§ 45. Mr. Wardasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make it his policy to retain army combat forces outside Europe, and to maintain BAOR ground forces at their present level.
§ Mr. MasonI refer my hon. Friend to the statement on the Defence Estimates 1976 (Command 6432) with regard to the first part of the Question. I do not envisage any reductions in the Central Region in advance of an MBFR agreement.