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P R 090422Z MAR 94
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM PRIORITY
INFO AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
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E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, RW, TZ, UG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON RWANDAN IMPASSE
1.
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THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST.
3. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA WAS TRAVELING
TO UGANDA AND TANZANIA THIS WEEK TO DISCSS THE CURRENT
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DATE/CASE ID: 01 NOV 2007 200103014
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IMPASSE OVER INSTALLATION OF THE TRANSITION INSTITUTIONS
PROVIDED FOR IN THE ARUSHA ACCORDS. ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE
REQUESTED TO APPROACH THE HOST GOVERNMENT AT THE HIGHEST
LEVELS TO OBTAIN A READOUT ON THESE MEETINGS. IN YOUR
MEETINGS, POSTS SHOULD MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:
-- WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THE CONTINUING IMPASSE IN
RWANDA. THE LONGER THE IMPASSE DRAGS ON, THE GREATER THE
RISK FOR FURTHER VIOLENCE AND, POSSIBLY, A RETURN TO WAR.
-- FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARUSHA PEACE ACCORDS IS THE
ONLY SOLUTION. RENEWAL OF THE RWANDAN WAR WOULD LEAD TO
NTOLD HUMAN SUFFERING AND COULD THREATEN THE STABILITY OF
THE ENTIRE REGION.
-- WE HAVE URGED ALL SIDES TO BE FLEXIBLE AND SHOW SOME
WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE SO THE TRNSITION GOVERNMENT CAN
BE INSTALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE ASK YOU TO DELIVER
THE SAME MESSAGE TO YOUR RWANDAN CONTACT IN THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE RPF.
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4. FOR KAMPALA ONLY: WE UNDERSTAND AMB. CARSON IS
SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH PRES. MUSEVENI SOON. PLEASE RAISE
RWANDA WITH THE PRESIDENT AND MAKE THE ABOVE POINTS, AS
WELL AS THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS:
-- THE PARTIES ARE SEEMINGLY VERY CLOSE TO REACHING
AGREEMENT ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS
ONLY A MATTER OF A FEW MINISTERIAL AND ASSEMBLY POSITIONS
THAT SEPARATE THE SIDES.
-- IT IS CRUCIAL THAT ALL PARTIES MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE IN
ORDER TO OVERCOME THE IMPASSE. THE FEB. 25 AND 27
MEETINGS CALLED BY PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA APPEARED TO
PRODUCE SOME IMPORTANT COMPROMISES.
-- WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THE RPF'S CONCERNS ABOUT BEING
EXCLUDED FROM THESE MEETINGS, WE ASK YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOUR
CONTACTS IN THE RPF TO CONTINUE THE DIALOGUE AND TRY TO
BUILD ON WHAT HAS BEEN AGREED TO, RATHER THAN SIMPLY
REJECTING THE RESULTS OF THE MEETINGS OUT OF HAND.
-- THE ARUSHA ACCORD ALLOWS EACH PARTY TO CHOOSE ITS OWN
DEPUTIES TO THE NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT IS CONTRARY TO
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THE SPIRIT OF THE ACCORDS TO ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE IN THIS
PROCESS. WE HAVE MADE THIS POINT TO ALL SIDES AND WE ASK
YOU TO DELIVER THIS SAME MESSAGE TO YOUR RWANDAN CONTACTS
ON BOTH SIDES.
-- ALTHOUGH THE RPF HAS STATED ITS PREFERENCE FOR THE
SEPTEMBER (LANDOALD NDASINGWA) LIST OF PL DEPUTIES THE
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RPF LEADERSHIP TOLD US AT ONE POINT THAT THEY WOULD ACCEPT
HATEVER LIST THE PL ITSELF COMPROMISES ON, PROVIDED THERE
IS A CONSENSUS WITHIN THE PL ITSELF. THEY NOW APPEAR TO
INSIST THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT ONLY THE SEPTEMBER LIST. WE
ASK YOU TO URGE YOUR RPF CONTACTS TO LEAE SUCH DECISIONS
TO THE PL.
-- WE ARE TROUBLED BY THE NUMEROUS COMMUNIQUES FROM THE
RPF CONTAINING HEATED RHETORIC AND PERSONAL INVECTIVES
WHICH ONLY SERVE TO INCREASE DIVISIONS. WE ASK YOU TO
URGE YOUR RPF CONTACTS TO TONE DOWN THE RHETORIC AND WORK
AT RESTORING DIALOGUE.
-- WE WOULD WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR HOW
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MIGHT ASSIST RWANDANS IN
BREAKING THE IMPASSE.
5. FOR DAR ES SALAAM: PLEASE SEEK A MEETING WITH
PRESIDENT MWINYI AND, IN ADDITION TO THE POINTS IN PARA 3,
PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL POINTS:
,- YOUR EFFORTS AS FACILITATOR WERE CRUCIAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT
IMPASSE THREATENS TO UNDO ALL THAT AS ACHIEVED DURING THE
TALKS.
-- WE KNOW THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT HA TRIED TO REMAIN
ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN RWANDA. AS
FACILITATOR, YOU HAVE EARNED THE RESPECT OF ALL SIDES AND
WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO USE YOUR GOOD OFFICES TO ASSIST
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THE RWANDANS TO OVERCOME THE CURRENT IMPASSE.
-- WE WOULD WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR HOW
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MIGHT ASSIST RWANDANS IN
BREAKING THE IMPASSE. TALBOTT
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