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CONFIDENTIAL Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH 25 August 1978 The Archbishop Of Uganda Thank you for your letter of 15 August and for meeting Archbishop Wani. *-^ We are grateful for your offer to address a letter to Archbishop Wani placing on record any points worth making. We should, however, prefer to let matters rest. There is a risk that if we were to write to Archbishop Wani, suggesting improve- ments we would wish to see in Uganda, Amin would interpret this as a first step towards the resumption of relations, making renewed efforts to draw us into a dialogue. He would be likely to yield little of substance and could well indulge in mischief- making at our expense. Moreover, we have to consider the position of Archbishop Wani and the members of his Church. In all pro- bability he was a reluctant emissary for Amin and may be anxious not to be further involved. If he were, we cannot rule out the possibility that he and the Church in Uganda would be made the scapegoat for any subsequent lack of progress in the restoration of our relations with Uganda. As it is, the Bishops have dis- charged their commission and can so report to Amin. (J S Wall) N Sanders Esq 10 Downing Street CONFTDFWTTAT