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CYPHER CAT A FM KAMPALA 221150Z MARCH CONFIDENTIAL ' / y ^ TO P R I O R J T Y FCO TELNO 3 0 6 OF MARCH 2 2 INFO N A I R O B I . A _ # MYTEL NO 3 0 0 ! P R I M E M I N I S T E R ' S REPLY TO PRESIDENT A M T N . + * ^ ^ f i j l"i ' 1 . THE PRESIDENT KEPT HIS PROMISE AND WE MET YESTERDAY &*• AFTERNOON. HEAD OF CHANCERY ACCOMPANIED HE. THE MEETING TOOK PLACE IN THE SHADED GARDEN OPMAK1NDYE LODGE OVERLOOKING LAKE VICTORIA. THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE OF THE OLD COLONIAL GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE HADE JT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE A GREATER DEGREE OF FRANKNESS THAN EVER BEFORE. AMIN - APPEARING LONELY AND OFF COLOUR, AS WELL HE MIGHT AFTER RECENT EVENTS - KEPT THE DISCUSSION Go'lNG FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. THE MAIN CONCLUSIONS WEREi- ( I ) P.M.'S REPLY (YOUR TEL p ^ f ^ . '$"L t>-»*^* ' ^ / ^ f . / ' | "' ' ' THE MESSAGE, TOGETHER WITH THE 60VERWENTS STATEMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY, WERE WARMLY WELCOMED AS SIGNALLING A NEW FORWARD LOOKING POLICY TOWARDS AFRICA. (II) COMPENSATION. THE VALUATION COMMITTEE HAD COMPLETED THREE-QUARTERS OF ITS TASK, WHEN FINISHED TALKS WOULD BEGIN. MEANWHILE NO ASSETS WOULD BE TOUCHED AND FULL COMPENSATION WOULD BE PAID IN DUE COURSE. THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WOULD KEEP ME INFORMED OF PROGRESS AT REGULAR MEETINGS IN FUTURE. I F UK OFFICIALS WISHED TO COME OUT AMD SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT WORK WAS GOING FORWARD PROPERLY AND FAIRLY THEY WOULD BE WELCOME. ( i l l ) EAST AFRICAN RAILWAYS DEBT TO CROWN AGENTS. THE PRESIDENT VIEWED THE MATTERS REFERRED TO IN EWANS LETTER JEC 2 1 / 1 OF 15 MARCH TO SIR A DUFF VERY SERIOUSLY AND AGREED TO TAKE THE QUESTION UP AT FORTHCOMING MEETING OF EAST AFRICAN AUTHORITY. (HE IMPLIED THAT HE WOULD SEE MONIES WERE PAID). ( I V ) SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN UGANDA. THE PRESIDENT VOLUNTEERED THAT HE WOULD NOT ALLOW UGANDA TO GO COMMUNIST. IN RESPONSE TO MY EXPRESSIONS OF Ml SGI VIN6 HE REPEATED THATVHE WAS NOT IN POCKETS OF COMMUNISTS. HE WAS SOLELY CONCERNED WITH GETTING THE ARMS HE NEEDED FROM WHERE HE COULD. (V) TECHNICAL ASSJSTANCE. THE PRESIDENT HOPED FOR EARLY RESUMPTION OF T . A , IN CERTAIN FIELDS BUT AGREED NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS MIGHT HAVE TO BE FIRST AIM. CONFIDENTIAL /2.THK KEEMIG UA3