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GR 130 IMMEDIATE

CYPHER/CAT A

FM HONG KONG 11084OZ

SECRET

SECRET

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No. 50

11 MAR 1975

110)

TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 235 OF 11 MARCH,

M.I.P.T. DEFENCE REVIEW.

THE JOINT STATEMENT WOULD CONTINUE:

''THESE ARE:

RECE

RECIA

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ROYAL NAVY, SOME SMALL REDUCTIONS IN NAVAL STRENGTH AND SUFFORT.

ARMY. THE WITHDRAWAL OF C SQUADRON, 1 ROYAL TANK REGIMENT AND 20 LIGHT REGIMENT, ROYAL ARTILLERY, LESS ONE BATTERY. AT THE SAME

TIME A NUMBER OF RELATED REORGANISATIONAL MEASURES ARE TO BE

CARRIED OUT WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE DISBANDMENT OF 54 (HONG KONG) SUPPORT SQUADRON, ROYAL ENGINEERS AND 414, PACK TRANSPORT TROOP,

ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT. 415 MARITIME TROOP, ROYAL CORPS OF TRANS- FORT, WILL BE REDUCED IN STRENGTH. TOGETHER WITH THESE MEASURES

THERE WILL BE CONSEQUENT REDUCTIONS IN SUPPORTING SERVICES AND IN

HEADQUARTERS,

ROYAL AIR FORCE. THERE WILL BE SOME REDUCTIONS IN THE STRENGTH

OF RAF KAI TAK.

THESE ECONOMIES IN SERVICE MANPOWER WILL LEAD TO A REDUCTION

OF ABOUT 200 LOCALLY ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND 300 LOCALLY ENLISTED

CIVILIANS. REDUNDANCY TERMS FOR LOCALLY ENLISTED CIVILIANS WILL

BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS'',

MACLEHOSE

FILES

HKICD

DEFENCE 3

GIPD

NEWS D SIRD NATSON

MR. MALE MR THOMSON

SECRET

COPIES TO

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