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A. BY THE BRITISH ARMY IN SOME FORM OR OTHER AS THE ZAMBIAN WOULD PREFER,
BY A UK COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
4. IF WE HAVE TO SAY WE CANNOT HELP THE ZAMBIANS WILL TURN TO ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE YUGOSLAVS SEEM THE MOST LIKELY ALTERNATIVE.
5. FOR ALL THE REASONS WHICH HAVE LED TO OUR RECENT VIGOROUS SUPPORT OF KAUNDA, I STILL THINK THAT 3. A. IS THE MOST DESIRABLE
GIVEN THAT COURSE EVEN THOUGH UNDERSTANDABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT. BRITISH SERVICEMEN CAN CERTAINLY NOT COME TO ZAMBIA AT THIS TIME, THIS WOULD MEAN TRAINING IN THE UK. YOUR TEL 546 STATES THAT THIS KIND OF TRAINING CANNOT NORMALLY'' BE UNDERTAKEN IN BRITAIN. IF THIS IS FINAL, AND IF (NOT LEAST BECAUSE OF MOOR'S MANNER WHEN HE WAS HERE) THE ZAMBIANS REMAIN UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HONG KONG, THEN YOU WILL NEED TO CONSIDER CAREFULLY IN THE LIGHT OF MY PARA 2 ABOVE WHAT LINE WE CAN TAKE WHEN FURSDEN MEXT RETURNS WITHOUT APPEARING TO REDUCE OUR SUPPORT FOR KAUNDA AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT.
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