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FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6091
UNCLAS KIGALI 01405
PEACE CORPS FOR AF/DIRECTOR ROBINSON FROM AMBASSADOR
DEPT FOR AF/C DIRECTOR RENDOR
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: AMGT, PREL, RW
SUBJECT: PEACE CORPS CLOSING IN RWANDA
REF: KIGALI 1037
1. RWANDA IS ENTERING A CRITICAL PERIOD IN ITS
TRANSITION TO DEMOCRATIC PLURALISM. PEACE CORPS HAS
A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN . THIS PROCESS IN SUCH AREAS AS
EDUCATION, INCOME GENERATION, AND DEMONSTRATING
DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN DAILY PRACTICE. THE PEACE CORPS'
CONTRIBUTION IS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE MISSION'S
STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING ITS OBJECTIVES OF PROMOTING
PEACE AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN RWANDA.
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2. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE REACHED MARCH 31, THE
AGREED DATE FOR DECIDING ABOUT A SUMMER START-UP,
WITHOUT HAVING TRANSITION INSTITUTIONS IN PLACE.
RWANDA CAME VERY CLOSE TO MEETING THIS CRITERIA. THE
COUNTRY HAS REMAINED CALM. WE ARE WITHIN A HAIR'S
BREATH OF RESOLVING THE OUTSTANDING POLITICAL
IMPASSE. THE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESIDENT'S CABINET
TOLD US MARCH 30 THAT THIS FRIDAY OR SATURDAY WERE
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: JOHN L. MILLS
DATE/CASE ID: 20 NOV 2002 200003723
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• REALISTIC NEW TARGET DATES FOR INSTALLING THE
INSTITUTIONS. HOWEVER, AN EXCHANGE OF VENGEANCE
KILLINGS WITH POLITICAL AND ETHNIC OVERTONES IN A
KIGALI NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OF MARCH 30 (SEPTEL) PUTS
THAT HOPE IN JEOPARDY.
3. I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL TIME PEACE CORPS
OFFERED TO SEE WHETHER THE RWANDANS WOULD MEET OUR
CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM. RENEWAL. I RECOGNIZE, THOUGH,
THAT TIME HAS RUN OUT FOR PLANNING PROGRAM START-UP
FOR THIS JUNE.
4. PEACE CORPS' OFFER TO LOOK AT RENEWING THE
PROGRAM IN RWANDA ONCE A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT IS IN
PLACE AND FUNCTIONING IS MOST WELCOME. AN
APPROPRIATE REVIEW TIME WOULD BE IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS,
OR BEFORE THE END OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. IN THE
INTERIM, IN ANTICIPATION OF A POSITIVE REVIEW, THE
MOST COST EFFECTIVE USE OF THE TAX-PAYERS' DOLLARS
WOULD BE TO MAINTAIN PROGRAM SUSPENSION, AND RETAIN
THE OFFICE AND A MINIMAL CORE LOCAL STAFF, WITH
PROPERTY WAREHOUSED IN THE LARGE EMBASSY WAREHOUSE
FACILITY. I VALUE YOUR VIEWS AND REACTIONS TO THIS
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SUGGESTION.
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