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IMMEDIATE CONFIDENTIAL ' S?50 CYPHER CAT A FM KAMPALA 241445Z CONFIDENTIAL 1975 TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 36 OF 2k TH JANUARY/REPEATED FOR INFORMATION j ; O NAIROBI. YOUR TELN0(l9) t AMIN. K 1 . GIVEN AMIN'S GENERAL UNPREDICTABILITY AND HIS PRESENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RISK TO THE COMMUNITY OR TO OUR STAFF SHOULD A NOTE ON THE LIMES PROPOSED BE DELIVERED NOW. 2 . I F THE NOTE WERE LEFT UNTIL AFTER THE WEEKEND THE RISK MIGHT WELL BE LESS* AMIN USUALLY COOLS OFF QUICKLY. AND WHILE I PER SOWALLY WOULD DOUBT I F HE WOULD EVER GO SO FAR AS TO EXPEL US OR THE COMMUNITY THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT HARRASSING ACTION OF SOME KIND WOULD BE LIKELY . HE RARELY I F EVER FAILS TO FEACT. NEVERTHELESS MY STAFF AND I ARE PERFECTLY PREPARED TO FACE THIS POSSIBILITY . | CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE COMMUNITY. 3. I HAVE NOT SEEN AMIN OR HIS MINISTERS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS- EVERYONE IS OCCUPIED WITH RECEIVING DELEGATIONS- SO I AM IN NO POSITION TO JUDGE THE CURRENT MOOD BUT I SHOULD BE BETTER PLACED TO REPORT ON LIKELY REACTIONS AFTER TOMORROW'S CELEBRATIONS. 4 . THERE IS A FURTHER DIFFICULTY . FROM TO-NIGHT UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT IT WILL PROBABLY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYONE IN MFA DUE TO THE CELEBRATIONS . TWO RECENTLY ARRIVED AMBASSADORS HAVE TCLD ME THAT THtY HAVE EEtM UNAELE TO CONTACT ANYONE SO FAR. THUS DELIVERING THE NOTE PROMPTLY MIGHT PREFER FURTHER PROBLEMS. ,,.l(l,wv [COPIES SENT TO NO.10 DOWNING STREET] DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION : COPIES TO: EAD LT. COL RT HCF SIR MARTIN CHARTEEIS, PCD ECB,KCVO,OBE NFWS D ' BUCKINGHAM PALACE OADS CONFIDENTIAL