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RECEIVED IN OP COPY
REGISTRY, No. 50
11 MAR1975
SECRET
HKK 10/1
REF.
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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 234 OF 11 MARCH.
YOUR TELEGRAM 174 DEFENCE REVIEW.
I HAVE NOW CIRCULATED THE PROPOSED STATEMENT TO EXCO WHO AGREED
GENERALLY WITH IT.
2. HOWEVER IN THE LIGHT OF DISCUSSION WITH THEM I WOULD BE GRATEFUL
IF PARA. 4 OF MY TEL. 202 COULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
''MEANWHILE, BOTH GOVERNMENTS ARE AGREED THAT EARLY REDUCTIONS
CAN BE MADE IN THE LEVEL OF THE GARRISON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PRESENT DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY ELEMENTS AMOUNTING APPROXIMATELY TO ONE MAJOR UNIT WILL BE WITHDRAWN DURING THE NEXT
EIGHTEEN MONTHS."1
3. M.1.F.T. CONTAINS TEXT OF REFERENCE TO SERVICE UNITS AGREED
WITH CBF.
4. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL PRESENTATIONALLY IF THE JOINT STATEMENT IS
ISSUED AT 1800 GMT ON THE 19TH MARCH.
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