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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 50
20 AUG1975
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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 807 OF 20 AUGUST.
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FROM SECRETARY FOR SECURITY FOR O'KEEFFE.
SECUR
DEFENCE COSTS (NAVY) YOUR TELNO 49 SAVING.
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REF.
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WE ARE DIGESTING THE INFORMATION AND STILL CONSIDERING THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE PATROL CRAFT AND THE FRIGATE. IN THE
MEANTIME TWO POINTS IMMEDIATELY ARISE:
(1) THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR PARAGRAPH 1(1) TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR PARAGRAPH 1(3) SUGGESTS THAT WE SHOULD
BE WITHOUT A GUARDSHIP FOR THE BEST PART OF A YEAR. WOULD YOU
PLEASE CONFIRM WHETHER THIS IS THE CASE.
(11) MAY WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE EXTRA EXPENSE REFERRED TO AT THE END OF YOUR PARAGRAPH 1(4)..
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SIR D WATSON
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