substantially
infrastructure.
reduced,
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with resultant
reductions in supporting
A compensatory increase in the scales included in JTP
30 would ensure that sufficient equipment would be provided to support
operations in a crisis situation.
The desk-level draft cannot take account of the conclusions of the
HOBF Manpower, Supporting Arms and Services Paper at this stage;
however, the following text is probably similar to that which will be
appropriate for the later drafts of the Review-
[[18.
and Services.
The HQBF Manpower, Supporting Arms and Services Paper'
contains full details of all proposed reductions in supporting Arms
Broadly speaking, it is intended that reductions will
be achieved in concert with the withdrawals of infantry battalions and
the ending of accompanied service. The principal conclusions of the
Paper are:
a.
RN and RAF. There is little scope for any reduction in the
RN while a force of 3 patrol craft is retained in Theatre.
Some
small savings are planned, such as the removal of the 3 man
Clearance Diving Team in 1994, and there may be scope for further
savings by a rationalisation of harbour ferry services.
Similarly, the strength of RAF Sek Kong can only be reduced
9
Manpower, Supporting Arms and Services
HK 11261 J3 (O & D) (MSAS), dated 2 March 1993.
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SECRET UK EYES A
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