Singapore Proposal to Base F-15 Fighter Jets at Ohakea Base - 2018 Cabinet Documents

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The publication comprises:

• the December 2018 Cabinet minute: Singapore Proposal to Base F-15 Fighter Jets at Ohakea Air Base: Further Report [ERS-18-MIN-0027]
• the Cabinet paper: Singapore Proposal to Base F-15 Fighter Jets at Ohakea Air Base: Report Back to Cabinet [ERS-18-SUB-0027]
• the May 2018 Cabinet minute: Singapore Proposal to Base F15 Fighter Jets at Ohakea Air Force Base [ERS-18-MIN-0009]
• the Cabinet paper: Singapore Proposal to Base F15 Fighter Jets at Ohakea Air Force Base [ERS-18-SUB-0009].

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