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IMMEDIATE d , 150 FM PARIS 070940Z CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL DESKBY071000Z TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 569 OF 7 JUNE 1977 INFO ROUTINE BONN, BRUSSELS, COPENHAGEN, THE HAGUE, DUBLIN, YOUR TELEGRAf4 NO 380 : PRESIDENT AMIN 1. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN THE QUA I D'ORSAY, AMD W£ HAVE ALSO TOLD BOTH THE CABINET OF M D£ GUIRIN6AUD AND THE ELYSEE. THE QUA 1 HAVE THEMSELVES INFORMED THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND OTHER FRENCH AUTHORITIES WHO COULD LEARN OF AMIN'S APPROACH. WE HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO THE DST (FRENCH SECURITY.SERVICE) DIRECT OURSELVES. 2. THE QUA I HAVE ALSO BEEN INFORMED OF THE RADIO UGANDA BROADCAST BY THEIR EMBASSY IN KAMPALA. FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, THEIR AMBASSADOR THERE HAS COMMENTED THAT THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION RECENTLY IN KAMPALA LEFT UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT AMIN WOULD NOT REPEAT NOT BE COMING TO LONDON. THE NIGERIANS HAD SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT TRIED TO DISSUADE AMIN FROM ATTEND!NG.THE IR VIEW WAS THAT, IN TELLING AMIN THAT HE WOULD NOT BE WELCOME, HMG WAS VIOLATING THE CUSTOMS ON WHICH COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS WERE BASED. HENDERSON DEPARTMENTAL DISTN CCD M AND CD CSAD OADS N AM D SAD SEAD SED SWPD WED PCD TRED WIAD EESD NTD CRD ADDITIONAL DISTN CHGM COPY TO SIR J HUNT CABINET OFFICE 1977 CONF UNIT CONFIDENTIAL