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Action Taken
TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 848 OF 6 JULY 1973 No
INFO PRIORITY LUSAKA.
MY TELNO 804: TRAINING FOR ZAMBIAN POLICE FORCE.
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WE HAVE RECONSIDERED THE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE LIGHT OF
THE SAS TRAINING OF OUR SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT WHICH IS NOW GOING ON, AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THE UNIT IS RELATIVELY SMALL AND THAT IT MUST REMAIN AT A HIGH PEAK OF READINESS AT ALL TIMES IN HONG KONG
2. WE, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ON THE BASIS OF A RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM YOU FOR COMMONWEALTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
BUT FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN PARAGRAPH 1, AND BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL ABLE TO SEND OFFICERS TO ZAMBIA, WE WOULD MUCH PREFER TO PROMOTE THE TRAINING IN HONG KONG ALONGSIDE THE REGULAR TRAINING OF THE
SDU.
3. IN COMING TO THIS DECISION, WE REALISE THAT IT MAY APPEAR TO
BE AT VARIANCE WITH OUR VIEWS OVER THE TRAINING OF THE JAPANESE SECURITY SERVICE, REFERRED TO IN MY TELNO 571 OF 5 MAY. WE BELIEVE
HOWEVER THAT A CLEAR DISTINCTION CAN BE MADE BETWEEN TRAINING JAPANESE AND THE TYPE OF COMMONWEALTH ASSISTANCE NOW PROPOSED, WHICH DOES NOT, OF COURSE, INVOLVE THE RISK OF REACTION BY THE JAPANESE RED ARMY ETC. EVEN SO, OUR SDU IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE
PROLONGED TRAINING AND WE HOPE, THEREFORE, THAT OUR OFFER TO ASSIST THE ZAMBIANS WILL NOT BE TAKEN AS A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
REQUESTS FOR TRAINING.
4. IF, THEREFORE, THE ZAMBIANS WOULD WISH TO SEND UP TO 4 ENGLISH
SPEAKING OFFICERS FOR TRAINING WITH OUR SDU FOR, SAY, 3 TO 4 MONTHS FROM OCTOBER ONWARDS, WE SHOULD BE GLAD TO ACCEPT THEM.
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