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this will be met by reallocating resources, for example from Jordan, but this may not be enough.
c.
There is likely to be a new and growing requirement to subsidize military training for Eastern European States, notably Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. None of these meet the criteria for DPF eligibility but they may do so in the near future and will then become high priority candidates for assistance.
d.
PES palind to 1993/4
UKMTAS funds (£15.65m for FY 91/92) are being substantially reduced over the wet 3 years (by £1m mest m
£2m in 92/93 and a further £m in 93/94). This
to 1-3m yea
will increase the pressure on MOD funds.
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13. New procedures are being introduced to improve the targeting and control of the DPF, and to ensure that the fund is fully used; but these will do little to alleviate the lack of basic funding. The rising costs of courses and LSP and likely increased demands to meet policy objectives in the Gulf suggest that we may need to look for an increase in the DPF ceiling; this will be especially urgent if the requirement to provide assistance to Eastern Europe materialises. At the same time we need to consider whether, in the developing international situation, we have the right structure to determine priorities for military assistance between NATO, OOA countries and the non- NATO countries of Europe. In this context it may be necessary to review the range of countries presently covered by the
COSSPL.
14.
Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS). As well as providing key training for senior British military and civilian officers, RCDS is another important vehicle for promoting influence in overseas countries who nominate students, many of whom go on to higher rank in either the civil
the civil or military hierarchies of their own countries. This is unlikely to change, but it will be necessary
be necessary to adjust the balance of overseas representation to reflect changes in the global security situation, particularly in Eastern Europe and the Gulf. That work is in hand. In the longer term it will be necessary to consider whether the number of overseas students will need to be adjusted to reflect the reduction in the numbers of UK students following Options for Change. But for the immediate future at least, it is intended to maintain overseas representation at RCDS at broadly the current level.
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OVERSEAS GARRISONS/PEACEKEEPING FORCES
Following
Command Relationships between CDS and CBFs. the introduction of NMS and new budgetary regimes, we are re- examining the relationship between CDS and the various Commanders British Forces (CBFs) to try and ensure that authority and responsibility are clearly aligned. The main proposals are that permanently stationed personnel of all three Services should come under the full command of the CBFs, and that roulement, or reinforcement, forces should come under their
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