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Defence Dept
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Mr Male
Mr Thomson
Sir D Watson
PS/Lord Goronwy-
Roberts
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Copies to :-
Mr Ward, DS6, MOD Mr Hansforá,
HM Treasury
Mr Bryers,
Cabinet Office Mr Aggleton, PSA/DOE
201415
Your telno. 1144: Defence Costs.
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your sadd
1. Your para. 2A. Jones left a revised breakdown of
costs_together with the results of our examination of possible further economies. Ha BF's letter of
See also
4 November, explained the changes from the earlier costs analysis. Since then costs have been reduced to HK$454 million after reassessing the costs of Navy. bet say what is personnel and Army LEP. t We cannot specify the further changes necessary to reduce the total to HK$450 million, but this should be achieved by normal staff inspections and financial scrutiny coupled with probable savings from the Headquarters relocation. Hong Kong's financial contribution under the new agreement will be based on the assumed figure of HK$450 million and we
will be made sbell certainly make every effort to get down to this figure soon as possible. MOD assume that you will be
content with this and that no further joint work will be
/necessary