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PRIME MINISTER PRESIDENT AMIN / Kampala Radio/have freported7 that Mr. Callaghan wrote to President Amin adyising/him not/to come to the CHGM. This has been picked un/by UK newspapers. Sonny Ramphal^conJ^rms that he got the telegram and passed it on here as requested - it did not come direct. He assumes that Amin has given the text of the telegram to the press in Kampala or will shortly be doing so, having disclosed receipt of Mr. Callaghan1s letter. Ramphal assumes that all other recipients will disclose the text anyway. Ramphal will make no comment on the te?.egram: he will simply confirm that he has had the telegram and that, as requested, he has passed it on to Mr. Callaghan. I have discussed with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Tom McCaffrey, who are already being questioned by the press. The line we have agreed is: (a) Vfe confirm that a per ooaa^rTmdt-; peril Uuutial- letter was sent to President Amin raoowely by Mr. Callaghan. (b) We did not disclose its terms but (c) we confirm that Mr. Callaghan did advise President Amln. that it would not be appropriate for him to attend CHGM:" (d) We confirm that Amin telegrammed Ramphal about this and (e) that we have received a copy of Amin's telegrz make no comment on Amin's telegram but pas I f. i fffl=^fctestr, ae • ::ir!t:T y a^y— mrtrfo- -frfi i^r', the Prime Minister does not think i t appropriate for President Amin t o ceme, and has /£ew~Ytold him so. K.R.S. (by telephone) 31 May 1977