PRIORITY
CYPHER/CAT A
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RECET:20 /
FM HONG KONG 081023Z
8 AUG 1978
CONFIDEN TEL
CSR
OP COPY
CONFIDENTIAL
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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.963 OF 8 GUS
48.
FOLLOWING FOR MACOUN, O.P.A, FROM DAVIES.
MY TELNO.960: TRAINING OF ZAMBIAN POLICE.
SEE (53) SEE SO
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1. LUSAKA'S TELNO.1 OF 4 AUGUST, ADDRESSED TO US AND TO THE F.C.O,
SEEMS TO HAVE OVERLOOKED PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR TELNO.988. IT INDICA
THAT THE ZAMBIAN REQUIREMENT IS MUCH IN EXCESS OF OUR MODEST
CAPACITY.
WE HAVE EXPLAINED THIS IN OUR TELNO.960 OF 5 AUGUST
2. WE CONTINUE TO BE PUZZLED THAT THOSE HANDLING THIS CORRESPONDED MAY NOT RECOGNISE THAT OUR RESOURCES TO ASSIST THE ZAMBIANS FALLS
SHORT OF THE STATED ZAMBIAN REQUIREMENT.
3. ON OUR ASSESSMENT ZAMBIA APEARS TO NEED A MAJOR TRAINING
PROGRAMME FOR A FAIRLY LONG PERIOD. ON THE BASIS OF THE TWO TIER REQUIREMENT, THE TWO OFFICERS THAT WE COULD OFFER COULD NEITHER COPE WITH (A) NOR (B) OF THE TRAINING NEEDS AS SET OUT IN PARA.3 OF LUSAKA'S TELEGRAM.
4. WE ARE MOST ANXIOUS TO HELP ON A REALISTIC BASIS AND I WOULD I WOULD WELCOME YOUR ADVICE WHAT MORE WE CAN DO TO STRESS TO THOSE INVOLVED THE RELATIVELY LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR TRAINING EVEN A
SMALL SPECIALIST TEAM OF THE TYPE OF OUR OWN S.D.U.
5. I AM NOT COPYING THIS TO LUSAKA PENDING YOUR ADVICE, RUT
WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE GIST OF IT BEING RELAYED AT YOUR
DISCRETION.
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