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informing those concerned and the subsequent discussion of these
redeployment proposals is being initiated with their publication
in this Command paper.
60. A number of these stations have accomodation or other
facilities which might be put to good use by the other two
Services and enable significant savings to be made in our needs
for new buildings. The Army in particular has an urgent need to
replace ita considerable stock of hutted accommodation by more
permanent buildings. To make the best use of defence lands and
buildings the Army are examining each of these stations to
establish how suitable they are for the Army's use. Precise
assessments of the Army's needs can be made only after detailed
studies have been conducted of the Army's long-term accommodation
needs and deployments in Britain, access to training and support
facilities and the costs of conversion. The Royal Navy may also need
one or two stations. Any redeployments are bound to be phased
over a period, so it is likely that some civilian staff
reductions will be unavoidable.
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