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A. ALTERATIONS TO 3 BARRACKS TO ACCOMMODATE NEW OCCUPANTS
2 OF THESE PROJECTS WILL WHEN COMPLETE ENABLE THE RELEASE OF SHAMSHINPO, ARGYLE STREET AND CHATHAM ROAD CAMPS.
B. SOME ADDITIONAL MARRIED QUARTERS FOR THE ARMY AND RAF
C. IMPROVEMENTS TO 2 GURKHA BARRACKS.
YOUR PROPOSALS FOR A JOINT COMMITTEE AND FOR CBF BEING AUTHORISED WITH DEFINITIVE POWERS ON WORKS PROGRAMMES, ARE BOTH UNDER CONSIDERATION, WE DO NOT SEE RESOLUTION OF EITHER OF THESE POINTS, HOWEVER, AS A NECESSARY PRELIMINARY TO NEGOTIATIONS OR INDEED AS BEING PART OF THE COST SHARING NEGOTIATION. WE ENVISAGE THESE
MATTERS BEING RESOLVED SUBSEQUENTLY BY OFFICIALS.
YOUR PARA 4
IF ASKED, YOU COULD SAY TO UNOFFICIALS THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE TO REINFORCE FROM THE UK BUT THAT IN
AGREEING THAT THE GARRISON CAN BE REDUCED TO ONE OF 4 AND
ONE THIRD TEETH ARM UNITS IN THE INFANTRY ROLE WE HAVE ACKNOW-
LEDGED THE PRESENCE OF A LOCAL REINFORCEMENT BY THE BATTALION
STATIONED IN BRUNEI. SHOULD UNOFFICIALS QUESTION THIS BY MENTIONING. OUR ANNOUNCED INTENTION OF WITHDRAWING THAT BATTALION, SUBJECT TO CONSULATIONS WITH THE SULTAN, YOU COULD SAY THAT THESE CONSULATIONS ARE INCOMPLETE AND THAT CONSEQUENTLY WE
CANNOT SPECULATE ABOUT WHEN WITHDRAWAL WILL BE EFFECTED THAT WE
WOULD BE READY TO DISCUSS WITH HONG KONG, WHENEVER THE POSITION CHANGES, THE THEN CURRENT THREAT AND THE OPTIONS FOR MEETING IT BUT THAT WE ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE OUTCOME
OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS MIGHT BE.
YOUR PARA 5
WE ARE NOT CONTEMPLATING ANY CHANGE TO THE AGREED DRAFT MOU
PROVIDED THAT THERE IS A SATISFACTORY OUTCOME ON THE COST
SHARING FORMULA.
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