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CONFIDENTIAL
03 OCT 1978
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FILE REF : TCS 382/2
DATED : 3 OCTOBER 1978
FOLLOWING FOR:
JR LG VARCOE, CSAD, FCO
FROM:
W L ALLINSON, LUSAKA
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1. MAJOR GENERAL FURSDON LEFT WITH ME A COPY OF HIS REPORT ON HIS
1 SEPTEMBER ABOUT THE EXPLORATORY VISIT TO ZAMBIA 29 AUGUST TRAINING OF THE ZAMBIAN PARAMILITARY. I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE REPORT EXCEPT THAT AS YOU KNOW TOMMY REID IS IN FACT A MAJOR GENERAL NOT A BRIGADIER AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX A.
2. THE ZAMBIANS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE A REPORT FROM GENERAL FURSDON AND I HOPE HE WILL FEEL ABLE TO PRODUCE A SHORT BOWDLERISED VERSION FOR THEM.
3. WE HAVE LEARNT FROM SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSION WITH THE MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS THAT THE ZAMBIANS WOULD NOT WELCOME TRAINING BY THE HONG KONG POLICE. IT WAS ONLY TOO EVIDENT AT THE FINAL MEETING THAT MR PHIRI FOUND SOME OF MR MOORES REMARKS UNACCEPTABLE (SOME MIGHT SAY TOO REALISTIC, EXCLAM.) WHEREAS HE ENJOYED A GOOD RAPPORT WITH FURSDON. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE BUT I AM AFRAID IT IS ONLY TOO EVIDENT THAT THE ATTITUDES OF A SENIOR OFFICER IN A MODERN COLONIAL
POLICE FORCE DO NOT GO DOWN WELL HERE.
4. FROM A WIDER POLITICAL POINT OF VIEW THERE MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT
IES ENSUING FROM THE DEEPER INVOLVEMENT OF THE CHINESE HERE IN MILITARY TRAINING AND IN GENERAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AS YOU KNOW GREY ZULU HAS GONE TO CHINA (AND NORTH KOREA) TO SEEK MILITARY HELP
AND ON CHINESE NATIONAL DAY, MUDENDA, THE GUEST OF HONOUR, ANNOUNCED
THAT THE CHINESE WERE GOING TO BUILD A NEW PARTY HEADQUARTERS FOR UNIP IN 1979. WHILE RELATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA ARE I UNDERSTAND GOOD OTHERS WILL BE BETTER PLACED TO ADVISE WHETHER THEY MIGHT BE EMBARRASSED TO BE CHEEK BY JOWL IN ZAMBIA, ONE TRAINING THE
MILITARY, THE OTHER THE PARA-MILITARY.
SIGNED: WL ALLINSON
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