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IMMEDIATE f CYPHER/CAT A GRPS 300 FM FCO O6124OZ CONFIDENTIAL DESK BY 06140OZ TO IMMEDIATE UK"IS GENEVA TELNO 11? OF 6 JULY, INFO IMMEDIATE TEL AVIV, KAMPALA, JERUSALEM, UKMIS HEW YORK, HIJACK IN UGANDA 1 MRS BLOCH, 1. A DUAL UK/ISRAuLI NATIONAL, MRS DORA BLOCH, (HOLDER OF BRITISH PASSPORT NO C73995O) WAS ADMITTED TO MULAGO HOSPITAL, KAMPALA, ON 2 JULY, FOLLOWING HER RELEASE FROM THE AIR FRANCE PLANE AT •" ENTEBBE AIRPORT, ALTHOUGH HM CONSUL WAS ABLE TO SHE HER ON ONE OCCASION WE DO MOT KNOW HER PRESENT WHEREABOUTS AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REGAIN ACCESS. WE HAVE MADE REPRESENTATIONS AT A HIGH LEVEL BOTH HERE AND IN KAMPALA WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING HSR RELEASE, BUT SO FAR WITHOUT RESULT,. 2. THE ISRAELIS, WHO HAVE KEPT THE ICRC INFORMED THROUCHOUT, HAVE NOW (WITH OUR AGREEMENT) ASKED THE ICRC TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO ASSIST IN THE SAFE RETURN OF PRS BLOCH. THE ISRAELIS HAVE SUGGESTED THE ICRC SHOULD SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO KAMPALA, 3. THE UGANDAN REFUSAL TO RELEASE MRS BLOCH IS OBVIOUSLY POLITICAL MOTIVATED AMD WE D0U3T WHETHER AMY ACTION BY THE RED CROSS WILL IN ITSELF PROVE SUCCESSFUL. HOWEVER, WE THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE EVERY AVENUE AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ASK THE ICRC URGENTLY TO DO EVERYTHING M THEIR POWER TO OBTAIN THE RELEASE OF MRS BLOCH, YOU MAY TELL THEM IN CONFIDENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIONS WE HAVE MADE TO THE UGANDANS, BUT WF, . ARE CONCERNED MOT TO EXCITE PRESS INTEREST IN THIS CASE AND WOULD 3E GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD IMPRESS UPON ICRC THE NEED FOU ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY, CROSLAND [COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET AilD TO. CABINET OFFICE] DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION C0P7ES TO- 0A3 CONSULAR D PUSD HR PARW'BLY CA3 DOT / VICTORIA S7