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I"ublisliccl_first Thursday ofnthe imonth‘
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FLEET AS ‘GUARDIAN’ AFTER WITHDRAWAL FROM SINGAPORE
BACK TO EUROPEBUT NOT FOR R.
Successor to Leander? The Mark 5
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may he the kind of replacement in mind for the l.c:mder class. It is clztiiucd that
the Marl: S can perform most of the functions of the l.t::tntlt:r. vthieh lt:l\ twice the
tlisplitecim-tit.
Uncertainty ends in defined role
ln future. Britttiii is to be primarily :1 European power. zuid the Supplementztry Statement on the Defence White l’;tpcr. isstted on July 18. discloses the naval forces which liuie been pluniied by the Future Fleet Working Party. .-\t'ter the carriers have been phased ottt (and there will be no ntini \'.lf'l'.‘l‘ 0l’\lcl't.‘(ll. the NZt\’_\’ will consist of 2l\\:1llll Ships‘,
ei;t~~. oi Cltltxcl’ to i'L‘PlJt.'t.‘ the 'l'i*._:er~'. ttew tle»tro‘_.’ers'. :no:‘: lt.'.llltlL'.' lllj.{.tlt:\'. it xttceexxor to the ltxtzider. .1 new l‘l~'C\l of i:i~!:o:.- cittlt. ztnd the l’ol:tri~‘, iiucl.-.tt‘. .tnd conven-
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the necessary of shthtllly’ for careers." crt:;t'.e<
he said, “by l‘1'iIl_.!ll'Ig commitments and e:tp.ibiliiy into line with the aiiiottiit of l"t:S0lll'CC~t the nation ia likely to find it
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"For the men rind women of the SCl.'\'lL‘t:a, uncertainty is ended. Economic and diplomatic requirements have been brought into line with the c;ip.t« mill}! 0f “W “‘--U-
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the N'.t\'y's nmpliibious groups. Our commitments would be tothey Vt-Cfc of 3
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FL"!l'tRl-I ll0l'l-Ls‘ ,-‘\st;._-d it the hopes c\pre%s'cd on rt:tlltt.'tll_L: !tt:|'lCll’(l'tlt'|n and ttlr. httlenee itere very re:tl hopes. Atlitiirztl llegg conlirrnctl th;tt llllx mu so. "It hzts to he ttiiderxtootl." ha c\ri1:iined, “thtit this ctiiiiiot he t'tiiinet|i;ttc. (‘titiiinitttieiitx \\ ill be pro,-.:re~~'.i\i:l_\‘ reduced over the (Contiitued on page 24)
.-\dniir;tl liege said that the dcicmc l.L_duL.m,m. wcrc ob. v_iou~l} not ttelctiim. to the
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fore the (io\'erunient'< decision on the overridini: need to reduce its public spending. Defence had had to take its share of the cltli. The seeontl was the political factor——the move into litirotht and the con~equent decision that tlcfence l't.‘t]lllfL‘lllt:ltl\ in liurope were lirst priority. C|ll\l that .<.;tvings would have to come from outside that sphere.
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