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ATTENDIX 7 TO ANNEX F

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SUMMARY OF ARMY MANPOWER AND COSTS 1975/78

Relating to Appendix 2 to Annex E)

SUMMARY OF MANPOWER

:

1975 (Current 1976 (Transitional 971 (proposed Putal Garrison) Your)

Surial/ Category

a)

(b)

1.

UK Soldiers

3670

*

3052

Garrison)

Savings

(@

(©)

2226

1444

2.

UK Service-

178

177

176

2

Women

3.

Gurkha

4831

4642

5626

4795

Soldiers

4.

Chinese

1264

1137

1036

228

Soldiers

5.

Locally engag-

3800

3685

3575

225

od Civilians

6.

UK Based

220

196

172

48

Civilians

7.

Total

13963

12889

12811

1152

Serial/ Category

SUMMARY OF COSTS

1975 (Current 1976 (Transitional 1977 (Proposed

a

Garrison)

(1)

Year) (c)

Carrison) (a)

1.

Personnel

19.5

16.9

Costs

26.1

Raming

4.2

4.1

Costs

3.

Equipment

4.0

3.6

3.6

Costs

A.

Intra Theatre

1.5

1.3

1.2

Movement Costs

5.

Hirings (ired

1.0

69

.9.

accommodation)

6:

Total

32.6

29.5

26.7

7.

Works (incl

6.0

6.0

6.0

R & RAF)

8.

Aray & Works Total

38.6

35.5

32.7

Note:

the costs of the current garrison (Serials 1(b) to 8 (b) have not been assessed with the same degree of accuracy as those for 1976 and 1977.

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