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1. The cost of the proposals for increasing our forces in Hong Kong are given below.

2. The present total not foreign exchange forecast is £5.6m a yoar which allows for a local cash contribution of £4.5m from the Hong Kong Government. No allowance has been made below for any increase necessary in logistic support (see para 34) nor for increased holdings of war reserves (paras 35 and 36) or additional

accommodation.

3. The annual budgetary costs shown below are given for illustrative purposes, for example, as a measure of the resources deployed for the benefit of Hong Kong. They do not represent the savings that would be made if withdrawn, since some of the units concerned (e.g. the frigate) are part of a general capability and are not provided exclusively for the Hong Kong task.

Additional Units

Additional

Additional cost com- foreign

pared with

exchange

72/73 force cost

Additional British service

manpower

BRARY MA

Annual budgetary costs

£m

levol studies

£m

Sm

Navy

1 frigato

1.2

0.1

1 small flect tanker

0.2

0.1

0.3

25

3 MCMVS (1)

Neg

Ashore

0.2

0.2

Total

166

0.4

0.3

25

DOCUMEN

Lrny

1. Major Unit

British,

accompanied)

1.2

0.8

650

Air Force

Detachment RAF Regt

0.1

0.1

6 UE Whirlwinds

0.3

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0.3

150

Support

0.1

•

Total

0.5

0.3

150

Grand Total

3.3

0.6

1.44

825

Note:

1.

Already deployed in Far East mainly to mect Hong Kong requirement.

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