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DESK11Y ,:513'O2/P39lD,"3'JZ FM DAR CS SALAAM 0 9 1 1 3 0 7. MOV 70 "> IMMEDIATE FCO TELEC 1AM NUMBER 805 OF 9 NOVEMBER AMD TO IMMEDIATE MODUK, WASHINGTON, OTTAWA. MIPT • 'ANZANIA/UQANA t M I L I T A R Y EQUIPMENT * ! 1 . I AM AFRAID THAT WE CANNOT STAND S T I L L ON T H I S REQUEST. I F WE RESPOND REASONABLY GENEROUSLY WE CAW WIN SOME P O L I T I C A L CREDIT, MUCH MAY BE WORTH HAVING FOR THE FUTURE. I F WE DO NOT, WE SHALL LOSE GROUND P O L I T I C A L L Y , EVEN ALLOWING FOR A CERTAIN INEVITABLE ; ELEMENT OF BLACKMAIL IN THE I N I T I A L REACTION OF THE PR IKE MINISTER AND PRESIDENT. f 1 i 2. I AGREE ENTIRELY WITH THE LINE IN SECOND SENTENCE OF PARA 2 ! OF YOUR TELNO 451 SO LONG AS OUR WILLINGNESS TO OFFER ADDITIONAL / ITEMS RAPIDLY MEANS, AT LEAST IN A NUMBER OF CASF.S, ARRANGING > OURSELVES FOR THE SUPPLY OF THESE ITEMS DIRECTLY TO THE TANZANIAN3 AT MO IMMEDIATE COST TO THEM, AND NOT MERELY TELLING THE : TANZAN1AN3 THAT THIS 0,1 THAT BRITISH COMMERCIAL COMPANY CAM SUPPLY AT SUCH AND SUCH A DATE AND PRICE. 3. COULD WE POSSIBLY OFFER TO FLY OUT AT ONCE MEETING ALL CHARGES (IF NECESSARY SAYING THAT WE WILL DISCUSS THE SHARING OF COSTS LATER) THE FOLLOWING; " ' ! I. THE AVAILABLE WIRELESS SETGJ II. SOME ASSAULT BOATS WITH OUTBOARD MOTORS AND LIFE JACKETS i (AND/OR A FLOATING BRIDGE)* III. SOME MINE DETECTING/REMOVING EQUIPMENT* ;]' IV. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, SOME ANTI-TANK MISSILES (WE CAN EXPLAIN •» LACK OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT WEAPONS BY REFERENCE TO ZAMBIA). £• . 4. | REALISE T H A T T H I S IS A VERY TALL O R D E R . B U T MUCH L E S S V/ILL ,'j, I THINK BE SEEN AS A REBUFF. Hn 5 . IF AiMlN WITHDRAWS HIS FORCES,' AS NOW SEEMS JUST POSSIBLE, }:. IT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY TO FOLLOW UP THE I N I T I A L SUPPLY OF jf EQUIPMENT WITH ANY MCRC. 'j i 6. ON THE PRESS L I N E MY STRONG PREFERENCE, IN VIEW OF THE !j PRESIDENT'S REACTION, IS FOR THE fCO SPOKESMAN TO DECU f,E TO SAY ?'| ANYTHING AT ALL UNTIL THE RE"UCST H'>" LEAKED OUT fLSF.VHFRE.