No.request
·
•
CONFIDENTICONFIDENTIAL
2.
consulted about any suggestion that locally engaged civilians should be reduced, if they were to be replaced by more expensive Servicemen.
5.
I entirely support your view that there can be no question of reducing the teeth element of the garrison I should like, too, to be consulted if there is to be any change in the existing arrangements for reinforcing it.
6.
I am glad that some inspections of the support services have already been undertaken and that others are planned. These will provide useful material, should Unofficial Members enquire about a possible review of support costs. For the present, the Government does not propose to ask for a report in detail on the costs and complement of the support element, though the Secretary for Security would be interested to see the studies which have been under- taken.
7.
We were not provided with a detailed breakdown of the cost of the Gurkha lines of communication in Nepal, during the negotiations.
As the garrison depends no substantially on Gurkhas, the organization and administration of the various
If some rationalization and econonies can be achieved there this would be welcome, though naturally our main concern is that the level of service should be adequate.
for Nippel details camps and facilities in Nepal is of great importance.
&.
I understand that your staff, and the Security Branch, are maintaining a record of changes which have a bearing on the assessed costs and manpower figures which were attached to the Statement of Financial Procedures. As the basis of the agreement for cost sharing was 'ascessed costs',
we had not envisaged any adjustment in respect of small increases and decreases which, in any event, are
If the record likely to cancel one another out. shows a significant imbalance we may have to think again. Meanwhile, I confirm that we do not at present intend to ask for a formal review of the
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.