TNAG-0182-FCO40-218-Defence-contributions-1969 — Page 175

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I: What use will these Gurkhas be to Hong Kong; we already have between

9,000 and 10,000 troops here. What's an additional 700 going to make ?

W:

One of the most inportant functions of the infantry in Hong Kong is support of the Police in riot situations; and certainly another battalion

will be a great help to us in this kind of situation.

I: So far we have only been talking about Gurkhas. What about other troops

when the pullout comes by 1971 from Singapore ?

W:

As far as we can forsee at the moment there is likely to be no change at all with the rest of the garrison.

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