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TO AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI IMMEDIATE
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FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY TALBOTT FM D STAFF TODEP 1076
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TAGS: OVIP (TALBOTT, STROBE), AMGT
SUBJECT: DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT, APRIL 7, 1994
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(A) A THIRD DAY IN BRUSSELS?: BOB BEECROFT, USNATO
POLAD, CALLED TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANY TRUTH TO RUMORS
THAT YOU MAY, STAY IN BRUSSELS UNTIL THE 15TH. THEY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING FOR YOU.
(B) JOHN HOLTZMAN IS DOING A BRIEFING PAPER FOR THE
AFGHAN MEETING WHICH WILL BE CABLED BY 00B YOUR TIME TO
NEW DELHI.
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DATE/CASE ID: 23 FEB 2006 200400241
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(C) CLEARANCE ON WAHEED REPORTING CABLES: IN ADDITION
TO MARTIN INDYK'S MEMCON OF THE SMALL WAHEED-ST APRIL 1
MEETING THAT THE WHITE HOUSE SENT YOU FOR CLEARANCE BY
NODIS YESTERDAY, SA WANTS TO GET OUT ITS REPORTING CABLE
ON THE LARGE WAHEED MEETING THAT DAY. MARK CLEARED ON
THE DRAFT OF THE LATTER, WHICH WENT IN TO TORIA FOR
APPROVAL ON APRIL 4. WE CANNOT TELL WHAT HAPPENED TO
IT. MARK RECOMMENDS THAT IT GO OUT, WITH A LINE ADDED
NOTING THAT IT SUMMARIZES ONLY THE DISCUSSION IN THE
LARGER GROUP.
(D) FURTHER TO YESTERDAY'S NOTE ABOUT YOUR CABLES
NEEDING NODIS CAPTIONS, S/S-0 INFORMS US THAT ANOTHER
WAY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT DISTRIBUTED ELSEWHERE IN
THE BUILDING IS TO MARK THEM FOR S/S-0 ONLY. BECAUSE
RIYADH 1874 DID NOT SAY "ONLY," IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY
DISTRIBUTED (BY MACHINE) TO NEA BEFORE IT EVEN WENT TO
S/S-0.
(E) WE RELAYED TO FRANK WISNER'S OFFICE YOUR GRATITUDE
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AT GETTING THE AGREMENT CABLE IN TIME AND GOOD RECEPTION
THERE. OUR FRIENDS IN FRANK'S OFFICE SHARED OUR
PLEASURE. THEY SAID, BY THE WAY, THAT ST SHOULD FEEL
FREE TO SHARE WITH AMB. MONJO AND OTHERS THE LETTER THAT
WISNER SENT OVER ON APRIL 4.
(F) THE SECRETARY HAS AGREED TO MEET WITH SLOVAK FORMIN
KUKAN ON APRIL 18, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT SHORT-NOTICE
TRAVEL MAY INTERFERE. MARSHA MOOSE WILL BE CARRYING OUT
TO WARSAW A BM FOR STROBE'S USE WITH KUKAN. THE MEMO
INCLUDES BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS ON THE STATUS OF
SEVERAL JEWISH CEMETARIES, INCLUDING THE ONE RECENTLY
VANDALIZED. ALSO, EMBASSY BRATISLAVA IS INVITING KEY
RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO ITS RECEPTION. IF HE CHOOSES, ST
CAN TALK WITH JEWISH LEADERS THERE TO LET THEM KNOW HE
RAISED THE ISSUE WITH SLOVAK LEADERS.
(G) TALKING POINTS FOR THE NAC: EUR/RPM IS
VOLUNTEERING A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SET OF TALKERS (2
PAGES) ON THE NATO/RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP FOR YOUR
POSSIBLE USE, TO BE CARRIED BY A/S OXMAN.
3. ACTION ITEMS
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(A) INVITE FROM AMERICAN-ARAB ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
COMMITTEE TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL CONVENTION AT NOON ON
APRIL 16 OR 17: THERE IS GENERAL CONSENSUS WITHIN THE
BUILDING THAT, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, YOU PROBABLY
SHOULDN'T ACCEPT THIS INVITATION AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE
GIVEN PA A PRELIMINARY NEGATIVE RESPONSE. PLEASE
ADVISE.
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(B) STEVE GROSSMAN CALLED TO MAKE A PERSONAL PLEA FOR
YOU TO DO AIPAC EVENT THE EVENING OF APRIL 18. HE IS
AWARE OF THE POLLACK/HOENLEIN EVENT AND AGREES THAT IT'S
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE TO DO. HE'S WILLING TO REINVITE
YOU FOR THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER, BUT ASKED IF THERE WAS
ANY POSSIBILITY HE'D BE MIGHTY GRATEFUL FOR YOU TO
CONSIDER DOING BOTH.
(C) PA WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS
ABOUT ACTIVITIES TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR TRIP WHEN YOU
RETURN, SUCH AS PRESS BRIEFINGS OR ROUNDTABLES. WE TOLD
THEM IT WOULD PROBABLY DEPEND ON HOW THINGS WENT ON THE
TRIP. DO YOU HAVE ANY INITIAL IDEAS?
