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BEGt "': "O^r High Commission have reported your Government's concern about the question of President Amin's attendance at the CHGM in London next week. I thought I should write to you personally to follow up the discussion which Lord Thomson had with you in April and to let you know how we have/approached this problem. / .^& When Lord Thomson saw you, he explained the very / serious problems which President Aniin's possible presence in London could cause for us. These centred on the issue of Human/Rights in Uganda and what we believe to be President Amin's personal responsibility for their grave violation. Lord Thotijson • mentioned to you that we might be able to give j President Amin a quiet signal which would disjuade ; him from attending but wsthcmfe- eauoing hi' tj -4©s« . We have always made jut clear that we had no I quarrel with the people,'of Uganda and that we fully recognisej that\Uganda, as a member of the Commonwealti, had a right to be represented at the Commonwealth Meeting. But I\coulq not overlook the strength of feeling in this country about President Amin himself. | I therefore thought it right to sent him a message i recently in which I told him of the strong feeling ! that exists in Britain and explained/that it would , not be appropriate for him to come to London next week. K •j l 5 x H Z z LU UJ CQ O O 5E tag your advice in mind, I sent the