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BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION, KAMPALA. CIVIL CONTINGENCY PLANS ^ 1. A copy of the complete plan is attached. 2. She numbers and location of persons for whom the High Commission B are responsible are given in the attached list. Th^fcomprises UK Belongers UKPH Asians Irish and Commonwealth Grand Total 782 80 200 1,062 5. The action contemplated by the High Commissioner in his civil contingency plan for total evacuation comes under Phase 5 of the plan. The country is divided into 5 separate areas which it is planned to evacuate as follows: a. Communities in the north east and east of Uganda would be advised to cross the border into Kenya where BHC Nairobi would be requested to make arrangements for their reception. b. Communities in the Kampala/Jinja and Entebbe areas would be advised to assemble in Entebbe for air evacuation to Nairobi or UK. c. Coimaunities in the north west and the west of Uganda would be advised to cross into Rwanda or Zaire if conditions there wore stable, or alternatively to assemble in Kampala (or possibly Gulu) for onward movement to Entebbe as aircraft become available to evacuate them. 4-. The Uganda Government will be informed of the decision to evacuatu British subjects and will be roqueoted to arrange police eacorts and guards as necessary and to facilitate exit procedures at border posts and Eatebbe and Gulu airports. They will also be informed of tho curtails of any unscheduled aircraft being deployed to Entebbe for evacuation purposes. 5. Mr Hcnnessy has been asked to provide the text of any message to British residents which he may wish to be broadcast by the BBC Overseas Service. 6. Tho FCO have also asked Nairobi, Khartoum, Dar-es-Salaam and Kinshasa to check that evacuoes from Uganda will be permitted to enter •'cl\o country; Nairobi havo also been asked to check that aircraft will 03 available for a shuttle service Entebbe-Nairobi. 7. The posts mentioned will be instructed to make reception arrange- ments in their territories should this become necessary.