TNAG-0540-FCO40-635-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 244

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NAVY 1.6 ARTILLERY BATTERY 007, ARTILLERY EQUIFT 0.2,

GURKHA INF BN 1.0, GURKHA EQUIPT 0.5 WESSEX SON 13 TOTAL 5.3. OPTION E. NAVY 4.0, GURKHA INF ON 1.0, GURKHA EQUIPT O.S. TOTAL 5.5.

THERE

SHOULD ALSO BE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS ON AIR TROOPING.... PERHAPS UP TO 0.5 ON SOME OPTIONS. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE FIGURES EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALL OPTIONS ARE THEREFORE LIKELY TO EXCEED THE ₤5M TARGET, OPTIONS D AND E SUBSTANTIALLY SO.

THE POUNDS HOM GARRISON EXCLUDES THE COST OF THE FRIGATE REFIT AND THE CAPITAL COST OF NEW PATROL CRAFT. ON THE BASIS OF A

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