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Message from President Amln I attach a copy of President Amin's much publicised message to The Queen, which I have received from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Although the message claims to have been copied to you, we have not yet received a direct copy here. In reply to Press enquiries, Buckingham Palace are saying that the questions raised in the message are matters on which The Queen will need advice from the Prime Minister. The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary is considering what reply should be sent to the message, and may wish to discuss this with you during the meeting at 9.30 tomorrow morning. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office attach importance to sending a prompt reply, and I hope that it may therefore be possible for you to agree on the terms of a reply when you see Mr. Callaghan tomorrow. Also attached is a telegram from the Acting High Commissioner in Kampala (who, as you will see, has also not received a copy of the telegram). 23 January, 1975.