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Minutes of Meeting Number 31 of 1970. PART I 1) Declaration of forces to SEATO....

Catalogue reference: DEFE 4/251/31

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DEFE 4/251/31
Date
1970 Sept 16
Description

Minutes of Meeting Number 31 of 1970.

PART I

1) Declaration of forces to SEATO.

2) Future command arrangements in South East Asia.

3) Reinforcement of the Hong Kong Garrison.

4) UK Military presence in South East Asia.

5) RAF Close Support Aircraft.

6) Matters for discussion by the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee on Thursday 17 September 1970.

PART II

101) Fourth Anglo-Norwegian Defence Staff Talks.

102) Anglo/United States/Iranian Working Party.

103) NATO - establishment - UKNMR SHAPE.

104) NATO - Intelligence Conference.

105) NATO - Conference.

106) NATO - studies on use of Nuclear Weapons.

107) Offensive capability of the Fleet.

108) Sharjah Battalion.

109) Joint Communications Arrangements.

110) NATO - 1970 Common Infrastructure Programme.

111) NATO - review of FY 1971 Budget Estimates.

112) NATO - press release for MC Tour 1970.

113) CENTO Military Training Assistance Scheme.

114) NATO - C-E Planning Goals.

115) NATO - status reports for informal MC/CS 9 October.

116) NATO - press release for AFLOG 70 Conference.

117) NATO - ACLANT Infrastructure Data Book.

118) NATO - use of nuclear weapons.

119) NATO - SACLANT's Plan for support of the BALTAP area.

120) NATO - Exercise Icebox Movement Costs.

121) NATO - exercise.

122) NATO - telephone.

123) CENTO - Seminar on Recent Weapons Development and Deployment.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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DEFE 4

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