GR 265 INMEDIATE
HER CAT A
FM HONG KONG 150940Z CONFIDENTIAL
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HKIC OSI/I
TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 989 OF 15 AUGUST 1978
INFO LUSAKA.
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RECEIVED IN REGISTRY 183. 51 23 AUG 1978.
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YOUR TELNO 618: TRAINING OF AMBIAN POLICE.
MOST UNFORTUNATELY, OF THE OFFICERS WE HAD IN MIND (SEE PARA 5 OF MY TELNO 908) THE ONE ON WHOM WE WERE PRINCIPALLY RELYING IS NOW
UNABLE TO GO FOR VALID PERSONAL REASONS AND THE OTHER (WHOSE EXPERIENCE IS TWO YEARS OUT OF DATE) HAS ALSO EXPRESSED UNWILLINGNESS
TO GO ON PERSONAL GROUNDS. WE DO NOT THINK IT WOULD BE RIGHT TO
D.RECT THEM TO GO.
2. WE HAVE CAREFULLY RE-EXAMINED OUR RESOURCES. UNFORTUNATELY THESE ARE THE ONLY OFFICERS WITH THE RIGHT BACK GROUND AND EXPERIENCE
TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN HIJACKING AND ARMED BANDITRY WHOM WE COULD
HAVE MADE AVAILABLE.
3. GREATLY REGRET OUR INABILITY TO ASSIST IN THE WAY WE HAD HOPED. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE ONLY WAY IN WHICH WE CAN HELP IS BY TRAINING ZAMBIAN OFFICERS HERE.
4. IF YOU AGREE, WE SUGGEST THAT WE SHOULD SEND A BRITISH SUPERINTENDENT TO ZAMBIA TO DISCUSS THE ZAMBIANS' TRAINING REQUIRE- MENTS AND TO ADVISE ON THE COMMAND AND CONTROL ASPECTS OF COUNTER-
TERRORISM.
5. THE OFFICER WE HAVE IN MIND COULD GO IN OCTOBER. WE ENVISAGE
HIM SPENDING ABOUT A MONTH IN ZAMBIA,
6. WHILE THERE HE COULD WORK OUT A SCHEME FOR THE TRAINING IN HONG KONG OF A SMALL NUMBER OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING ZAMBIAN OFFICERS ON THE LINES PROPOSED IN PARA 4 OF MY TELMO 848 AND AS ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED BY YOU (PARA 4 OF YOUR TELNO 453).
ROBERTS.
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PS/MR.ROWLANDS
MR.MANSFIELD MR.STRATTON
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
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SIR A.DUFF
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