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ANNEA A

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PRESENT GARRISON IN HONG KONG

Navy:

Army:

Air Force:

II.

Navy:

Army:

6 Fatrol Craft (5 ex-Minesweepers, 1 ex-tug)

4 lnfantry Battalions (3 of them Gurkha) 2 Gurkha Engineer Field Squadrons

6 Scout helicopters

Maritime Troop with 3 amp Powered Lighters Gurkha Transport Regiment

7 WESSEX2 helicopters and 10 pilots

REINFORCEMENTS REQUESTED

Air Force:

III.

3 WESSEX3 helicopters, 7 pilots and necessary

ground staff

3 Fatrol Craft or Hovercraft and crews iq staff

- 1 Battalion plus ? companies

4 Lcout helicopters, 6 pilots and necessary

Eround stari

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Additional personel for maritime Troop

- 6 WELL 2 helicopters, 9 pilots and necessary

ground scaff

NITIOUN equipment (searchlights)

Air Transport Command (ATC) and Ccerations staff

PENALTIES FOR OTHER SERVICE CC MITMENTS IN PROVIDING REQUESTEL REINFORCEMENTS FOR H、N KONG

In addition to the general upheaval which this additional commit- ment will cause for the services, the provision of the reinforce- ments requested will incur the following penalties:

(a) Operational

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2.

Royal Navy: There will be a reduction of two front line Sea King Zelicopters.

Army: lt will not be possible to find a UK battalion for a full six-month tour; instead, CBF Hong Kong has agreed

CONFIDENTIAL"

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