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STATE FOR AF/E, OLIVER GRIFFITH, AND AF/C AISTON
E.O. 12356: DECL:OADR
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PINS, OAU, TZ, RW, BY
SUBJECT: TANZANIAN CABINET TO MEET ON BURUNDI/RWANDA
ION APRIL 6
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BURUNDI/RWANDA MINI-SUMMIT; TEXT OF SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE
REF: DAR ES SALAAM 2115
TANZANIAN CABINET TO MEET; GOT PLEASED WITH MINI-SUMMIT
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1. (C) CHARGE MET THIS MORNING WITHI
FOR GOT REACTION TO THE DEATHS OF PRESIDENTS
I NOTED THAT HE WAS
HABYARIMANA AND NTARYAMIRA. I
OFF TO A CABINET MEETING AT STATE HOUSE WHERE THE
IMPACT OF THIS TRAGEDY WOULD BE DISCUSSED. ASKED IF
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THE GOT HAD ANY FIRST-HAND NEWS FROM RWANDA, I
REPLIED THAT EFFORTS TO CONTACT THE TANZANIAN CHARGE
IN KIGALI HAD NOT SUCCEEDED CHARGE OFFERED TO ASK
OUR EMBASSY IN KIGALI IF IT COULD ASSIST IN RELAYING
I
IMPORTANT MESSAGES TO THE TANZANIAN CHARGE. I
EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE OFFER. CHARGE ALSO
SUGGESTED THAT, AFTER THE CABINET MEETING, THE MFA
HOLD A SESSION FOR INTERESTED DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS TO
GIVE THEM A READ-OUT ON THE GOT REACTION TO THE
CRISIS. THIS COULD EASE THE BRIEFING BURDEN ON THE
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AGREED
THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA AND SAID HE
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WOULD ADD IT TO HIS AGENDA AT STATE HOUSE THAT MORNING.
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2. (C) TOUCHING VERY BRIEFLY ON THE MINI-SUMMIT ON
I GAVE CHARGE
BURUNDI/RWANDA IN DAR ON APRIL 6,I
COPY OF THE JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE SUMMIT (TEXT FOLLOWS BELOW IN PARA 7).
ACCORDING TO LWENO, THE TANZANIANS HAD DECIDED NOT TO
DICUSS RWANDA TO ANY GREAT EXTENT AT THE SUMMIT
BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF THE RPF. MWINYI HAD HAD A
PRIVATE MEETING WITH HABYARIMANA TO TELL HIM THIS AND
HABYARIMANA HAD NOT INSISTED OTHERWISE. THE SESSION
HAD BEEN ATTENDED BY PRESIDENTS MWINYI, HABYARIMANA,
NTARYAMIRA, MUSEVINI, KENYAN VP SAITOTI, AND OAU
pOMMENTED THAT
SECGEN SALIM AHMED SALIM. I
TANZANIA HAD BEEN PLEASED WITH THE MEETING'S OUTCOME
BECAUSE PARA 5 OF COMMUNIQUE WAS "WHAT WE SET OUT TO
ACHIEVE."
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3. (U) (FYI: IN COVERING THE SUMMIT, BEFORE THE
NEWS OF THE AIRPLANE TRAGEDY, LOCAL PRESS HERE
REPORTED THAT THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF KENYA, UGANDA
AND TANZANIA WOULD BE DISPATCHED TO BURUNDI "SOON FOR
A FURTHER ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION." THE THREE
MINISTERS WERE TO HAVE MET WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
POLITICAL PARTY REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS THE
MILITARY TO DISCUSS WAYS TO RESTORE PEACE AND LAW AND
ORDER IN BURUNDI. END FYI)
ON THE MINI-SUMMIT
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4. (C) CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT MEETING WITH
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-OUT ON THE SUMMIT. UNLIKE OTHER FOREIGN
OBSERVERS WHO WERE SITUP OUT OF THE SESSION AT THE LAST
MINUTE (REF),
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DESCRIBED THE MEETING AS "VERY TENSE AND EMOTIONAL."
MWINYI HAD BEEN "FURIOUS" AND HAD CHASTISED THE GROUP
FOR "LOSING CREDIBILTY BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM."
WHO DESCRIBED MWINYI'S PERFORMANCE AS
"SUPERB," BELIEVED THAT THE GOT WAS TRYING TO CHARGE
THE ATMOSPHERE AND SUCCEEDED IN ENERGIZING THE
IALSO SUSPECTS THAT THE FOUR POINTS
DEBATE.
IN PARA 5 OF COMMUNIQUE WERE EITHER SALIM AHMED
SALIM'S WORK OR THE RESULT OF A PRE-COORDINATED
SALIM-MWINYI EFFORT. ASKED IF HE READ PAR 5 AS AN
ENDORSEMENT OF THE 47-MAN OAU FORCE,
REPLIED THAT HE INTERPRETED IT AS INTRODUCING THE IDEA
OF ENHANCING THE 47. HE ALSO EXPECTED THE JOINT
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STATE FOR AF/E, OLIVER GRIFFITH, AND AF/C AISTON
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TZ, RW, BY
TO MEET ON BURUNDI/RWANDA
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TEXT OF SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE
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FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION VISIT TO BURUNDI (PARA 3
ABOVE) WOULD NOW BE ABORTED. AS TO THE OVERALL AIM OF
- VIEW IT WAS INTENDED TO
THE SUMMIT, IN'
RAISE THE IDEA OF MILITARY INTERVENTION IN THE MINDS
OF THE BURUNDIAN ARMY AND THUS PUT PRESSURE ON THE
MILITARY. THE DEATH OF NTARYAMIRA HAD COMPLICATED THE
ISSUE EVEN FURTHER.
