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YOUR TELNO 353: PARAMILITARY TRAINING FOR THE ZAMBIAN POLICE.
1. WE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE ZAMBIANS OVER
THIS, PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE TO
THE SUGGESTION THAT AN SAS TRAINING TEAM SHOULD VISIT LUSAKA.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS PROPOSAL IS JUST NOT PRACTICABLE. THE
SAS HAVE ONLY ONE SQUADRON GENERALLY AVAILABLE IN GREAT BRITAIN:
THE COMMITMENTS ON THEIR TIMETABLE ARE VERY GREAT AND THEY
WOULD NOT BE FREE TO GO TO ZAMBIA FOR AT LEAST 9 MONTHS.
2. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE ZAMBIANS ARE NOW UNDER THE
IMPRESSION THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AN SAS TEAM AND INDEED HAVE
OFFERED TO DO SO. MACOUN DOES NOT RECALL ADVISING THAT SUCH
AN OFFER SHOULD BE MADE TO THE ZAMBIANS, OR THAT THE SUBJECT
WAS RAISED IN HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. WE ARE, HOWEVER,
LOOKING INTO POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES. ONE PROMISING POSSIBILITY
IS THAT A SMALL TEAM OF ZAMBIAN PARA-MILITARY TRAINING OFFICERS
MIGHT VISIT THE HONG KONG POLICE SPECIAL DUTIES UNIT WHICH
UNDERTAKES TRAINING FOR THE TYPE OF REQUIREMENT PHIRI HAS IN
MIND. WE WOULD FIRST HAVE TO OBTAIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S
APPROVAL TO THIS SUGGESTION AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT
THEY WOULD AGREE TO ACCEPT SUCH A TEAM, NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL
PURSUE THIS AND LET YOU KNOW THE RESULT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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3. IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD TELL
PHIRI THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE SAS'S TIMETABLE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE
TO MEET HIS REQUEST, BUT THAT WE ARE LOOKING INTO ALTERNTIVES AS A MATTER OF URGENCY. YOU SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT, MENTION THE
POSSIBILITY OF HONG KONG AT THIS STAGE.
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MR MANSFIELD
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- 9 JUN 1978
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