter V:
MANPOWER AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
Recruitment and Re-engagement during 1974-75
56
Engagement Schemes
63
Pay and Pensions
64
Conditions of Service
64
Defence Medical Services
66
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