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P R 140206Z JUL 93
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TO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY
INFO UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
USLO MOGADISHU
AM- MASSY ROME
AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY RANGOON
AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
AMEMBASSY ANKARA
AMEMBASSY RIYADH
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E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, UNSC, IZ, TU, SO, RW, BM, CB
SUBJECT: FRENCH VIEWS ON CURRENT UN ISSUES
REF: (A) STATE 204549
(B) KAMPALA 5360
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
SUMMARY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: JOHN L MILLS
DATE/CASE ID: 01 NOV 2007 200103014
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FRENCH EMBASSY POLITICAL COUNSELOR NERVE DE LA BATIE
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CALLED JULY 7 ON IO ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY GEORGE WARD
TO PRESENT FRENCH VIEWS ON IRAQ, RWANDA, SOMALIA, BURMA
AND CAMBODIA. I
ON RWANDA, DE LA BATIE
URGED STRONG SUPPORT FOR UN PEACEKEEPING IN FOLLOW-UP TO
UNSC RESOLUTION 846. I
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IRAQ
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RWANDA
4. DE LA BATIK FOCUSED ON UNOMUR DEPLOYMENT AND THE
STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) TO BE CONCLUDED BETWEEN
THE UN AND UGANDA. HE SAID THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN
KAMPALA HAD MADE A DEMARCHE ON THE UGANDAN DEPUTY FOREIGN
MINISTER SEEKING PROMPT ACTION ON THE SOFA. IN ADDITION,
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MUSEVENI HAD GIVEN ASSURANCES TO THE FRENCH AT A MEETING
ON THE MARGINS OF THE CAIRO OAU MEETING THAT A SOFA WOULD
SOON BE SIGNED. DE LA BATIE HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT THE
UGANDAN PERMREP IN NEW YORK HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY
OBSTACLE. HE ASKED IF THE U.S. WOULD BE WEIGHING IN WITH
THE UGANDANS; WARD REPLIED THAT WE WILL MAKE A DEMARCHE
IMMINENTLY IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED (SEE
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REFTEL B CONFIRMING THAT U.S. DEMARCHE IN KAMPALA WAS MADE
JULY 6). DE LA BATIE FURTHER SAID THE FRENCH BELIEVE THAT
THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF A UNOMUR CONTINGENT COULD BE
DISPATCHED PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF A SOFA. WARD CAUTIONED
THAT A SOFA SHOULD BE IN PLACE BEFORE ANY ACTUAL
DEPLOYMENT. (NOTE: DEPARTMENT ALSO UNDERSTANDS THAT THE
SYG TOLD REGIONAL LEADERS ON THE MARGINS OF THE OAU SUMMIT
THAT THE ARUSHA PEACE ACCORDS MUST BE SIGNED BEFORE A
NEUTRAL INTERNATIONAL FORCE COULD BE DEPLOYED. END NOTE.)
5. DE LA BATIE THEN RAISED THE FRENCH PREFERENCE FOR UN
MANAGEMENT OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS IN RWANDA, AS
OPPOSED TO ANY SIGNIFICANT OAU RESPONSIBILITY. HE
COMMENTED THAT THE OAU DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACT
USEFULLY, AND THUS THE UN CANNOT ESCAPE A CENTRAL ROLE.
DE LA BATIE SUMMED UP: "ARUSHA WAS A HARD-EARNED
AGREEMENT AND WE CANNOT LET IT DIE." WARD RESPONDED BY
NOTING U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEVERE BUDGETARY PRESSURE
ON UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. HE NOTED THAT THE RUSSIANS
HAVE EXPRESSED RELUCTANCE TO SUPPORT ANY FURTHER UN
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, AND THAT RWANDA IS A CASE WHERE
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE NECESSARY. WARD ADDED THAT
RWANDA SHOULD ALSO BE SEEN AS AN EXAMPLE WHERE REGIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS, IN THIS CASE THE OAU, SHOULD BE ACTIVE IN
COLLABORATING WITH THE UN.
SOMALIA
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BURMA
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