Uganda appeals to U.N. over attack
NZPA-Reuter Nairobi President Idi Amin, of Uganda, has appealed to the 'United Nations and the Origanisation of African Unity ;to help stop an invasion by Tanzania — an invasion (Tanzania claims is one more |of a series of Ugandan lies, i Diplomatic sources in (Nairobi and Kampala said I their information was that (Tanzanian forces had crossed the border west of Lake Victoria, but their strength and purpose were unclear. Diplomats in Nairobi said that up to 10,000 Tanzanian troops had crossed the border into Uganda and the two sides were engaged in shelling duels. But in Kampala, diplomats, while agreeing that the border apparently had been crossed, said the number of troops mentioned in Nairobi was too high. Uganda Radio has so far not indicated that the Ugandan Army is fighting back. It said: “Uganda's troops are fully committed to President Amin’s New Year message of peace, love, unity and reconciliation and are studying the situation with cool and peaceful intentions.”
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Press, 30 November 1978, Page 8
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