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I * ' i PI I i ! * M K Ewnmt Esq Er':it Aft i can Department Foreign and Commonwealth Off* Crnrt.t, donrge Street 5W1A 2AM 1 AuguPl; 1977 CASINET OFFICE PWHSIDENT AMIN Thank you for sending me a copy of your lef;tor of P7 -fnl.y Chilcoht, which we discussed on the t<>1 nphone, I regard President Aminls proposed, refuelling atop in F.^n highly unlikely, not only beoaune I think he if likply in an intention of coming to London every time he meetn on Flngli but also because his personal aircraft has not been given n. certificate of airworthiness since the last one expired or 5 and it could not fly from London to Havana direct, nor will i safe to do so even if it refuelled in the Azores. An one can on the map, London does not lie on anything like the nhortest from Uganda to Cuba, June, t be neo I am therefore most reluctant to take any act Lori whinh wi11 much inconvenience. But 1 have arranged with tbc London Air T m f f Control Centre that they will report limned lately to the Department of Trade, until further notice, either a., if President Aminfs personal aircraft approaches this country, in whicJi case the pilot-, will be told that he has no clearance to enter British airspace or to land in Britain; or b. if they are told that President Amin is on board any other aircraft. They will not however take any steps to challenge aircraft to try to find out whether President Amin in aboard. Cont/.,.2