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Britain weighs defense cuts and Gulf pullout in budget plan
Britain's cabinet nears approval of trimming defense orders including a 1 billion dollar F111 bomber contract with the United States, potentially dropping 50 aircraft and seeking other savings. The budget also foresees withdraws from Malaysia, Singapore, Bahrain and Sharjah by 1971, amid domestic retrenchment and devaluation pressures.
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