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'wUNRDENTIAL C O N F I D E N T I A L ~ ~~" """* - { - ' • • • • • - : i v 2 v2 TO IMMEDIATE KAMPALA TEL NO 65 OF 14 PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO GENERAL AMIN. BEGINS, t WAS PLEASED TO RECEIVE YOUR MESSAGE OF 10 APRIL AND MR •HENMESSY HAS OF COURSE REPORTED HIS TWO RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ABOUT RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES,, I VMS GRATIFIED TO HEAR THAT WORK ON THE COMPENSATION FOR OUR CITIZENS WHOSE PROPERTY IN UGANDA WAS EXPROPRIATED IN 1972 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT WILL PAY COMPENSATION TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED. THIS . PROBLEM HAS OF COURSE LONG BEEN A THORN IN BOTH OUR SIDES, I WELCOMED THE TALKS BETWEEN OUR OFFICIALS IN KAMPALA IN SEPTEMBER 1974 AND THE PROGRESS THERE MADE, AND I SHALL BE READY TO SEND A FURTHER TEAM TO BUILD ON THE AGREEMENT REACHED ON THAT OCCASION. I MUST THNK YOU FOR YOUR INVITATION TO VISIT KAMPALA. BUT YOU WILL I AM SURE REALISE THAT I SHALL BE HEAVILY PRE-OCCUPIED WITH THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT THIS COUNTRY IS ALSO MOVING INTO A CRITICAL STAGE IN DECIDING IF WE ARE TO REMAIN IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, I HAVE, OF COURSE, TO PLAY MY FULL PART IN THIS PROCESS AND I REGRET THAT THERE IS JUST NO POSSIBILITY THAT I SHALL BE ABLE TO UNDERTAKE ANY ADDITIONAL VISITS OUTSIDE THIS COUNTRY IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. HOWEVER, I WELCOME YOUR RAISING OF THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE NUMBERS OF THE STAFF AT OUR HIGH COMMISSION IN KAMPALA AND I AM PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE LIKEWISE LIFTING THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON MR ISINGOMA'S MISSION HERE. I WAS ALSO PLEASED TO SEE THAT YOU FIND MR HENNESSY, IN WHOM I HAVE FULL TRUST, ACCEPTABLE TO YOU AS ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER IN KAMPALA. WE TOO HAVE FOUND MR ISINGOMA ENTIRELY ACCEPTABLE, BUT I AM MOT SURE THAT THE TIME 13 RIGHT FOR THE FORMAL RAISING OF THE STATUS OF OUR RESPECTIVE MISSIONS AMD I SUGGEST THAT WE WAIT AND SEE HOW MATTERS DEVELOP BEFORE TAKING A DECISION ON THIS POINT. ENDS. CONFIDENTIAL