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Attachment to DC/P(75)3

OPD (75)

THE DEFENCE REVIEW

CONSULTATIONS WITH ALLIES

Memorandum by the Secretary of State for Defence

Introduction

Following my statement in Parliament on 3rd December 1974

on the Government's provisional conclusions on the Defence Review,

we have conducted full consultations with our Allies. These

consultations will continue, especially within NATO, but we are

now in a position to take definitive decisions on most of the

major Defence Review issues.

Non-NATO consultations

2. The results so far of the discussions we have had outside

NATO about the withdrawals proposed under the Defence Review are

summarised at Annex A. In general, the reductions we propose

have been accepted with resignation, subject only to some minor

changes, which are in some cases still under discussion, and with

which it is not necessary for me to trouble the Committee

collectively.

3. There are, however, three significant outstanding problems on

which it will not be possible to record definitive decisions in

the Defence White Paper: -

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