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15.

In paragraph 12(e), last line should read as follows:

"the overall flying rate for RAF aircraft cut by 10 per cent".

16. In paragraph 12(f) the first line should read "the large

reduction of 52,000 in uniformed personnel would involve a

substantial".

17. In paragraph 18, delete the third sentence. The fourth

sentence should be amended to read as follows: "A major cut

would involve abandoning national R and D altogether in some

particular fields and relying on foreign purchase of equipment,

the financial effects of which are difficult to quantify".

18. In paragraph 19, at the beginning of the second sentence,

insert the words "If these judgements are right,". In the

last line, insert the words "even if" between "UK" and "dispro-

portionate".

19. In paragraph 21, the CDS argued that one reference to the

Chiefs of Staff was sufficient.

20.

In paragraph 23, the CDS asked for the third sentence to be

redrafted, but it was not redrafted at the meeting. In the

fourth sentence, delete the words "this national context" and

substitute "either of these contexts"

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21. In paragraph 26, delete the third sentence. In the fourth

sentence, substitute the word "warheads" for "weapons".

22. In paragraph 29, second sentence, after the words "the

military advice" insert the words "(not yet accepted by the

Governor)". At the end of the third line of the second sentence,

insert the words "by the removal of the Guard Frigate, the".

Delete the penultimate sentence and substitute "The Hong Kong

/Government

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