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Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A2AH Tolephona 01 - ' ':->'[• V 0 W Squire Esq WASHINGTON DC Your reference Our reference April 197C PRESIDENT AI1IN: POSSIBLE VIGIT TO THE UNITED STATIC 1• I wrote to you on t h i s subject last year (my l e t t e r of 5 September, 1977i a n c i Richard fiuir's reply of 16 September) 2 . You will have seen the article, of which I attach a copy, in the Daily Telegraph dated 14- March reporting that Amin allegedly plans to fly to New York next month to be present at the opening of the Uganda Government building in Manhattan. It seems from the report Amin might also attend the 'May Special session of the General Assembly' (presumably this refers to the meeting on Disarmament). 3. We have no corroborotion of the report, nor does ib indicate Amin would seek to transit Britain, but clearly wo should, be alert to the possibility. If, therefore, you or UHilS New York, to whom I am copying this letter, learn anything of Amin's intentions, we should be rrate.t'ul if you would let us know by telegram. *\» Ac in September, it uould .->1GO be helpful, if you see no objection, if you would, approach the Americans in confidence to ask whether they would be prepared to warn us if they receive a visa application from the TTgand-"ns as notification of the visit;, ',/e should, welcome their pier.cnt assessment if the likelihood of such, a visit and any in.fo'1"!"! which they could subsequently pass on about it. 5« V/e should of course be careful to see that our current interest in this matter does not become public knowledge. cc: Ilr Pyatt,'UiailG MEW YCItK Ilr Chilcott, Home Office Mr P e a t t i e , UilD 1-l.r Cullimore, PUGD \\v Wi jLo.nji. Cabinet Off. / P E Roslinc East Afi'ican Dept