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"500 TfcKSDIATE GYP HER/CAT A FM F C 0 15 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL TO JMMEDIATE PARIS TELE AMD TO KAMPALA INFO NAIROBI AHD WASHINGTON. NP, 368 OF 15 JULY 1976 AHGLOHUGAMDAN RELA DECIDED (THAT, WMLESS YOUR TELHO 1 . I HAVE HO NOT IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW OUR/MISS TO DO SO WOULD RISK PRODUCING A B A C T I O N FROM AMIN WHICH MIGHT PUT THE BRITISH COMMUNITY IONS, EVENTS FORCE MY HAND, I SHALL N OR SEVER DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, RIOUS DANGER, 2. I HAVE, HOWEVER, DECIDED THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT AM IN. I PROPOSE THEREFORE TO ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE AM ORDERLY DISENGAGEMENT! V/HICH WOULD TERMINATE IN THE BREAKING OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AFTER A-PERIOD WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN TIME FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WISH TO DO SO TO LEAVE. THE BREAK WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW OF OUR RELATIONS WHICH WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE CONDUCTING WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MR HEHHESSY, MY VIEW Ofl TIMING IS THAT IF ALL GOES WELL WE MAKE THE BREAK IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS* TIME, PERHAPS AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH, 3. PLEASE INFORM THE FRENCH IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AMD SAY THAT WE ARE HOW GRATEFULLY TAKING UP THEIR AGREEMENT TO ACT AS PROTECTING POWER, YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT, AS THEY WILL KNOW, WE HAVE HAD RECURRENT CRISES WITH PRESIDENT AMIM, EACH OF WHICH HAS CAUSED US SEVERE EMBARRASSMEHT, SINCE THE HILLS CASE LAST YEAR WE HAVE MADE A DETERMINED ATTEMPT TO GET ON TERMS WITH HIM AHD BELIEVED THAT WE HAD TO SOME EXTENT SUCCEEDED. WE HAVE NOW ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HIS IRRATIONALITY AND IHTRACTABILITY, AND WE ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE. WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO STOP TRY IMG, . YOU SHOULD CONFIDENTIAL