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CONFIDENTIAL- IMMEDIATE • ' - CYPHER CAT A FM FCO 1319212 CONFIDENTIAL TO IMMEDIATE PARIS TELNO /j03 OF 13 JUNE fJFO PRIORITY NAIROBI I !V KAMPALA TELNO 1 4 3 AND TELECOM EWANS/GORDOfil LENNOX» UGANDA 1 . P U S INFORMED FRENCH AMBASSADOR THIS AFTERNOON OF MY DECISION THAT WE SHOULD NOT (NOT) A'SK AMOTHER GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER FROM THE FRENCH THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOOKING AFTER BRITISH INTERESTS IN UGAMDA, INSTEAD, I F THE UGANDANS MAINTAIN THEIR DEMAND AND SUBJECT TO FRENCH VIEWS, WE "WOULD WITHDRAW THE BRITISH INTERESTS SECTION ?.* IT-IE P U S TOLD Ho BEAUMARCHAIS THAT I WISHED THE UGANDANS TO BE INFORMED THAT WE WOULD TAKE RECIPROCAL ACTION IN LONDON/ IE ASK THE SAW) I 3 TO CEASE LOOKING AFTER UGANDAN INTERESTS HERE AMD REQUEST THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UGANDAN INTERESTS SECTION, WE V/ERE IN SOME DOUBT, HOWEVER, ABOUT THE ADVISABILITY OF PUTTING THIS TO THE UGANDANS INITIALLY, SINCE I T MIGHT PROVOKE THEM TO PREVENT THE DEPARTURE OF THE 3 I 3 , WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR M» RENARC'S VIEWS OH TJIISt I T MIGHT BE PREFERABLE TO WITHDRAW THE B I S AND ONLY TAKE RECIPROCAL ACTION AFTER THSIR DEPARTURE. 3* PLEASE TELL THE QUAI THAT SINCE THE P U S TALKED TO THE AMBASSADOR, I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE LATTER COURSE WOULD BE PREFERAELE, ASSUMING UGANDAN I MS I STENCH THAT THE FRENCH SHOULD MO LONGER LOOK AFTER OUR INTERESTS, WE HOPE I T WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRENCH EMBASSY TO ARRANGE FOR THE B I S AND FAMILIES TO BE . MOVED OUT UNDER FRENCH PROTECTION AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, SEE MY SSFARATC TELEGRAM TO KAMPALA* 4 , P U S ALSO TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT MINISTERS WOULD LIKE THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO BE AWARE THAT PRESIDENT AMIH'S RECENT ACTIONS, AND INDEED THE WHOLE PROBLEM OF UGANDA AND HtWAM RIGHTS THERE, SHOULD BE THE CONCERN OF THE WHOLE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, I T SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR TO AMIN THAT JM TAKING ACTION AGAINST BRITISH CONFIDENTIAL / REPRESENTATION