TNAG-0179-FCO40-215-Strength-of-Hong-Kong-Garrison-1970 — Page 213

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Territory

Ascension Island

Agreemonts

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Term of Agreement

Facilities enjoyed

Benefits arising for territory concerned

1956 L.R.P.G. Agreement

(Cmnd.9810)

until 1975

Guided Missile Tracking Station, Military airfield

Airfield used by civil aircraft.

as amended by 1959

Agreement

1965 NASA Agreement

ditto

(Cmnd,2761)

Froject Apollo Tracking Station

There are in addition an experimental radio station in Fiji and several temporary facilities i.e. a Terrestrial Trilateration Survey in Fiji and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, a geodetic Survey in Fiji and air/sea rescue facilities in several colonies in connection with NASA projects. Long Range Aids to Calibration (for use in hydrographic surveys) are stationed in the Caribbean colonies from time to time.

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