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12 CONFIDENTIAL i Document No. 7 . KINSHASA TELEGRAM No. 2 OF JULY, 1975, TO KAMPALA Secretary of State left Kinshasa for Kampala 1023 Z. Foreign Minister and party of three are accompanying him. E.T.A. Kampala 1238 Z. Document No. 8 EXTRACT FROM AN IMPROMPTU SPEECH MADE BY THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY AT THE ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RESIDENCE IN KAMPALA ON WEDNESDAY, 9 JULY, 1975, ON THE OCCASION OF A RECEPTION FOR THE BRITISH COMMUNITY What I do want you all to know is that there is a very great understanding at home of the situation which you confront. I do not think there is so much under- standing of the fact that many of you have made your own choice and you know why you have made your own choice. And you are to be admired for making that choice. Nevertheless some of you have asked me a lot of questions in private this evening and I think you will understand that because we have the Press here it would be improper for me to answer in public. Nevertheless I do want to say this to you. I understand and indeed feel to some extent the close link that exists between the people of Uganda and many of you. I had the good fortune nearly 20 years ago to come here for the first time. I have been here since although not since independence. My last visit was in 1961 and I had the wonderful experience of going up the mountains and seeing the tremendous scenic beauty of this country. When you are dealing between States there is a different relationship from the one that exists between people. You may love each other. You may wish to work for the Ugandan people. I believe that the Ugandan people wish to work with you and to be friends with Britain. There is only one principle that must exist between States and Governments and that is this. That relations between States and Governments must be based on mutual respect for each other. No Government can behave in a different way if it wants goods relations with its neighbour. Now I am here for only one day and leave at midday tomorrow. I have brought with me, and I am grateful to him for coming, the Foreign Minister of Zaire. I had breakfast this morning with the President of Zaire, to whom I am grateful for his intervention and for his help. And I hope that before I leave tomorrow we shall have some clear understanding of the future relations that are going to exist between us. This is my purpose. This is my intention. I know that many of you will approach it from a different sense of responsibility than the responsibility that J have for the British people. I only want to say this to anybody who may be listening to us tonight. The British community and the British people never fight harder than when the odds are against them and when the going is hardest. I think that is why some of you are here—you can't resist it. I always said we are a little mad, but thank you very much for coming to meet me this evening. I want you to know that your problems will not be forgotten. You will recognise the limits within which they can be dealt with. You will feel, as I do, that our High Commissioner here has done everything that he could. CONFIDENTIAL