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( GR 235 / v CONFIDENTIAL ' I-IMMEDIATE CYPHER CAT A FM LAGOS 041037Z JUN CONFIDENTIAL DESKBY 041200Z TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 497 OF 4 JUNE, MY TELNO 496i COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, ALTHOUGH OBASANJO'S COMMENTS IN PARA 3 OF MY T.U.R. WERE NOT ADDRESSED TO US IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR ME TO KNOW WHO DELIVERED OUR MESSAGE TO AMIN AND THE TEXT. 2. IF THE MESSENGER WAS A EUROPEAN OR OTHER NON-AFRICAN GOVERNMENT I WOULD LIKE TO BE AUTHORISED TO TELL THE NIGERIANS, SHOULD THEY ASK. 3. OBASANJO MAY GO TO THE EXTENT OF ASKING AMIN WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER .SAID TO HIM. IN THAT CASE A M I N WOULD .BE TEMPTED TO GIVE HIS OWN VERSION WHICH MIGHT NOT ACCORD WITH' YOUR TELNO 394. IF ASKED TO CLARIFY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE IN A POSITION TO DO SO QUICKLY BUT WITHOUT SPEAKING FROM AN ACTUAL TEXT. THIS OF COURSE RAISES THE DANGER THAT THE NIGERIANS WILL BE1 IMPORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ASK FOR THE TEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S MESSAGE TO AMIN. BUT WE CAN RESIST THAT ON REASONABLE GROUNDS. 4 . I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WETHER I SHOULD TRY TO SPEAK. TO GARBA EITHER TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. ON THE WHOLE I THINK IT IS BEST NOT TO. I BELIEVE GARBA BLOWS WITH THE WIND WHEN IT COMES TO /IMPORTANT CONFIDENTIAL