P 041300Z MAY 88
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9980

C O N F I D E N T I A L KAMPALA 01783 
 
E.O. 12356:  DECL:  OADR 
TAGS: PTER UG
SUBJECT:  ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT--STATUS OF PLO IN 
UGANDA 
 
REFS:  A) STATE 99661, B) KAMPALA 1026 
 
¶1.  (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) 
 
¶2.  MFA CHIEF OF PROTOCOL GEO DE KINUKA SPELLED OUT 
FOR THE EMBASSY THE DIPLOMATIC STATUS OF THE PLO 
OFFICE IN KAMPALA.  THE PLO ENJOYS THE SAME STATUS AS 
OTHER RECOGNIZED "LIBERATION MOVEMENTS" LIKE THE 
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND THE PAN AFRICAN CONGRESS. 
THE HEAD OF THE OFFICE IS DESIGNATED AS "REPRESENTATIVE." 
DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES SUCH AS IMPORT OF DUTY-FREE 
VEHICLES AND PERSONAL EFFECTS ARE EXTENDED TO THE PLO 
OFFICE BY GOU.  POUCH PRIVILEGES ARE INCLUDED IN THESE 
PRIVILEGES, BUT KINUKA DOES NOT BELIEVE THE PLO OFFICE 
USES A POUCH. 
 
¶3.  COMMENT:  UGANDA IS UNUSUALLY LIBERAL IN PROVIDING 
DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES TO ALL CLAIMANTS.  THE WORLD 
BANK, IMF, AND OTHER DONOR ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE THE 
SAME PRIVILEGES AS BILATERAL MISSIONS.  PRACTICALLY 
NO LIMITS EXIST AS TO THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT MAY BE 
IMPORTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR OTHER LUXURY ITEMS. 
 
 
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