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CONFIDENTIAL Foreign and Commonwealth Office London SW1A 2AH 26 July 197 6 f Uganda You will remember that the Foreign Secretary told the Prime Minister on 13 July that he /intended to break off diplomatic relations with Ugamda^ after^a few weeks' delay to allow time for the British\commun:L#y to be advised to have and for them to do so. Mr. Crosland has now reviewed the situation to take into account in particular the much increased tension between Kenya and Uganda. This undoubtedly increases the risk of harassment of British subjects following the announcement of a break in relations. The announcement of a break could be a spark which enflames the Kenya/Uganda dispute and the Ugandans might be glad to have us to blame. We might be accused by some African and Arab countries of acting in collusion with Kenya and Israel against Uganda, especially as we are known to be sending additional arms to Kenya. On the dher hand, the High Commission in Kampala cannot do much to help British subjects in trouble if they stay. Paradoxically, the continued presence of the High Commission perhaps increases the risk to British subjects in Uganda, since it implies continued responsibility for British subjects in Uganda and hence^continued vulnerability to blackmail by Amin. The Kenyans have no Mission in Uganda. In a period of heightened tension with Kenya our Mission could be used by Amin to force us to put pressure on Kenya. There is, moreover, no guarantee that a week or-,two's delay might help matters. If anything, the prospects are of a worse situation in the coming weeks. Amin's request for OAU and UN fact-finding missions gives us at least a few days breathing space; he is less likely to arrest Europeans while fact-finding missions are planned or in Uganda. /Mr. Crosland P. R. H. Wright Esq., No. 10 Downing Street, c T.T