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PRESIDENT NIMERY OUT OF CAR AND GREETED: WALKS TOWARDS GUAL OF HONOUR: NIMERY SALUTES: INSPECTS GUARD: WALK ACROSS PARADE GROUND: MARCH PAST: NIMERY TAKES SALUTE.




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Background: Sudan's President, Major General Jaafar Mohammed el Nimery, visited Britain's famous royal military academy at Sandhurst on Monday (26 March).

President Nimery flew from Khartoum, Sudan's capital, on Sunday (25 March) for a six-day visit, which will include talks with the British Government on Middle Eastern developments and Anglo-Sudanese commercial and cultural relations.

His visit to Britain, the first by a Sudanese head of state since 1964, comes amid improving relations between Sudan and the United Kingdom. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Edward Health of Tuesday (27 March) after being Queen Elizabeth's luncheon guest.

Stringent security precautions were in force during the President's visit to Sandhurst. He was briefed on the work of the military college, which has a long tradition of training British and Commonwealth officers.

British officials said that the President's talks may also cover possible co-operation in training between the British and Sudanese armies.

SYNOPSIS: British officials said that these talks may also cover possible co-operation in training between the British and Sudanese armies. President Nimery's visit to Britain is the first by a Sudanese head of state since nineteen-sixty-four.

The President's arrival was marked with a march past by officers and cadets. Stringent security precautions were in force throughout the visit. He was briefed on the work of the military college, which has a long tradition of training British and Commonwealth officers.