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« a * » / * . l i t CONFIDENTIAL PRIORITY OR 250 CYPHER CAT A FM LAGOS 101031Z CONFIDENTIAL TO PRIORITY FCO TELNO 669 OF 10 AUGUST. MY TELNO 664s BRI Tl SH/UGANDAN RELATIONS 1 . THE FMG I S TOUCHY ABOUT UGANDA SINCE B R I G GARBA'S ATTEMPT AT M E D I A T I O N ON H I S SURPRISE V I S I T TO EAST AFRICA IN M I D - J U L Y , T H I S D I D NOT ACHIEVE MUCH AND VMS SUPERSEDED BY THE APPARENTLY MORE SUCCESSFUL M I S S I O N BY THE OAU SECRETARY-GENERAL. G A R B A ' S OIVM UNDOUBTED V A N I T Y I S I N V O L V E D , T H I S I S A P A R T I A L " EXPLANATION OF THE RATHER D I D A C T I C TOME OF H I S PERSONAL MESSAGE, 2. THE MESSAGE CAN ALSO £E SEEM A3 A MANIFESTATION OF N I G E R I A ' S NEW-LOOK FOREIGN P O L I C Y , THE N I G E R I A N S ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THEIR SELF-ASSUMED ROLE AS LEADERS OF BLACK AF.-MCA AND THEY FEEL OBLIGED TO QUESTION STATEMENTS ON AFRICAN QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY FROM WESTERN GOVERNMENTS, THEY EVEN WENT TO THE EXTENT IN JANUARY OF PUBLISHING AMD REPLYING PUBLICLY TO PRESIDENT FORD'S CIRCULAR LETTER TO AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE BEFORE THE OAU EXTRA-ORDINARY SUBMIT MEETING ON ANGOLA, 3, THE MESSAGE ALSO REFLECTS A FEELING WHICH WAS EXPRESSED TO ONE OF MY STAFF IN THE f'F.A YESTERDAY THAT WE STILL WIELD INFLUENCE IF HOT WITH AMiM THEN WITH ARTICULATE ELEMENTS \H UGANDA. . . A . ON THE* WHOLE CONFIDENTIAL