CONFIDENTIAL AND PERSONAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
ahead. I would not propose to fund a replacement ship, which would
cost some £70M.
1.
I am copying this letter only to the Prime Minister and the
Chief Secretary at this stage. If those colleagues most closely concerned are content, I would inform other colleagues with an
interest including the Secretaries of State for Education and Science, the Environment, and Energy. A copy goes also to Sir Robin
Butler.
Ministry of Defence
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