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ANNEX A to DP Note 27/67( A (Flimsy Draft) (Continued)
(2) We could meet that deployment from our planned
force levels but it would mean:
(a) taking a battalion permanently away
from either Northern Ireland or Public Duties
to provide the sixth battalion in Hong Kong. (b) using units of 3 Division to back the
unaccompanied units in Hong Kong and
seriously undermining our capability to
meet operational commitments.
(3) The alternative is to increase the 1976 force
level by:
One armoured reconnaissance regiment
Three light regiments
Three field squadrons
Sixteen infantry battalions
in the manner desribed in paras 7.a. to 7.d. above.
Course B. A garrison increased by one battalion of 7 major
units and consisting of:
BRITISH
GURKHA
One armoured car squadron
One field squadron
One light regiment
Two infantry battalions
Four infantry battalions
all of which will be accompanied except the armoured car squadron, light regiment, and one British battalion which will be unaccom-
panied.
9.
Implications of Course B.
a. To meet that deployment we would need:
(1) Three Armoured Car Squadrons (one Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment) to back the unaccompanied
squadron.
(2) Three Light Regiments to back the unaccompanied
light regiment.
(3) Three Infantry Battalions to back the unaccom-
panied British battalion.
A
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