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TO INMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NO 453 OF 12 JUNE
IMFO LUSAKA,
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FOR GOVERNOR AND POLITICAL ADVISER.
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1. THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE ASKED FOR OUR HELP IN PROVIDING TRAINING FOR THE PARAMILITARY WING OF THEIR POLICE FORCE. IN SO FAR AS THE ZAMBIANS HAVE DEFINED THEIR REQUIREMENT, THEY APPEAR TO WANT TO TURN THEIR PARAMILITARY WING INTO A CRACK** UNIT CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF HIJACKING AND WITH SOPHISTICATED BANDITRY.
2. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE AS FORTHCOMING AS POSSIBLE TO THE ZAMBIANS. QUITE APART FROM OUR TRADITIONALLY CLOSE LINKS WITH ZAMBIA, WE HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN CONCERNED AT THE DETERIORATING SECURITY SITUATION THERE, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LARGE BRITISH COMMUNITY. AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE GENERAL EFFICIENCY OF THE ZAMBIAN POLICE IS THEREFORE IN OUR INTEREST.
3. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF SENDING AN S A S TEAM TO LUSAKA BUT HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE DIFFICULTIES GIVEN THE PRESENT SENSITIVE CLIMATE IN CENTRAL AFRICA, MICHAEL MACOUN HAS HOWEVER SUGGESTED THAT THE POLICE TACTICAL UNIT AND SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT OF THE HONG KONG POLICE WOULD BE WELL QUALIFIED TO OFFER THE TYPE OF SPECIALISED PARAMILITARY TRAINING THAT ZAMBIANS REQUIRE.
4. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER YOU WOULD FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE. IF YOU AGREE, WE WOULD PROPOSE TO SUGGEST TO THE ZAMBIANS THAT A SENIOR BUT SMALL TEAM FROM THE IR PARAMILITARY WING SHOULD VISIT HONG KONG. WE WOULD RECOMMEND SENDING THREE OFFICERS, INCLUDING ONE TRAINING OFFICER. OWEN
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