31 JULY 1976, Page 17

True or false?

Sir : You say on the front page of the 17 June issue in connection with Uganda that 'the Foreign Office must more than ever be an intelligence service, alert to looming dangers .. I could not help smiling a little at this because several times in the past two years I have heard rumours that the coup which placed Amin in power in succession to Obote was organised largely as a joint operation by British Intelligence and the Israelis.

Perhaps other readers have heard this rumour? Can there be something in it or is it just someone's black propaganda? Kenneth Hunter 76 Hervey Close, Finchley, London N3