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"PRIORITY GRS300 • ' . £, CLAIR R1 KAMPALA 121100Z UNCLASSIFIED TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 637 OF 12 TH NOVEMBER. 1. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF TELEGRAM WHICH MINISTER OF STATE TOLD ME HAD BEEN SENT TO PRIME MINISTER THIS MORNING AND WHICH WAS BROADCAST ON LOCAL 1 PM NEWS TODAY:- 3EGINS- . KAMPALA : NOVEMBER 12, 1975. PKr~l TWISTER DEAR MR. PRIME MINISTER: PERSONAL MESSAGE SERIAL No. J 2 ] I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY AND CAREFULLY THE VIEWS OF YOUR GOVERNMENT OH THE QUESTION 0F i.iHCH, AS YOU ARE AWARE , IS THE HOST TOPICAL PROBLEM CURRENTLY ' FACING THE OAU. I SHOULD LIKE, ON'BEHALF OF THE EMTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE OAU, TO EXPRESS TO YOU AIJD TO YOUR GOVERNMENT MY GRATITUDE FOR YOUR . CORRECT ASSESSMENT AND APPRECIATION OF THE ANGOLAN PROBLEM.IN PARTICULAR, I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOUR FOREIGM SECRETARY CALLAGHAN EXPRESSED IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY SUPPORTING ,'dl .FOR UPHOLDING THF POSITION WHICH IMS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE OAU on THE SITUATION HI ANGOLA . THE STAND TAKEN BY YOUR GOVERNMENT V/iLL il-'inOUJiTcDLY GWIMG THE! Af-.'CICAN PUBLIC OP-INIOfJ .IN FAVOUR OF ~Hf: UMITED K \ MGiJOM AS IT IS If*' THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OK AIIGOLA THAT A POLITICAL SOLUTION RCCOGNKSI fJG THE THREE LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IS THE BEST'ANSWER TO THE CIVIL WAR GOlfJG ON IN THAT COUNTRY . THE DECISION I TOOK REGARDING THE SOVIET iiiilOH POSITION OM ANGOLA WAS \U THE BEST AFRICAN INTEREST . I WAS NOT AGAINST THE SOVIET UNION AS SUCH BUT ONLY TRYING TO FOLLOW. THE OAU POLICY ON THE SUBJECT. THIS POLICY IN PART IS AGAINST THE SUPPLY OF ARMS TO ANGOLA O N A PART ISAM BASIS AMD THUS ESCALATE THE CIVIL WAR AfiD BLOODSHED IN ANGOLA, THE SOVIET UiiluN HI SUilOCRSTOOD M.T ON THIS. I AH DELIGHTED TO LEARN THAT YOUR GOVhFHiEMT UNDERSTOOD V'f. STAi-'O I TOOK CORRECTLY. /I HAV£ NO DOUBT