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GR 2 0 0 ^ • -IMMEDIATE HER CAT A FM FCO 231500Z ' ^ F R i A L N p - - COHFIDEMTIAL TO IMMEDIATE LAGOS TELNO 431 OF 23 JUNE, PRESIDENT AMIN AND THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING (CHGM). • . U PLEASE PASS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM THE-PRIME MINISTER TO GENERAL OBASANJO:- BEGINS . • . -.„ QUOTE DEAR GENERAL OBASAMJO, NOW THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF.GOVERNMENT MEETING -IS OVER, I AM WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I VALUED MY TALKS WITH BRIGADIER YAR'ADUA AND BRIGADIER 6ARBA AMD HOW USEFUL I T WAS FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WITH THEM THE HANDLING OF SOME OF THE ISSUES WHICH FACED US AT THE MEETING, I WAS PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR VIEWS ON THE QUESTION OF PRESIDENT AMIN'S ATTENDANCE, ^ _ , I NOW HAVE A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING, OF YOUR CONCERN OVER THIS T ^ MATTER AND I BELIEVE THAT THE EFFORTS WHICH WE ALL MADE ON THIS AMD OTHER DIFFICULT ISSUES HELPED ENSURE THAT THE MEETING WAS A VALUABLE AMD SUCCESSFUL OWE. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH IN FUTURE. I BELEIVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO EXCHANGE VIEWS QU THE MANY AFRICAN AMD OTHER ISSUES WHICH CONCERN BOTH OUR COUNTRIES. WITH BEST WISHES, ' • = JIM CALLAGHAM UNQUOTE. '• - ENDS, OWEN [COPIES SENT TO NO 10 DOWNING STREET]" F I L E S COPIES TO: WAD ' ~^x* CCD • SIR J HUNT, CABINET--OFFICE NEWS D PS PS/MR ROWLANDS PS/PUS • • SIR A DUFF MR GRAHAM . • MR MANSFIELD • • MR LEAHY CONFIDENTIAL