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Navy

SECRE

AMIDTY I

Costs of Proposed Carrison

CM

1975/76 Estimates Prices

Ary

1 Frigate

3 Patrol Craft

1 Artillery Battery

1 British Infantry Battalion 4 Gurkha Infantry Battalions 2 Gurkha Engineer Squadrons

(1 in the lufantry role)

RAF

1 Helicopter Squadron

Works Services

Air Trooping

Frigate Refit

Notes:

1.

1

4.0

26.5

1.6

6.0

2.2

TOTAL

40.3

0.5

2.

3.

The reorganisation of the garrison will not be complete until 1977/78 when the fourth Gurkha Battalion is planned to replace one of the two UK battalions. Additional costs in 1976/77 arising from this amount to about £3M which are not included in the Army costs shown above.

The cost of the frigate refit in 1977/78 (£2.51) has been spread equally over the 5 years 1976/77 - 1980/81.

The Navy figure excludes a share of the capital cost of new patrol craft, which are still under examination. These costs could be in the region of £5-10M spread equally over a 5 year period.

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