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Part I to COS 20th Meeting/68 20th March 1968

e.

Paragraphs 39 and 41 j. did not set out the full reasons for reviewing the Command

Our withdrawal organisation in the Colony.

from Singapore and Malaysia, and the increase in the number of Gurkha units in Hong Kong were also factors.

f. Reference was made to a factual error in the additional cost quoted for one frigate in Appendix 1 to the paper. An amendment was proposed.

This was not

agreed and the Deputy Under-Secretary

(Policy) undertook, in conjunction with the Navy Department, to resolve the problem.

g. A number of other amendments were agreed (Annex).

Sunming up, SIR CHARLES ELWORTHY said that they would instruct the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Policy) to take action as in d. above. Subject to clearance of the revised paragraphs with the Service Departments concerned and to the resolution of the disputed amendment at f. above, they would instruct the Secretary to issue the paper (1) incorporating also the amendments which they had agreed.

The Committee:

Agreed with the remarks of the Chief of the Defence Staff in his summing up.

Note:

1.

DP 9/68 (Final).

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