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TO PRIORITY LUSAKA
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TELEGRAM NO 569 OF 9 NOVEMBER
INFO MODUK (COSSEC, DS11)
FROM BARDER,
HICK
RECOR
INDEY
No
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YOUR TELEGRAM NO 800: PARA-MILITARY TRAINING.
NO. 51 1778
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1. THE INTENTION OF FCO TELEGRAM NO 546 WAS TO WARN YOU OF THE
LIKELY DIFFICULTIES OVER THIS REQUEST, WE HAD NOT LOST SIGHT OF
THE FACTORS COGENTLY SET OUT IN YOUR TUR. WE AGREE THAT FURSDON
WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS QUESTION DURING HIS NEXT
VISIT.
2. BUT THE REQUEST DOES POSE DIFFICULTIES, THE SENDING OF A BRITISH
TRAI NG TEAM TO ZAMBIA IS RULED OUT FOR THE TIME BEING, AS CONFIRMED BY RECENT MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS, THE ZAMBIANS THEMSELVES
ARE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT INSTRUCTORS FROM HONG KONG. THE MOD ARE
LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ARRANGING A SPECIAL COURSE IN THE UK FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF POTENTIAL ZAMBIAN TRAINERS BUT THIS POSES A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. IF NECESSARY WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT THE FOOSIBILITY OF USING A COMMERCIAL COMPANY,
3. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS FINANCE. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO PAY FOR THIS TRAINING (ASSUMING A SUITABLE METHOD OF PROVIDING IT CAN BE FOUND) FROM UKMTAS FUNDS BUT THIS IS NOT CERTAIN. IF NOT, AND IF THE ZAMBIANS ACCORD THIS TRAINING HIGH PRIORITY, WE MIGHT HAVE TO ASK THEM WHETHER THEY WILL AGREE THAT IT SHOULD BE FINANCED AS PART OF THE KANO PACKAGE (WHICH WOULD MEAN AT THE EXPENSE OF SOME OTHER ITEM OF TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT). BUT WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ASK YOU TO PUT THIS SUGGESTION TO THE ZAMBIANS, AND IT MAY NOT SE NECESSARY TO DO SO. MEANWHILE DESPITE THE PROBLEMS WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MEET THE ZAMBIANS WISHES ON 'ALL THIS.
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