§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contingency plans he has made for the evacuation of British nationals from Uganda.
§ Mr. RowlandsIt is not our practice to reveal details of contingency plans for the evacuation of British subjects.
934Wofficial and non-official, to which he has the right to make unpaid appointments, and indicate for each body the number of such appointments.
§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied that all British nationals in the remoter parts of Uganda have been told of the decision of the British Government to break off diplomatic relations with Uganda.
§ Mr. RowlandsWe have not specifically notified British subjects in Uganda of the break in diplomatic relations, but the break has been extensively covered by both the BBC World Service and the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, and 935W I would expect all British subjects in Uganda to have learned of it through these means. Before the break was announced, we informed as many as we could reach of the community throughout Uganda that we were re-emphasising our advice to them to leave Uganda as soon as possible, and that they should not count on the continued presence of the High Commission.
§ Mr. Edward Gardnerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that British nationals in the remoter parts of Uganda are given an opportunity of leaving Uganda if they wish to do so.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe British Interests Section of the French Embassy in Kampala will be able to advise any United Kingdom citizens who wish to leave Uganda.