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8.
exclusion of HF communications.
This will entail the
closure of the Joint Services Transmitting Station (JSTS} on Stonecutters Island and the Royal Naval Communications
Centre in Victoria Barracks. However this cannot be
achieved until 31 December 1975 to match the deployment
of TG 317.3. A decision is awaited as to how to
provide the ship/shore RATT link and other rear-link contingency HF circuits. It may be that a small part
of JSTS will have to be retained.
d. LEPS in UK based ships will be replaced by UK
ratings by the end of 1976 but there will be some
substitution of LEPS for UK ratings in the Hong Kong
Squadron.
e. In order to achieve minimum manning of HMS TAMAR a variety of support services are being studied with a view to rationalisation under single service management
(mostly the Army).
Manpower. These reductions will entail an overall reduction of approximately:
a. 150 UK officers and ratings plus the crews of the two patrol craft.
b. 280 LEP ratings including LEPS serving with the
Fleet who will not complete the rundown until the end
of 1976.
c.
80 LECS.
9.
Key Dates. These are summarised at Annex A.
ARMY
10. Requirement. The reductions in the Army entail the withdrawal of the equivalent of one UK major unit together with reductions in the support and administrative element of the garrison. This will be achieved by:
a
The withdrawal of:
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(1) C Sqn 1 RTR.
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