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265. Official-Informal Letter From the Director of Central African Affairs ( Cutler ) to the Ambassador to Zaire ( Hinton )

grant aid, which the US is trying to reduce world-wide, that C–130 pilot training could be done by Lockheed, and that as a general proposition we should encourage foreign governments to purchase (e.g., PMS sales) pilot training in the U.S., such as Nigeria has been doing for some time. I should stress that no definitive decision has yet been taken on either of these matters. However, I understand Mr. Maw will draw up the Department’s position very soon and it will then go over to OMB. We will keep you informed as this moves forward. What all this seems to add up to is that the most we can real…