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• • / • MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUl'.DING WHITEHALL LONDON SW1 Telephone o: JWOQQiKK 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 / 3 CONFIDENTIAL MO 11/10/23 Tel No 793 CABINET OFFICE A 10tli November 1978 *•—'• UGANDAN ATTACK (>I7 TANZANIA ^ The Dafence Secretary has seen your letter of 9th November to Bryan Cartledge at No :IO in which the Foreign and Commonvreajxh Secretary makes proposals con- cerning the provision of milr.V.ary assistance to Tanzania, Mr Mulley would be content, if his other colleagues are,' for the equipment discussed in paragraph 3 of your letter to be provided to the Tanzanian Government at Foreign and Commonwealth Office expense. I understand that no detriment from the provision would arise to the British Forces', but Ministry of Defence officials are making a final check on this and will advise the FCO accordingly. There would, however, in lir Mulley*s opinion be clear advantages in Ike airlift being made by civil charter particularly in the light of President Nyerere's vie'Wjj reported in Dar es Salaam/ He is not, • therefore, prepared to consider any commitment of the RAF Transport Force unless it has been established thet civil charter cannot be arranged. He would be very ready .tor MOD to ao^ist your officials with making suitable charter arrangements. Mr Mulley hopes that our High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam can be given the clearest possible advice about the extent of the assistance which it is agreed can be offered, so that there ii; no risk of falsehopes being raised (he noted with some surprise the suggestion about Stephen Wall. Esa. , Foreign and Commonwealth Office / RAF