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SECRET 4 , 250 , PRIORITY 0 £ D I F CYPHER/CAT A FM FCO 260949Z D E D I P SECRET TO PRIORITY PARIS TEL NO 319 OF 26 MAY PERSONAL FOR AMBASSADOR. /o It MY TELNO 3O9^AND YOUR TELMO 52Si AM IN AMD THE CHGM. 1. PLEASE THANK THE QUA! FOR THE ADVICE IN YOUR TEL UNDER REFERENCE. IF YOU THINK IT DESIRABLE, YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT WE CHOSE THE SAUDI: IN PREFERENCE TO EG MOBUTU, BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT UGANDAN INTERESTS HERE AND WE HAVE REASOM TO THINK THEY HAVE INFLUENCE WITH AM IN. A COMMONWEALTH CHANNEL IS NOT EXCLUDED, IF IT SHOULD BE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE, BUT THE ISSUE IS A HIGHLY SENSITIVE ONE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH. AT YOUR DISCRETION YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ADD THAT WE DID NOT, OF COURSE, WISH TO INCREASE FRENCH DIFFICULTIES BY ASKING THEM TO ACT IN A MATTER WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THEIR PROTECTION OF BRITISH INTERESTS IN UGANDA. 2. CONCURRENTLY WITH ATTEMPTS TO DISSUADE AM IN, WE MUST PLAN FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE WILL ATTEMPT TO COME TO THE UK. IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM ADVANCE NOTICE OF ANY SUCH ATTEMPT. WE SHALL THEREFORE BE GRATEFUL IF THE QUA I WOULD BE PREPARED TO INSTRUCT THEIR EMBASSY IN KAMPALA TO ADVISE US BY FLASH TELEGRAM OF ANY DEVELOPMENT WHICH MIGHT GIVE US FOREWARNING OF AMIN'S INTENTION. FOR THE PRESENT WE DO NOT REGARD AMIN'S PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT HE WILL ATTEND THE CHGM AS 'NECESSARILY INDICATING HIS ULTIMATE INTENTIONS, ALTHOUGH AS TIME GOES ON THIS JUDGEMENT MAY HAVE TO BE MODIFIED. . SECRET / 3 . WE ARE