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CONFIDENTIAL 2# To« isay then visa to talc* the following point* la torsi Aa tafcarno oa trad* Tou adll visa to inrit* Wt Fetter (Trade) to remind the aeeting of n t * » poliey oa trada eabargo**. Is gen*rel w* do not favour trad* eofcargoe* except in Mat of war, or as a result of mandatory sanction* introduced by th* United Nations, «• should also bear in aind tbs need to b» consistent in our poUoy towards Af*i#a# I t will be aore difficult to resist demand* at tha United Nations for aa esfcargo oa trad* with South Africa i f «• hare recently iatposed aa eaearg* oa trad* with Uganda for obviously political z*easos*a Crown A^ent* operation*: You will wish to inrit* W* Lynch to ooaasnt. His awetin* yesterday hare clarified the issues at the basts for th* answer* to Parlimentary Questions rhioh Mm Minister will be acawering this afternoon. Clearly aa important point here i s til* reputation and reliability of the Crown Agents m a trading organic etion i f «§ attecpt to restriot thair •otiYities. Trad* in tropical produot* You will wish to lawlt« Xr ?ord (itAFf) to comment on the iapaot of aa easbargo oa trad* of Ugandan iaports entering this country, apeoifically tea and coffe«« Do our obligation*, aa oeaber* of th* International Coffee Organiaatton, in any way inhibit action wtdea m night wish to taJca against Ugandan iraport* and tte novoeieiit of Ugandan trading offidels? y. What effeot would th*ca«3at±oft of supplie* of Ugandan coffee Mm on th* OS mttm aarkat (pric* iapUoation* and anplo^aent iarplioation* for th* proceaaing industry)^ How vital i t Ugandan ooffa* to the UX? Th* expulsion of Ugandan trading You w i l l wiah to i n r i t * Hr Petter (Trade) mB& We Chilcot (Hcae Office) to comment. See also ay minute of today's date to Mr V i l e . Flights to 3tanatad You will visa to invit* Mr Lellour (Trade) to coament oa the inplioations tor our obligaUons undar the Chicago ConvanUon of a d*ci3ion to stop / flight* by Ugandan Airlines into 3 tans ted Airport. On what grounds !/' could w* bast * oaao for halting flights? Is 1« possible to in troduc* ndalnistrativ* dlffioultie* which would delay th* clearance of flight flam? Are there any XdD aspects arising froa our trad* with Ugaxida ?Mch need to be tak«a late conaidaration? 2