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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.908 OF 21 JULY 78,
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YOUR TELNO.561: TRAINING OF ZAMBIAN POLICE.
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1. WE RECOGNISE THE NEED TO RESPOND AS POSITIVELY AS POSSIBLE
TO THE ZAMBIAN REQUEST. IN CONSIDERING YOUR REQUEST FOR A SMALL TEAM OF ZAMBIANS TO TRAIN HERE (PARA.4 OF YOUR TELNO.453) - OR FOR SENDING TWO OFFICERS TO ZAMBIA (PARA.3 OF YOUR TELNO.494
WE HAVE HAD THIS POINT VERY MUCH IN MIND,
2. HOWEVER WE THINK YOU MAY NOT HAVE TAKEN FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE STRENGTH AND ORGANISATION OF THE SOU. THE UNIT HAS ONLY FIFTY FOUR N.C.OS UNDER THE COMMAND OF A CHIEF INSPECTOR WHO IS SUPPORTED BY FOUR INSPECTORATE OFFICERS AS 2 1/C, TWOO SECTION COMMANDERS AND ONE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. THE N.C.OS HAVE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH AND WOULD NOT BE SUITABLE AS INSTRUCTORS,
3. THE UNIT TRAINS TOGETHER AND FOR THIS PURPOSE IT REQUIRES
ITS FULL COMPLEMENT OF OFFICERS AT ALL TIMES. OFFICERS AND N.C.OS REMAIN WITH THE UNIT FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE REVERTING TO OTHER DUTIES. HAVING LEFT THE UNIT, THE PAST MEMBERS FAIRLY QUICKLY LOSE THEIR SPECIAL SKILLS AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCE AND CLOSE MUTUAL ASSOCIATION REQUIRED TO OPERATE TOGETHER IN
SMALL UNITS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTIONS. THE UNIT COULD NOT
OPERATE ON THE BASIS OF RECALLING SOME OF THE MEMBERS IN AN
EMERGENCY.
4. THE UNIT IS NOW RECEIVING FURTHER SPECIALIST TRAINING FROM THE S.A.S, IN THE LIGHT OF AN EARLIER ASSESSMENT BY THEM OF
ITS CAPABILITIES. THIS TRAINING WILL KEEP IT FULLY OCCUPIED
UNTIL SEPTEMBER. THEREAFTER, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY HIGH DEGREE OF OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PREPAREDNESS, THE UNIT WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE REGULAR TRAINING UNDER THE 0.0 AND
HIS OFFICERS.
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