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WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THE BRUNEI GURKHA BATTALION IF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI BREAK DOWN?
BASIS OF PRESENT DEFENCE ARRANGEMENT WITH BRUNEI?
In the short term the battalion
would have to be accommodated
elsewhere; probably in Hong Kong.
We would then have to consider
the longer term options carefully.
An Agreement in 1971 between HMG
and the Sultan of Brunei (Cmnd 4932).
This amended a previous 1959
Agreement. Under it, inter alia_7
Brunei provides facilities for
UK forces and Britain agrees to
loan personnel and otherwise assist
the Sultan's defence force. In
addition we have agreed to consult
together to determine what measures
should be taken in relation to
an external attack on the State.
The Gurkha battalion remains
under a separate confidential
Exchange of Letters._7
On independence the 1979 Treaty
of Friendship and Cooperation
(Cmnd 7496) comes into force.
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