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8. If Affiln's personal aircraft - whose details and registration letters are known - is reported to NATS, it will be interrogated as soon as the aircraft approaches or is discovered in British air space. The pilot will be told that he has no clearance to enter British air space or to land in Britain and asked to declare his intentions. This accords with normal procedures for hi-jacked A aircraft. Since refusal of permission to enter British air space might be regarded as a breach of the Chicago Convention, Ministers are asked to confirm their agreement to the adoption of this procedure. 90 Any other aircraft arriving unannounced from Uganda will be queried by NATS; if there is reason to believe or suspect that Amin may be a passenger, the procedure described in paragraph 8 will be applied. / 10o Once this procedure is invoked, NATS will notify the Metropolitan Police at Heathrow and the Department of Trade, The Heathrow police will be responsible for Informing the Essex, Sussex and Thames Valley forces (who may all become involved, depending where the aircraft lands). The Department of Trade will inform Home Office (who will confirm the fact to the police), FCO, MOD and Cabinet Office.. These Whitehall Departments will then arrange for the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBll) to be activated as for a terrorist Incident. Cabinet Office are circulating to appropriate officials telephone numbers to facilitate the immediate activation of COBR. 11. Once NATS has notified the Metropolitan Police and Department of Trade, It will seek to maximise delays by keeping the aircraft stacked and asking details about the flight. This will give the police more time to prepare themselves.