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CYAHSR CAT A . • ' . • FM PARIS 091625Z CONFIDENTIAL TO FLASH FCO TELNO 581 OF 9 JUNE TELECOM HUNT - WALDEN: BRITISH COHHUNITY IN UGANDA, 1. MINISTER TELEPHONED GEORSY, DIRECTEUR D'AFftlQUE, AT THE QUAI D^ORSAY TO ASK HIM FOR HIS PRELIMINARY TO REWARD'S TELEPHONE MESSAGE ABOUT FRENCH PROTECTION OF THE BRITISH COMMUNITY. QEORQY TOLD MINISTER THAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTING M REWARD TO MAKE A DEMARCHE TO THE UGANDA GOVERNMENT SAYING THAT THEY REJECTED TH£ SUGGESTION IN A REUTERS REPORT THAT THE EMBASSY WERE PERMITTING ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES BY THE BRITISH INTERESTS SECTION TO SO ON AGAINST THE UGANDA GOVERNMENT, M REWARD WOULD ALSO BE INSTRUCTED TO INSIST THAT THE FRENCH EMBASSY HAD ACTED IN ALL RESPECTS CORRECTLY AND HAD FULFILLED A NORMAL ROLE IN PROTECTING THfc* INTERESTS OF THE FRENCH COMMUNITY AND, AS AGREED WITH THE UGANDAN AUTHORITIES, THE BRITISH COMMUNITY FOB WHICH THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE. THE FRENCH WERE GOING TO INSIST THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE TO REPRESENT OUR INTERESTS. THEY WOULD OF COURsSE HAVE TO SEE HOW THE UGANDAN AUTHORITIES REACTED TO THIS, 2. GEGRGY ADDZD THAT THEIR PCJ.JCY WAS TO TRY AND ADOPT AS NEUTRAL A ROLE AS POSSIBLE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND HOPED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO-BE IN A POSITION TO ACT AS A MEDIATOR, THAT WAS WHY THEY WERE PREPARED TO AGRE£ TO THE LANDING OF AMIW'S AIRCRAFT IN FRANCE. 5, HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH US OH "if*** FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS, A/^tA/vS <5 PS/ No IO dOW'V/'fJ **7~ £ O A/