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2ND DRAFT
CHAPTER I
THE DEFENCE REVIEW
1.
Progress of consultations since 3 December Statement.
2. The threat and the military balance
Review. Details in Chapter II.
taken into account in
3.
Importance of NATO, and relations with NATO Allies.
Decisions
on NATO commitments, including Mediterranean commitments and
specialised reinforcement forces.
4. Relations with non-NATO Allies. Decisions on non-NATO
commitments.
5. Implications for the front line and equipment. Importance of standardisation, rationalisation (and ultimately specialisation) in
equipment. R & D reductions, including R & D rationalisation.
Reductions in support. Closures of stations etc. Effects
6.
on dockyards, R.0.F.s etc.
7.
8.
Personnel, redundancy, industrial and employment implications.
Resources.
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