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5. (C) AS FOR RWANDA, HABYARIMANA'S COMMITMENT TO
THE ARUSHA ACCORDS WAS MADE CLEAR AT THE SUMMIT.
NEVERTHELESS, THE RWANDAN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO HIS
EAST AFRICAN COLLEAGUES HAD BEEN TO BE PATIENT WITH
RWANDA AND LET IT RESOLVE ITS PROBLEMS AT ITS OWN
PACE.
1COMMENTED THAT THE KENYAN VP TRIED
6. (C) 1
TO ELICIT CONCRETE PROPOSALS FROM PARTICIPANTS BUT
OTHERWISE MADE NO OTHER CONTRIBUTION AT THE MEETING.
MUSEVINI SEEMED TO WANT TO ENGAGE THE GROUP IN AN
HYPOTHETICAL DISCUSSION OF THE ROOTS OF ETHNIC
CONFLICT. THE ZAMBIAN AMBASSADOR, REPRESENTING
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CHILUBA, MADE NO IMPACT ON THE TALKS. THE ZAIREAN
AMBASSADOR HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN TURNED AWAY AT THE DOOR
OUT OF GOT SPITE THAT MOBUTU HAD NEVER REPLIED TO THE
INVITATION SENT TO HIM TWO WEEKS AGO.
TEXT OF COMMUNIQUE
7.
(U) BEGIN QUOTE
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF A REGIONAL SUMMIT
MEETING HELD IN DAR ES SALAAM ON 6TH APRIL, 1994 ON
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THE SITUATION PREVAILING IN BURUNDI AND RWANDA.
1. AT THE INVITATION OF H.E. ALI HASSAN MWINYI,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, A
REGIONAL SUMMIT MEETING WAS HELD IN DAR ES SALAAM ON
6TH APRIL, 1994.
2. PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMIT IN ADDITION TO
TANZANIA'S HEAD OF STATE WERE H.E. MAJOR GENERAL
HABYARIMANA JUVENAL (SIC), PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF RWANDA, H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI, PRESIDENT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA; H.E. NTARYAMIRA CYPRIEN (SIC),
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI, HON. PROF.
GEORGE SAITOTI, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
KENYA AND DR. SALIM AHMED SALIM, SECRETARY GENERAL OF
THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY.
3. THE MEETING WAS CONVENED IN ORDER TO FIND WAYS OF
HELPING BURUNDI AND RWANDA RESOLVE THEIR POLITICAL AND
SECURITY PROBLEMS, IN THEIR COUNTRIES.
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4. ON BURUNDI, THE LEADERS NOTED WITH DEEP CONCERN
THAT DESPITE THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA OF PEACE, STABILITY
AND COOPERATION ESTABLISHED AFTER SUCCESSFUL
DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN JUNE, 1993 AND A BROADLY BASED
GOVERNMENT AND, RECENTLY THE GOVERNMENT OF CONSENSUS,
BURUNDI HAS BEEN PLUNGED AGAIN IN ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED
POLITICAL TURMOIL.
5.
THE LEADERS RESOLVED TO:
A) SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CONSENSUS NOW
IN PLACE AND CALLS ON ALL POLITICAL AND SECURITY
FORCES TO COOPERATE FULLY.
B) RE-AFFIRM THE ROLE OF THE OAU INCLUDING THE
EMPLACEMENT OF THE MILITARY COMPONENT OF THE OAU TO
ASSIST IN THE RESTORATION OF CONFIDENCE AND THE SMOOTH
FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE INSTITUTIONS AND ENCOURAGE
THE OAU IN THIS ROLE AND CALL ON IT TO EXAMINE HOW
THIS MISSION CAN BE STRENGTHENED TO CARRY OUT ITS TASK.
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C) CALL FOR AN URGENT PROGRAMME OF REFORMS IN THE
ARMY AND OTHER SECURITY SERVICES.
D) DEMAND THE FULL SUPPORT AND COOPERATION FROM THE
POLITICAL AND SECURITY FORCES FOR UNIMPEDED
FUNCTIONING OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND WARN
THAT ANY OBSTRUCTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD HAVE
FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES.
6. THE LEADERS DECIDED TO MEET AGAIN AT AN
APPROPRIATE TIME TO REVIEW THE SITUATION.
7. ON RWANDA, THE LEADERS NOTED WITH CONCERN THAT ALL
TRANSITIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
FORMED FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE ARUSHA PEACE
AGREEMENT ON 4TH AUGUST, 1993 ARE NOT YET FULLY IN
PLACE. IN THIS CONNECTION, THEY URGED ALL PARTIES
CONCERNED TO ABIDE BY THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE
ARUSHA PEACE AGREEMENT AND ESPECIALLY TO ESTABLISH
WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY ALL THE REMAINING TRANSITIONAL
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SALAAM SUMMIT MEETING EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO
H.E. ALI HASSAN MWINYI, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, TO THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE
OF TANZANIA FOR THE WARM AND BROTHERLY HOSPITALITY
EXTENDED TO THEM AS WELL AS TO THEIR DELEGATIONS SINCE
THEIR ARRIVAL IN TANZANIA.
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8. REPORT ON BORDER SITUATION AND EMBASSY CONTACTS
WITH AMCITS LIVING IN AREA REPORTED SEPTEL.
9.
KINSHASA MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
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