Military might of Uganda
fJV.Z. Prett At»n—Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 30. President Amin of Uganda has built for his country the most powerful army and air force in East Africa with recent deliveries of jetfighters and tanks, the diplomatic correspondent of the “Sunday Telegraph,” reports.
The latest deliveries include 24 jet-fighters, 60 light 1 tanks, and other equipment from Russia, Libya, and Somalia, the writer says, and Moscow is being asked to send teams of instructors to train Ugandan pilots and troops.
Reports reaching London say that the Russian supplies include 12 MiGs, the 60 light tanks, more than 100 armoured personnel-carriers, 50 anti-aircraft guns, 200 anti-tank weapons, and 850 bombs and rockets. “General Amin is believed to have asked for surface-to-air missiles, but the Kremlin leaders appear to have drawn the line at this,” the writer says. “General Amin has been pressing for the arms partly to discourage (any attempt to overthrow him. In agreeing to help, the iKremlin is trying to set up an outpost of influence which will offset the Chinese i presence in Elast Africa.”
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33653, 1 October 1974, Page 17
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