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CONFIDENTIAL •i. Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH 27 July 1976 C*Jru* ul£ ~~h~t. u^e^. A? • ' , / Tan2anian Allegations of British "interference" in the In his telegrams nos 232 and 233 (copies attached for ease of reference), our Acting High Commissioner in Dar-es-Salaam has reported allegations by the Tanzanian Foreign Minister that we and the Americans were "interfering" in the current dispute between Kenya and Uganda. Mr Strong spoke well in reply and we do not think there would be any point in pursuing the matter with Kaduma, who is an ill-disposed and obstinate man. We do, however, consider that there would be advantage in trying to put the record straight with President Nyerere. A further advantage in communicating soon with Nyerere derives from our decision to announce a break in relations with Uganda next Wednesday. He would in normal circumstances well understand our action - indeed he blames us strongly for our original support for Amin and believes we should have broken with him long ago - but he may at this time see it as a further action on our part in support of Kenya. We think it would be worthwhile trying to disabuse M i of such a misconception. The most effective and appropriate way would be by means of a Prime Ministerial message. I accordingly attach, for the Prime Minister's consideration, a draft telegram incorporating such a message from him to Nyerere. (R. N. Dales) Patrick Wright Esq., 10 Downing Street CONFIDENTIAL