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"business as usual" with the New Zealand military

within the

existing constraints - in order to prevent further erosion of

their motivation and combat effectiveness. Elsewhere in the

Pacific region, defence relationships remain affected by events in Fiji and by continuing instability in Papua New Guinea -

although the freeze on military assistance for Fiji was lifted in

1989.

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Continuing reduction in tension following the cease fire in

the Gulf allowed Pakistan to relax her ruling on port visits to

Karachi by HM ships. This easement of difficulties has enabled

Pakistan to again become eligible for DPF which has now been

restored; she fully takes up her annual allocation of UKMTAS

(£400,00).

10). Problems between India and Nepal continue over the renewal of the Trade and Transit treaty. The Soviet withdrawal

from Afghanistan led to the decision to close western embassies

in Kabul. Despite well rehearsed constraints on Indo/UK

relations, defence sales in India remain at a reasonable level

although they consist mainly of continuation support packages with no new equipment deals being signed in the last year.

Sales have increased in Pakistan during the past 12 months and

there are further potential sales; as with India, lack of funds is Pakistan's chief inhibitor and we are apparently doing no

worse than our European competitors.

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The Substantial British foreign policy initiatives in the Region have mainly centred on the Front Line States, Namibia and South Africa. This has resulted in an overall increase of

military assistance to the Region in support of foreign policy. Elsewhere, the relatively small but influentual support to the FCO has continued: in the form of military assistance teams deployed in The Gambia, Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Sudan and Kenya From a Defence perspective, Kenya remains important by continuing to

offer valuable training facilities for British units. In

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