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APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX L TO COS 23/68
COSTS
1. The cost of the proposals for increasing our forces in Hong Kong are given below.
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 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 They do not represent the savings that would be made if withdrawn, since some of the units concerned (eg the frigate) are part of a general capability and are not provided exclusively for the Hong Kong task.
Additional cost com-
Additional Additional foreign
Additional Units
Annual budgetary costs
pared with
exchange
British service
72/73 force
cost
manpower
level studies
£m
£m
£m
Navy
1 frigate
1.2
1 small fleet tanker 3 MCMVS (1)
0.2
0.1
0.3
25
Neg
Ashore
0.2
0.2)
Total
106
0.3
1&1
0.3
121
25
Army
1 Major Unit
(British
accompanied)
1.2
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
0.2
0.3
150
Grand Total
3.3
0.5
1.4
825
Note:
1. lready deployed in Far East mainly to meet Hong Kong requirement.
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