My Department at present holds under Defence Regulation 51 a total of 18,326 acres of land in Suffolk. Of this area 9,455 acres are being rehabilitated by Civil Departments and will be released when the process is complete, 230 acres are being cleared of unexploded missiles and a further 165 acres are also due to be released. The Inter-Departmental Committee on Service Land Requirements is considering proposals to retain permanently the balance of 8,476 acres. Of this area only about 1,225 acres could be classified as agricultural land.