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Vice Chiefs will Take this paper
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one comment.
In paras 4 of the lover nove and of the paper
mention shd be made of the review which will from henceforth be made regularly of Chinese
uncker capability.
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The Joint Planners will frgare a fater entitled "UK Dequirements in the for East" as soon Rage th$154.C paper has been approved. The flammers
Page 21 of will be fur to Chiefs on
Page 21 28th July when Sir R. Scott will be meeting them. The paper will cover the Hong Kong gamison.
4. Present thinking by the Planners allows for one Armoured Regiment and yet aircraft over and above the
Hanned (reduced) Jamison for 1958. The Regiment will be at lower establishment (say 35 ranks instead of 62) and the aircraft may 8 insked of a squation of 16.
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A fourth battalion will also be camaized as immediate reinforcement for the Jamison. An aircraft-camier may be svarimed in Eastern wares but it will have to cover the East Indies and for East svations.
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