4. DEVELOPMENTS
(A) HAITI: THE WHITE HOUSE HAS CONFIRMED TO THE PRESS
THAT ARISTIDE HAS WRITTEN A LETTER INITIATING THE SIX
MONTH PERIOD FOR ABROGATING THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON
REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES. L IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.
(B) RUSSIA/LATVIA: WE MAY HAVE SENT YOU TOO MANY
REPORTING CABLES ON THE CONTROVERSIAL DECREE ON MILITARY
BASES. FOR THE HAPPY ENDING, JUST READ MOSCOW 9675.
(C) RWANDA/BURUNDI: THE STATE DEPT. ESTABLISHED A
24-HOUR TASK FORCE THIS AFTERNOON TO MONITOR THE
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SITUATION AND COORDINATE THE U.S. RESPONSE. TO RECAP:
ROUGE HUTU ELEMENTS OF THE RWANDAN MILITARY -- POSSIBLY
THE ELITE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD -- WERE REPORTEDLY
RESPONSIBLE YESTERDAY FOR SHOOTING DOWN THE PLANE
CARRYING THE PRESIDENTS OF RWANDA AND BURUNDI AND
MEMBERS OF THEIR CABINETS. MILITARY ELEMENTS ARE ALSO
BLAMED FOR THE SUBSEQUENT KILLING OF THE RWANDAN PM AND
OTHER RWANDAN CABINET MEMBERS. THREE BELGIAN UN
PEACEKEEPERS WERE REPORTEDLY SUMMARILY EXECUTED; TEN
OTHER PEACEKEEPERS REPORTED KILLED IN THE FIGHTING.
UNAMIR HEADQUARTERS WAS SHELLED. UN LOCAL EMPLOYEES IN
KIGALI ARE BEING PULLED FROM THEIR HOUSES AND EXECUTED.
FIGHTING HAS SPREAD TO THE COUNTRYSIDE. THE BELGIANS
ARE CONSIDERING SENDING A REINFORCED BATTALION TO RWANDA
TO ASSIST 450 BELGIAN TROOPS ATTACHED TO UNAMIR IN THE
EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS. ALL U S EMBASSY PERSONNEL
ARE REPORTEDLY SAFE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO REACH THE EMBASSY
BECAUSE OF ROADBLOCKS. (THE SECRETARY IS VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE SAFETY OF AMCITS.) WE ARE PLANNING TO
EVACUATE DEPENDENTS AND NONESSENTIAL PERSONNEL. AN
AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE MESSAGE HAS ALSO GONE OUT TO
BUJUMBURA. AT LATEST WORD, BURUNDI WAS STILL CALM, BUT
FIGHTING IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD THERE WITHIN DAYS. THE
RWANDA AIRPORT IS CLOSED, BUT OUR AMBASSADOR IS TRYING
TO ARRANGE A CEASEFIRE THERE TO ALLOW EVACUATION. THE
DEPARTMENT REQUESTED DOD MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR THE
EVACUATION, WHICH IS BEING COORDINATED WITH BELGIUM AND
FRANCE.
(D) MIDDLE EAST: THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A
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TOTAL CLOSURE OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES BEGINNING
TODAY "FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD." THE SECRETARY'S TRIP
IS MORE IN DOUBT TODAY, IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASE IN
INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE (ANOTHER ATTACK TODAY, IN WHICH
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED, FOUR INJURED) AND ARAFAT'S
REFUSAL TO CONDEMN THE VIOLENCE DENNIS ROSS IS TRYING
TO CONTACT ARAFAT TO URGE HIM TO MAKE A STATEMENT; THUS
FAR, HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH HIM. THE SECRETARY'S
TRIP IS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY TRAVEL PLANS OF OTHERS.
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL LEAVE ON EITHER APRIL 16 OR
26.
(E) SOMALIA: TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A COVER-UP
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THE U.S. WILL NOT OPPOSE A DECISION BY THE UN TO RELEASE
THE SOMALIA INQUIRY REPORT.
(F) NORTH KOREA: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SENIOR STEERING
GROUP WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY. MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT IS
TRYING TO GET A COPY OF A DRAFT SPEECH THAT SECDEF PERRY
PLANS TO MAKE ON MONDAY ABOUT NORTH KOREA.
(G) LETTERS OF INVITATION FOR THE SUMMIT OF THE
AMERICAS HAVE GONE OUT TO HEADS OF STATE. ON DECEMBER
8, THE WHITE HOUSE WILL MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE MEETING, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE DECEMBER 9-10 IN
MIAMI.
S/NIS WILL SEND ITS DAR SEPARATELY.
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WHERE DOES STROBE KEEP HISiBLANK CHECKS? THIS AFTERNOON
WE WATCHED THE MAGIC OF THE AUTOPEN AS IT SIGNED ST'S
NAME FOR THE FIRST TIME (TO SOME ROUTINE LETTERS). THE
REGULAR SIGNATURE LOOKS FINE, CONSIDERING THE
LEFT-HANDED TILT. THE UPSIDE DOWN VERSION (FOR USE WITH
LARGE DOCUMENTS), HOWEVER, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH AT
ALL. WE RECOMMEND A RE-WRITE.
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HOPE EVERYONE IS OK, AND HAVING SOME FUN. CHRISTOPHER
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