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battalions; 1990 - 1996

June 1997

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reduction to 1 (British) battalion; 30

departure of last battalion.

To cope with internal security over this period of reductions, the Governor's initial view is that the police should be strenghtened and backed up with more auxiliary volunteers. Ministers have not yet considered these ideas. They will doubtless be extremely wary about proposals for significant force reductions, which will need to be well argued.

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