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above before laying their proposals before
Parliament next month. In particular they hope
that before this there will be further contacts
with NATO on the various compensatory measures which have been suggested, e.g. periodic naval and air visits to the Mediterranean, participation
in NAVOCFORMED, reallocation of resources from
overheads and support units to combat capabilities, the further exploitation of co-operative programmes in NATO, and the more specific counter-proposals
of the NATO Military Authorities.
They would also
hope for further information on the proposed
reorganisation of BAOR and the future re-equipment
and modernisation problems in all three services; continued consultation beyond the publication of the White Paper on the implementation of the proposed changes, using the entirety of the NATO machinery
available, taking into account developments in the
political, economic and security situation as they
arise. They suggest that some of the reductions
planned for the longer-term might be avoided by saving resources through increased co-operation
within NATO, e.g. through rationalisation, consoli- dation and co-operation, without reducing the
overall defence effort of NATO.
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