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am.

Conson's

that in 1966 it

was agreed to withdraw

The flight of Hunters

stationed

in the

The Colony

air

P

Cover

being provided

Suigapore C

S

difficult to

Sustani,

thereafter by periodic visits of awcraft based on

that it ん

would be

on purchy military

of course

realice

Grounds,

strong

9 care

for the restoration

of a

But since

that decision.

was taken

amplemented there

permanent fighter presence

have been certam for reaching changes in

Circumstances.

1-2

affecting the Colony's position

the policy of confrontation initiated by

The local communists (accompanied by

mathers deterioration in

Chria)

and

our relations with

our decision to withdraw from

Singapore, Malaysia (including; the recent

deusion

not to maintain a

East of Suez)

permanent presence

special capability

The arguments for a

are

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I admit, exentially