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CONFIDENTIAL 11 7. Mr. Callaghan said that he would provide the State Commissioner with a paper summarising the position about the various outstanding questions between us and the Ugandans in order that he? might have the facts. But first, as the President had already said, the Hills question must be got out of the way. If he were able to take Hills back with him to England, British public opinion would understand if he then were to try to improve relations with Uganda, but if not any improvement would be out of the question. President Mobutu said that he entirely understood. These were two quite separate questions. There was the question of Hills which was a question of human life and liberty. There was no question of mixing this up with other questions such as spare parts, etc. Mr, Callaghan asked whether we could be sure that General Amin would accept this way of looking at it. President Mobutu said t!Mt that was what the State Commis- sioner would have to arrange in Kampala. He was confident that Hills would be allowed to go with Mr. Callaghan the following day, and it would be desirable for him to do so even if he wished later to return to Uganda. If he did return to Uganda he could do so under guarantee from Zaire. Mr. Callaghan said that he agreed that the best plan would be for Hills to leave with him the following day. If he did not the case would continue to embitter Anglo-Ugandan relations. He wanted the President to know that Hills was an eccentric not a spy. 8. President Mobutu said that he wished to send his best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen. He, his wife and his entourage had the most vivid recollections of the warm welcome they had received from The Queen and members of the Royal Family when he made his State Visit in 1972. Mr. Callaghan said that he would certainly convey this message to The Queen who often spoke of President Mobutu's visit. There was no doubt that it had a marked effect in England. He would like to invite the State Commissioner to visit England and when he got back to London he would propose a date. President Mobutu said that he was grateful for this invitation which he was sure that the State Commissioner would be very glad to accept. After he had been to England he would try to get Mr. Callaghan to pay a visit to Zaire when he could see the great dam at Inga and other large projects in the country. Document No. 6 KAMPALA TELEGRAM No. 004 OF 9 JULY, 1975, TO KINSHASA: SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT Oseku telephoned this morning to say Secretary of State accompanied by Zairian Foreign Minister would be arriving Entebbe at 2 p.m. repeat 2 p.m. local timed 100 hrsZ). 2. Juma Oris would meet party at airport and then take Zairian Foreign Minister to report to Amin on Kinshasa discussions. He would return to Kampala for talks with Secretary of State at 7 p.m. local time. Two other Ministers would be present. Discussions would continue until dinner, which Juma Oris is offering Secretary of State and his party, at 9.30 p.m. local time at International Hotel. 3. Please confirm by flash Tel. E.T.A. Entebbe CONFIDENTIAL 160342 c*2