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1 270 diASE CYPHER CAT A CONFIDENTIAL FM FCO 091735Z CONFIDENTIAL. TO FLASH TEL AVIV TELN0.145 OF 9 JULY, INFO IMMEDIATE KAMPALA, UKMIS MEW YORK. KAMPALA TEIs.N0.273/T0 FCO? MRS BLOCH. 1 . PLEASE TELL THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT I STRICTEST CONFIDENCE THAT PRESIDENT AMIN IN HIS TALK TODAY WITH THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE ANY SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION OF MRS BLOCH'S DISAPPEARANCE. ORDERS HAD BEEN GIVEN FOR HER TO REJOIN THE OTHER HOSTAGES AT ENTEBBE AIRPORT BUT THEY HAD APPARENTLY NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT. AMIN WAS MAKING ENQUIRIES 1' . INTO MRS BLOCH'S DISAPPEARANCE AND INTENDED TO SET UP SOME FORM OF COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF A MINISTER. HE UNDERTOOK TO GIVE THE HIGH COMMISSIONER A WRITTEN STATEMENT TOMORROW. 2 . SINCE AMIN HAS NOT BEEN WHOLLY UNRESPONSIVE TO OUR ENQUIRIES- WE DO NOT WISH TO FORFEIT HIS COOPERATION BY MAKING PUBLIC WHAT HE HAS SO FAR TOLD US. WE ARE TELLING THE PRESS ONLY THAT MR HENNESSY HAD A LONG MEETING TODAY WITH AMIN AND THAT HE fNTENDS TO CONTACT US FURTHER OVER THE WEEKEND. WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD IMPRESS UPON THE ISRAELIS THE NEED TO GO MO FURTHER • THAN THIS WITH THE MEDIA, 3. WE ARE SENDING INSTRUCTIONS TO UKMIS NEW YORK BY FLASH TELEGRAM ABOUT THE HANDLING OF THE CASE OF MRS BLOCH IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE AND ALSO GUIDANCE AS TO THE LINE MR RICHARD. SHOULD TAKE IN TALKING TO HERZOG. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THE SAME LIME IN SPEAKING TO THE ISRAELIS. . [COPIES SENT TO NO.10 DOWNING ST] CROSLAND DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION: NENAD SEC D EAD . PUSD COWS D NEWS D - • U N D MTD CONFIDENTIAL •