§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the 20,000 men and women, working in or for the Services by which the total in the Far East is to be reduced by next April, will be British Servicemen; and how many will be local people.
§ Mr. HealeyFull details have yet to be decided.
§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the total number of British Servicemen in the Far East at present; and what the total will be by April, 1968.
§ Mr. HealeyIn the Far East as a whole there were about 39,000 United Kingdom servicemen at 1st March, 1967, including ships at sea. Details of reductions between now and April, 1968, and in particular the numbers of United Kingdom Servicemen have not yet been finally decided.