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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 642 OF 17 AUGUST
INFO GENERAL FURSDON DMAO MOD
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RALLIVED IN KICBAIKO. 5
18 AUG 1978
PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MANSFIELD
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1. DURING OUR CONVERSATION THIS MORNING YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR INCLINATION WOULD BE TO SEND A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER TO ZAMBIA . TO EVALUATE PRECISELY WHAT THE ZAMBIAN REQUIREMENT IS, WHICH THE HONG KONG POLICE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MEET. WE ARE NOW ALSO WORKING ON A VISIT BY GENERAL FURSDON, HEAD OF THE MOD MILITARY ASSISTANCE OFFICE, WITH A SMALL TEAM, TO ASSESS THE BROADER ZAMBIAN NEEDS. THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED BY MINISTERS, BUT IF IT IS IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF SENSE IF THE TWO VISITS COULD BE COMBINED. GENERAL FURSDON WOULD OF COURSE BE REPORTING TO US ABOUT HIS FINDINGS, BUT IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL FOR HIM TO DISCUSS THESE / ON THE GROUND WITH YOUR POLICE OFFICER,
2. GENERAL FURSDON HAS PLANNED PROVISIONALLY TO GO TO LUSAKA
ABOUT 27 AUGUST OR SOON THEREAFTER, STAYING FOR A FEW DAYS.
BUT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN PUT TO THE ZAMBIANS. WE INTEND TO DO SO AS SOON AS MINISTERS HAVE AGREED. IF A SENIOR POLICE OFFICER FROM HONG KONG COULD JOIN GENERAL FURSDON IN ZAMBIA, IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR US TO MENTION THIS TO THE ZAMBIANS. THE GENERAL
AND HIS TEAM WOULD BE TRAVELLING IN MUFTI.
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