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'YPHER CAT A __ • • GH 600 -. FH FCO 312325Z * RESTRICTED TO FLASH PARIS TELNO 35S OF 31 MAY " "MIPTi PRESIDENT AMIN AMD THE C H G M, 1 , FOLLOW!MG IS TEXT OF MESSAGE! ; . FROM A PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL LETTER ADDRESSED TO. ME BY THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ,. THE RIGHT HON:: JAMES CALLAGHAN, . .'' DATED, 22 MAY 1977 THE. CONTENTS WHICtt I, DO NOT WISH TO REVEAL '•''• AT;THIS- MQMENT,. IT. HAS! NOW,BECOME,ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT I T IS -NOT THE" WISH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'THAT: LEADERS WHO SPEAK. OUT FRANKLr OM MATTERS' AFFECTING THE FUTURE 0 F ; THE COMMONWEALTH, ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN ALMOST ALL COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES ARE INDEPENDENT AND SOVEREIGN STATES, SHOULD GO TO LONDON TO ATTEND THE MEETING OF THE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT-'' OF THE COMMONWEALTH.. THrs ATTITUDE. CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THAT ALTHOUGH BRITAIN HAS LONG CEASED TO BE AN EMPIRE; OF WHICH SHE WAS THE MASTER AND THE COLONIES THESLAVES, SHE IS STILL, CLINGING TO DAY-LIGHT DREAMS. IN WHICH SHE PRETENDS TO ARROGATE TO HERSELF THE RIGHT TO EXCLUDE • AH INDEPENDENT AMD- SOVEREIGN STATE LIKE UGANDA FROM ATTENDING THE COMMONWEALTH MEETING OF HEAD* OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS HAS BEEK DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS UGANDAS INTENTION AT THE FORTH-COMING COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE TO POINT OUT THE TWO THOUSAND MISTAKES MADE BY BRITAIN DURING HER COLONIAL RULE, . j WISH TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR'THAT GOME ARE THE DAYS WHEN BRITAIN WIELDED THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF AN IMPERIAL MASTER OVER THE COMMONWEALTH.. • IT IS ONLY THOSE TRUE NATIONALIST LEADERS LIKE MYSELF WHO REFUSE TO BE MICROPHONES OF GREAT BRITAIN OR AMY OTHER IMPERIALIST POWER AND TO SUCCUMB TO THEIR NEC-COLON I.AL1ST AND IMPERIALISTIC GRDE83 THAT FALL THE VICTIMS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTS MANIPULATION OF. THE COMMONWEALTH, RESTRICTED / BX TELLI1IG