Reuters quote of the day, August 4

London, Aug 3 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''Idi Amin is a splendid type and a good (rugby) player, but virtually bone from the neck up, and needs things explained in words of one letter.'' -- A British Foreign Office internal memo on Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. On Aug. 4, 1972, Amin declared that Uganda would expel 50,000 Asians with British passports to Britain within three months.

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