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SECRET DSK UC [here has been aggravated by the suspension of the US oil companies' supply last week. You may say that British oil companies are not making up the difference and their current supply from Kenya is at a reduced level. 4. For Tripoli. Grateful for anything you can provide on likely Libyan reaction to request for pilots. 5. For Washington. Please tell Americans urgently of action we are taking with Nyerere. I hope they will agree that we should keep closely in touch. If they are able to jmake an offer of a similar kind over defence equipment, I i * (hope we could co-ordinate. It would also help us if we coul? share in any US airlift. You should report urgently to me I what Americans may have in mind. 6. If Tanzanians do ask for assistance we shall have to consider terms. I should be grateful for your views on this It may be that we should offer Tanzania terms no less good than those we are giving to Zambia in the current defence equipment exercise, i.e. an outright gift. Much will depend on the scale of any Tanzanian bid. Another possibility would be a loan of equipment supplied. SECRET D 107991 400.000 7/76 904 95 3