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f" - 3 - u Prince Saud said that it would make the Saudi mission easier if, in the interim period, the press campaign were to subside a little. The Prime Minister said that he appreciated this, and that this was indeed one of the reasons why he thought it import- ant to take speedy action, since the press were likely to take an increasing interest in the question as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting approached. He could not undertake that the press campaign would subside, but we would certainly do our best. Prince Fahd said that he hoped that something could be done, since a continuation of the press campaign would only serve as an incitement and challenge for President Amin. The Prime Minister agreed. He added that his Commonwealth colleagues were apprehensive that if President Amin attended the Meeting all attention would be diverted towards him. The Prime Minister said that he wanted Prince Fahd to be in no doubt that if President Amin were to come to Britain, he would not be allowed to land. If his aircraft arrived, it would be diverted to some isolated airfield and returned to Uganda. We were determined to keep him out. Prince Fahd said that he thought that this point should be made clear to President Amin himself. The Prime Minister said that he wished to make it clear to Prince Fahd and was happy to leave it to him to decide how the point could be clarified for President Amin. Concluding this part of the discussion, Prince Fahd said that the Saudis would do their best to make the position clear. They would certainly convey the Prime Minister's message and would "insist" that President Amin should not come here. They would exert every effort to explain the facts simply and clearly to him, making the point that they would not have done so if they had not been convinced that it would not be in President Amin's own interest to come. With Prince Fahd's agreement, the Prime Minister handed the Saudi Ambassador the original of his letter to President Amin (copy attached). iUi., : I i.