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• ' PS TO PM NO 10 DOWNING ST CONFIDENTIAL IMMEDIATE GRS 250A CYPHER CAT A FM COPENHAGEN 081059Z CONFIDENTIAL TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 188 OF 8 JUNE 1977 INFO PRIORITY BONN BRUSSELS DUBLIN PARIS AND THE HAGUE YOUR TELSNOS 380 AND 381 TO BONN s PRESIDENT AM IN 1. ACTION TAKEN WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND DANISH SECURITY AUTHORITIES ON 7 JUNE. 2. THE DAMES HAVE SO FAR HAD NO INDICATION THAT AMIN'S AIRCRAFT IS PLANNING TO LAND \H DENMARK. 3. THE DEPUTY POLITICAL DIRECTOR AT THE MFA INFORMED US ON 8 JUNE THAT THE DANISH AUTHORITIES HAD INSTRUCTED ALL CIVIL AND MILITARY AIRPORTS TO REPORT IMMEDIATELY IF THEY RECEIVED ANY REQUEST FROM PRESIDENT AMIN'S AIRCRAFT FOR PERMISSION TO LAND ON DANISH TERRITORY. THE DANES ESTIMATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOME TWENTY MINUTES TO TAKE A FINAL DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT PERMISSION TO LAND. 4. THEIR PRESENT VIEW IS THAT IF THE AIRCRAFT REQUESTED PERMISSION TO LAND FOR URGENT REFUELLING I.E. A STATE OF TECHNICAL EMERGENCY EXISTED, THEN THEY WOULD AGREE THAT THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD LAND, REFUEL AMD LEAVE, AMBASSADOR DYVIG EMPHASISED THAT THE TECHNICAL EMERGENCY WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE PRE-REQUISITE FOR ANY DANISH PERMISSION TO LAND. /•»•> mil r CONFIDENTIAL *