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CO 1O DOWNING STREET From the Private Secretary 22 May 1977 Uw President Amin and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting The Prime Minister has seen the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary's minute of today's date about President Amin and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The Prime Minister agreed with Dr. Owen's view that there would be advantage in asking the Saudis to deliver a message to President Amin this week, and I enclose the relevant extract of the note of the Prime Minister's meeting this afternoon with Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, during which, as you will see, the Prime Minister handed over to the Saudi Ambassador the original of his letter. This was itself an amended version of the draft enclosed with your letter of 20 May to me. The Prime Minister has noted the line whic'.i the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary has recomended in paragraph 8 of his minute for the debate on Friday 27 May, but has commented that we will need to consider this further in the light of developments this week. I am sending a copy of this letter, together with a copy of the enclosure, to John Stevens (Lord President's Office), Bob Morris (Home Office) and to Martin Vile (Cabinet Office). J.S. Wall, Esq., Foreign and Commonwealth Office / • * "