§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British Service men were stationed in Malaysia from January 1969 to January 1975, inclusive; and of these, how many were on loan to the Malaysian Government.
§ Mr. Mason,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th December 1975; Vol. 902, c. 818–19], gave the following information:
The number at 1st January in each of the years in question is as follows:
(a) Total number of British officers and servicemen stationed in Malaysia 1969 … … … … 4,138 1970 … … … … 2,015 1971 … … … … 555 1972 … … … … 195 1973 … … … … 144 1974 … … … … 80 1975 … … … … 47
(b) Number of those given in (a) who were on loan to the Malaysian Government 1969 … … … … 372 1970 … … … … 267 1971 … … … … 243 1972 … … … … 195 1973 … … … … 144 1974 … … … … 80 1975 … … … … 47 The figures include women. Those in the first column exclude personnel in Malaysia on temporary courses or exercises.