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COIw'IDEN'PIAL r N .kiu.)... 28JUL1977 MUWG INSTRUCTIONS I '07 i Fat No. ^.Z.M...... J Chilcott Home Office Lunar House We lies ley- Road Croydon Surrey Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH JEU Ol'O l&nd, J 1 F/M< k *~~< °j **•" c(' // is \y 977 "4 \/ i.'^H 7/? PRESIDENT AMIN > fife- 1. The Canadian High Commission here have given us a copy of their debriefing report of a Canadian journalist, Gerrald Utting, following his recent stay in Uganda. Utting was detained for a while in Makindye Prison and spent some time in the company of President Amin, before being sent out on a Ugandan Airlines' flight to Stansted. The Canadians passed us a copy of their report partly for general information and partly in case it might throw light upon the fate of people in Uganda for whom we have some responsibility. 2. In the event the report does not help us over our consular cases, but, as you will see from the enclosed extracts, Amin told Utting that he planned to go to Cuba "some time in the next month" refuelling in London en route. 5. However unlikely we may think this prospect is, my Secretary of State considers that we should take note of this report and make -dispositions accordingly. Amin would be per- fectly capable of putting on an act at the airport, possibly in front of a press audience. It is less likely that he would try to enter the country, but it would seem to be necessary to make what arrangements we can to prevent this. U. The first step to take would appear to be to instruct the National Air Traffic Services that if President Amin's personal aircraft, whose details and registration number are known, is reported to them, they will interrogate it as soon as it approaches or is discovered in British air space. The pilot should be told that he has no clearance to enter British air space or to land in Britain. - - - •- 5. Secondly, since we cannot be sure that Amin will travel in his personal jet or that he would not persist in landing, it would also appear to be desirable for the appropriate autho- rities to be warned so that steps could be taken at short notice to ensure that his aircraft, if it lands here, is kept incommu- nicado and departs as quickly as possible after any necessary refuelling. CONFIDENTIAL /6. We