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q p s t> o o X f\ ^ t- ^ v ^ T E* CYPHER CAT A > KAMPALA 13H50Z JULY CONFIDENTIAL TDSSKBY FCO 1316002 TO IMMEDIATE FCO TEL NO 300 OF 13 JULY 1976 AND TO IMMEDIATE UKMIS NEW YORK INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS BONN TEL AVIV UKMIS GENEVA NAIROBI AND WASHINGTON MY TELN 298j HIJACKING 1, IN HIS 70 MINUTE ADDRESS, AFTER THANKING ALL COMMUNIST COUNTRIES FOR SUPPORTING THE UGANDAN COURSE IN THE SECURITY COUMCIL AMIN THEN GAVE A STEP BY STEP ACCOUNT OF THE HIJACKING AND DETAILED EXPLANATIONS DESIGNED TO SHOW THAT ALL HIS ACTIONS H\D BEEN AIMED AT SECURING THE RELEASE OF ALL THE HOSTAGES AND THE AMELIORATION, MEANTIME, OF THEIR CONDITIONS. HE PRODUCED TWO TAPE CASSETTES WHICH HE SAID CONTAINED ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE HIJACKERS. THESE TALLIED WITH FRENCH STATEMENTS IN THE SECURITY COUMCIL THEREBY DISPROVING THE ISRAELI, US AND THE BRITISH ACCOUNTS, HE DENIED AGAIN FOREKNOWLEDGE OF THE HIJACKIMG AND COLLABORATION WITH THE HIJACKERS, ALL THE HOSPITALITY EXTENDED AND EXPENSE BORN BY UGANDA TOWARDS THE HOSTAGES WAS HOW BEING ABUSED BY THE BRITISH AMD THE BBC. 2, AM IN THEN REFERRED TO A TELEX HE HAD RECEIVED FROM THE PFLP ASSENTING THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WOULD BE NO HIJACK1M6S IN UGANDA ALL THOSE WOW SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE ISRAELIS (SUCH AS THE BRITISH) WOULD PAY VERY DEARLY. 3. REFERRING TO MRS BLOCH, AM IN ATTEMPTED TO CAST SUSPICION OH H E INTEREST OF THE BRITISH IN HER, SHE WAS AN ISRAELI - n£ HAD SEEN HER PASSPORT - BUT THE BRITISH WERE NOW ACTING FOR THE ISRAELIS. BRITAIN'S ACTION WAS MOTIVATED BY HER ANGER OVER THE 1972 ASIAN EXPULSIONS, tU AHlN WENT ON TO CRITICISE THE BBC REPORTING OH ANGOLA. ANGOLA WAS NOT IN THH POCKETS OF THE USSR AND CUBA SEMI COLON HOR WAS AMIN IN THE POCKETS OF LIBYA AMD THE PALESTINIANS, HE WMJLD NEVER B£ AGAINST SOVIETS, CUBA, CHI MA AMD OTHER COMMUNIST (DUNTRIES, HE REFERRED TO REMARKS IN PARLIAMENT ABOUT THE 500 . ERITISH NATIONALS. RESIDENT IN UGANDA BEING ENCOURAGED TO LHAVE, • ASSERTING THAT HE WAS HOT AGAINST THE BRITISH AMD MAKING f