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d. Naval Base. Explanation of how the figure of £. for the Naval Base is made up, having taken into account the reduction of tasks for the revised base.
3. Army. Explanation of:
EL. Lovement costs, and what elements they contained.
b.
The reasons for the delay in replacing the second UK battalion by a Gurkha battalion until April 1977, which account for the major part of the transitional costs above the £41.
C. The fact that the tail does not reduce in direct proportion to the teeth.
d.
The tasks of non-infantry units, eg engineer and aviation units.
e.
The new command structure.
f.
The role of units in Nepal.
4.
5.
€.
How the cost of the introduction of Clansman radios might be spread.
The insurmountable problems of having unaccompanied UK battalions in Hong Kong, except as emergency reinforcements.
n.
Tri-Service Items
2.
Works Services. Explanation of increased building requirements in the early years necessitated by the reorganization (for details see Annex C), and the manner in which costs nave been spread across the next 5 year period.
Air Troccing. Provisional plans for future air trooping, and the possibility of Cathay Pacific being invited, with other air..ays, to tender.
b.
RAP Kai Tak. The difficulties involved in moving the RAF helicopter squadron from KAI TAK to SEX KONG.
C.
Breakdown of Foreign Exchange Costs.
a. How costs are assessed.
b.
What items are excluded.
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