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CASE NO ICTR-98-41-T
EXHIBIT NO DNT 337
DATE ADMITTED
TENDERED BY:
NAME OF WITNESS.......
Document 77:
RPF Military Campaign
Canadian document from Beardsly; 20 April 1994; Doc no. 1739
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RELEASED UNDER
Ala. INFORMATION
UNCLASSIFIED
BEARDSLY @ £739.
- THE SITUATION- G) - CROSS ROADS. RGF STILL
HOLD BUT THE RPF HAVE TAKEN THE SURROUNDING HILLS.
ANOTHER RGF CAMP (KAM) HAS BEEN SURROUNDED AND CUT OFF
THE RPF. THE RGF HAVE RETAKEN MOUT NIANZA SITE OF
LARGE AR FARM, THE RPF HAVE TAKEN MT KIGALT THE RGF
STILL CONTROL THE MAIN ROAD TO THE AIRPORT BUT THEY ARE
UNDER PRESSURE PROM THE RPF. MILITAS APPEAR TO BE
RELAXING. (DONT OVER EXAGERATE)
- GITARAMA ~ ESCORT RUN DOWN THERE, UM FORCES SAW 200
DEAD LINING THE STREET. HUTU ROADBLOCKS -
- TONIGHT REPORTS BUTARE, ETHNIC KILLINGS HAVE COMMENCED .
HUTUS KILLING TUTSIS. UNMOS HAVE ABANDONED THE
LOCATION. BE HERC HAS FLOWN IN AND EVAC 11 SPANISH
NUNS. 5 UNMOS HAVE/ARE EXFILTRATING INTO BURUNDI.
- NGARAMA - PULLING LAST UN TROOPS OUT VIA ROAD KIGALI-
. RAWAGAMA. CONFIRMED RPF HAVE CUT THE ROAD AT RAWAGAMA
TO TANZANIA.
- THE RPF FIRED MRLS. FOR (FIRST?) TIME TODAY
- FRIENDLY FORCES - BRINGING LAST DMZ TROOPS INTO KIGALI
BY LAST LIGHT TOMORROW (21 APR). TO THE AIRPORT. 116
GUNEAN TROOPS & 4 UNMOS WERE THINNED OUT BY AIR TODAY.
1568 NOW TOTAL UNAMIR STRENGTH, .
- LOG SIDE 12 DAYS RATS 18 OF H20, 51K L OF DIESEL,
- DEFENCIVE STORES, MEDICAL AND CLEANING. SUPPLIES ARE IN
GREAT DEMAND
- GOOD NEWS - 2 PLANES OF HUMANITARIAN SUPPLIES COMMING
TOMORROW. 9000 FAISAL 5000 AT AMAHORO STADIUM.
LOOKING FORWARD TO COORD ICRC TO GET STUFF TO FATSAL
HOSP.
- RESCUES TODAY - GITARAMA ~ 1 NUN (CH) 2 PRIESTS (IT/BE)
® WAS BROUGHT TO FORCE HQ -
3 EXECUTED IN ETHNIC VIOLENCE -@
. _ HIDDEN WITH FRIENDS. WENT WITH RESCUE
MISSION WITH LCDR READ AND MAJ PLANTE ON RECUE MISSION.
AND 3 FOUNDS THEY ARE AT THE AIRPORT NOW STANDING
BY TO FLY OUT TOMORROW, TO NAIROBI.
- PUT A STORY TOMORROW. WILL GO OUT TO.TO WIRES
TOMORROW,
- LOOKING FOR OTHER 3 PRIESTS (RW) PLUS 1 CA 1 CH. RW
WILL BE GRANTED CON STATUS AND EVACUATED EVENTUALLY.
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RELEASED UNDER
ALA. INFORMATION
UNCLASSIFIED,
- MGEN D'S STUFF IS TO NEGOTIATE REMOVAL OF 300 REFUGEES
AT HOTEL MILLES COLLINES, PREPARE FOR CONTINGENCIES
DEPENDING ON
- WORKING WITH RGF/RPF TO SECURE AIRPORT. BILATS ONLY
AND HUMANITARIAN RELIEF.
- HOTELS - WHATS GOING ON AROUND THEM - AMAHORO HOTEL 2
PL FORCE HQ PLUS MILOC. MERIDIEN UNMOS SRSG AND COUPLE
REFUGEES 1 PL TUNS - MILLES COLLINES GOVT
TERRITORY 300-400 REFUGEES TRYING TO MOVE ON TO AMAHORO
STADIUM - HOTEL DIPLOMAT
- MGEN DALLAIRE’S DRAWDOWN PLAN - CDN IMPLICATIONS - NO
REDUCTIONS - CDNS CAN DO ~- WINNING ATTITUDE. VERY .
CAREFULLY STRUCTRED HQ WITH WINNERS.
- 2 ONMOS FROM CANADA ARRIVE TOMORROW O THE FIRST FLIGHT.
- NO OF CDNS REMAINING IN THE COUNTRY - LOOKING FOR CDNS
ACTIVELY. WE KNOW OF 3 HAS REFUSED
STAYING WITH HIS RWNADESE PASTORS. CANADA WILL OFFER
PROTECTION/STATUS TO 3 NOW SO WE'LL TRY TO GET
‘EM OUT.
- THE BE ROAD CONVOY - PACKED IN ALL BES WENY OUT BY HERC
(INCL CDN ) THEY ARS QE UP FOR RIAD CONVOY TO TANZ;
LAST 30 BE LEFT EARLIER TODAY.
- AIRFLOW - WHOS IN WITH US - TOMORROW 10 FLIGHTS SCHED -
1 L100 3 CHALKS , 1 IL 76 3 CHALKS PLUS 2 CF HERCS 2
CHALKS EACH. (NEARLY 1/2 OF THE AIRLIFT)
- BEARDSLY OK -
MISSTON ON RW/UG BORDER IS STILL IN OPERATION. THEY
ARE RECEIVING UNAMIR UNMOS. (THEY ARE IN RGF
TERRITORY)
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