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— 4 — -.•csponsibility for them Is a factor which we must take into account in all our decision-making regarding Uganda. Ife continue to deny bilateral U.S. .assistance to Uganda, .in accordance both with executive branch policy and with recent legislation. Moreover, U.S. representatives to international development banks are under instructions tp j f oppose and vote against lonns to Uganda. ' Although private commercial trade with Uganda has »~ — . ^ " * • " • " — * " • continued, Uganda does not currently benefit from U.S. programs promoting trade and investments. Neither Eximbank nor OPIC have been active in Uganda since 1973, and Uganda's exports have not been rrtade eligible for general tariff preferences ("n.qp") . . Further, we do not and will not license exports to Uganda of items on tho munitions list; we believe such oxports v«jould be manifestly .Ineoinp.n'-.ible with our. human r.lyhts concerns and intereshs. We «O.so review oilier exports' to Uganda from the human rights perspective, and in cooperation with the Department of Commerce dony o;<ports whi< h would .in our estimation contribute directly to continued human rights violations. This would include, for example, the sale of helicopters ox ofchar such equipment to the Ugandan security establishment.