TNAG-0755-FCO40-959-Security-arrangements-at-Kai-Tak-Airport-1978 — Page 63

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CYPHER/CAT A

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FM HONG KONG 081023Z

8 AUG 1978

CONFIDEN TEL

CSR

OP COPY

CONFIDENTIAL

WDEX

40A

(47)

TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.963 OF 8 GUS

48.

FOLLOWING FOR MACOUN, O.P.A, FROM DAVIES.

MY TELNO.960: TRAINING OF ZAMBIAN POLICE.

SEE (53) SEE SO

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1. LUSAKA'S TELNO.1 OF 4 AUGUST, ADDRESSED TO US AND TO THE F.C.O,

SEEMS TO HAVE OVERLOOKED PARAGRAPH 2 OF OUR TELNO.988. IT INDICA

THAT THE ZAMBIAN REQUIREMENT IS MUCH IN EXCESS OF OUR MODEST

CAPACITY.

WE HAVE EXPLAINED THIS IN OUR TELNO.960 OF 5 AUGUST

2. WE CONTINUE TO BE PUZZLED THAT THOSE HANDLING THIS CORRESPONDED MAY NOT RECOGNISE THAT OUR RESOURCES TO ASSIST THE ZAMBIANS FALLS

SHORT OF THE STATED ZAMBIAN REQUIREMENT.

3. ON OUR ASSESSMENT ZAMBIA APEARS TO NEED A MAJOR TRAINING

PROGRAMME FOR A FAIRLY LONG PERIOD. ON THE BASIS OF THE TWO TIER REQUIREMENT, THE TWO OFFICERS THAT WE COULD OFFER COULD NEITHER COPE WITH (A) NOR (B) OF THE TRAINING NEEDS AS SET OUT IN PARA.3 OF LUSAKA'S TELEGRAM.

4. WE ARE MOST ANXIOUS TO HELP ON A REALISTIC BASIS AND I WOULD I WOULD WELCOME YOUR ADVICE WHAT MORE WE CAN DO TO STRESS TO THOSE INVOLVED THE RELATIVELY LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR TRAINING EVEN A

SMALL SPECIALIST TEAM OF THE TYPE OF OUR OWN S.D.U.

5. I AM NOT COPYING THIS TO LUSAKA PENDING YOUR ADVICE, RUT

WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE GIST OF IT BEING RELAYED AT YOUR

DISCRETION.

ROBERTS

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PS/LORD GORON WY ROBERTS

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SIR A DUFF

MR MANSFIELD

MR STRATTON

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