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informing those concerned and the subsequent discussion of these

redeployment proposals is being initiated with their publication

in this Command paper.

60. A number of these stations have accommodation or other

facilities which might be put to good use by the other two

Services and enable significant savings to be made in our needs

for new buildings. The Army in particular has an urgent need to

replace its considerable stock of hutted accommodation by more

permanent buildings.

To make the best use of Defence land and

buildings the Army are examining each of these stations to

establish how suitable they are for the Army's use. Precise

assessments of the Army's needs can be made only after detailed

studies have been conducted of the Army's long-term accommodation

needs and UK deployment, access to training and support

facilities and the costs of conversion. The Navy may also need

one or two stations. Any redeployments are bound to be phased

over a period, so it is likely that some civilian staff

reductions will be unavoidable.

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