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APPENDIX 1 to ANNEX A to DP 9/68(C) (Directors' Draft)
1.
COSTS
The cost of the proposals for increasing our force based
on Hong Kong are as follows:
Annual
Additional Units
budgetary
costs
£m
Additional
cost com
pared with
four-day
costing
£m
Additional
Additional
foreign
British
exchange
service
cost
manpower
£m
Navy
1 frigate
1.2
0.1
1 small fleet tanker
0.2
0.1
0.3
250
3 MCMVs (1)
Neg
Ashore
0.2
0.2
Total
1.6
0.4
131
0.3
250
Army
1 major Unit
(British, accompanied)1.2
1
0.8
650
Air Force
Detachment RAF Regt
0.1
0.1
6 UE Whirlwinds
0.3
0.3
150
Support
1
0.1
Total
0.5
.2
121
Grand Total
3.3
0.6
0.3
150
1.4
1050
2. The present total net foreign exchange forecast is £5.6m a
year which allows for a local cash contribution of £4.5m from the
Hong Kong Government. No allowance has been made above 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 above 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savings that would be made if withdrawn since some of the units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.
Note:
1. Already deployed in Far East mainly to meet Hong Kong require- ment.
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