CORDRING
HKK OSILL
RECEIVE
- 4 APR 1978
Wir Judd
OFFICER
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DAN: SAS TRAINING
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Hong Kong Dept J
~ Thongson. De Staan
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The Sudanese have formally requested assistance from the
SAS to help with the establishment of an effective anti-terrorist Special task group to provide protection for the OAU Summit Vonference to be held in Khartoum in July.
Vakground
Mr Judd wrote to Dr Gilbert on 2 February to secure Gilort's agreement to proposals for two SAS officers to it the Budan from 15-25 February to look at problems of danning, budgeting and organisation involved in expanding the
ne Special Force to cope with anti-hijacking problems Juan made clear that on no account should the SAS become volved directly or indirectly in advising on any wider security erations beyond the anti-hijacking purpose of this visit.
pre 818 vet. spent a productive week with the Sudanese incertained that the Sudanese long-term requirement is for sslection, training and organisation of a small SAS type NOP OF company size (about 115 all ranks). The immediate te pequiremenu is to create an effective anti-terroris sup in time for the OAU Foreign Ministers meeting and ent Heads of State Summit Conference which are to be held artoum from 7 to 21 July. The group would comprise two
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