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THE GOF AND FRENCH NGO'S ON RWANDA, MAY 9-10
REF: A) PARIS 12299 B) PARIS 12197 C) PARIS 12915
D) STATE 119480 E) PERLOW-BUSHNELL TELECON, 4-9
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SUMMARY
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AMBASSADOR RAWSON MET WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS FROM
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THE QUAI AND THE ELYSEE ON MAY 9-10 TO BRIEF ON THE
VISIT OF A/S SHATTUCK TO RWANDA'S NEIGHBORS AND TO
GENEVA AND TO ENCOURAGE THE FRENCH TO TAKE AN ACTIVE
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ROLE IN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE
MASSACRES AND FIGHTING IN RWANDA. WHILE THE FRENCH
FULLY SHARE OUR OBJECTIVE OF BRINGING AN END TO THE
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HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN REF (C). END SUMMARY.
4. DURING HIS MAY 9-10 STOP IN PARIS, AMBASSADOR
RAWSON MET WITH THE ACTING DIRECTOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS
AT THE QUAI, YANNICK GERARD, AND CATHERINE BOIVINEAU,
OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA, AS WELL AS
DOMINIQUE PIN, ELYSEE ADVISOR FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS. HE
BRIEFED THE FRENCH ON THE MAIN POINTS OF HA A/S
SHATTUCK'S DISCUSSIONS WITH RWANDA'S NEIGHBORS, TALKS
WITH OAU SYG SALIM SALIM AND IN GENEVA WITH THE ICRC
AND UN ORGANIZATIONS.
RESULTS OF THE SHATTUCK MISSION
5. RAWSON NOTED THAT SHATTUCK'S DISCUSSIONS WITH
REGIONAL LEADERS, WERE NOT AS DISCOURAGING AS THEY
INITIALLY SEEMED SINCE IT IS CLEAR THAT BOTH SIDES IN
THE RWANDA CONFLICT HAVE AGREED TO THE IDEA OF A
CEASE-FIRE. THE MAIN STUMBLING BLOCK IS THE
UNWILLINGNESS OF THE RPF TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
GOVERNMENT, HE STATED. THIS MEANS THAT ARRANGEMENTS
MUST BE MADE BY FIELD COMMANDERS, BASED ON PRINCIPLES
AGREED TO BY THE RESPECTIVE LEADERSHIPS. THE BURDEN OF
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CARRYING THIS OUT WILL FALL ON UNAMIR COMMANDER GEN.
DELLAIRE, WHO BELIEVES THAT HE CAN HAVE A WORKING-LEVEL
' DOCUMENT READY SHORTLY.
6. RAWSON NOTED THAT CONSENSUS SEEMS TO EXIST AMONG
REGIONAL LEADERS ON THREE MAIN POINTS:.
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-- THE KILLINGS MUST STOP. THEY ARE AN AFFRONT TO ALL
AFRICANS. MOVING TO A CEASE-FIRE MAY HELP THIS
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"SUMMIT," AN IDEA CONTAINED IN THE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS
PRODUCED AT GBADOLITE. THE OBJECTIVE OF.THE SUMMIT
WOULD BE TO OUTLINE MODALITIES FOR A DURABLE AGREEMENT
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THE GOF AND FRENCH NGO'S ON RWANDA, MAY 9-10
TO END THE FIGHTING.
-- A CEASE-FIRE WOULD MAKE POSSIBLE THE DEPLOYMENT OF
AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE FOR HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION AND
THE INITIATIVE OF AN INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT.
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10. RAWSON NOTED THAT WHILE SOME ELEMENTS OF THE RPF
HAVE EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL FORCE,
IT IS NOT CLEAR TO US WHETHER THEY SPEAK FOR THE
ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS ON
THE GOR SIDE. OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE RPF CAN ACCEPT A.
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UN HUMANITARIAN FORCE BUT ARE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO
UNSYG BOUTROS GHALI'S PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERPOSITION
FORCE SINCE THE DE FACTO OUTCOME WOULD BE TO STABILIZE
THE HUTU DOMINATED MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT. RAWSON
CONTINUED THAT WHILE THERE IS CONSENSUS IN NEIGHBORING
CAPITALS FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL FORCE, THE GOB AND
ARMY ARE AMBIGUOUS IN THEIR SUPPORT.
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THE GOF AND FRENCH NGO'S ON RWANDA, MAY 9-10
ARMS FLOWS AND MILITARY STATUS
11. WE REITERATED OUR CONCERNS OVER THE FLOW OF ARMS
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12. RAWSON NOTED THAT, WHILE THE SITUATION IN THE
FIELD REMAINS UNCLEAR, IT SEEMS THAT THE RPF OFFENSIVE
IS SLOWING DOWN AND HAVING DIFFICULTY TAKING THE MORE
HEAVILY FORTIFIED AREAS IN AND AROUND KIGALI. HOWEVER,
HE CONTINUED, WE ARE FAR FROM CERTAIN WHETHER THIS
SLOWING IS DELIBERATE ON THE PART OF THE RPF. IT COULD
BE A TACTIC TO ALLOW THE RPF TO REBUILD STOCKS OR T
TO FLEE.
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DIPLOMACY
13. DRAWING ON GUIDANCE IN REFS (D) AND (E) CONCERNING
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENTS, We Asked Both The Elysee
and the Quai about the possibility of the GOF making
additional public declarations concerning the need for
an immediate end to the massacres and a cease-fire. We
also asked if the GOF would use its military-to-military
contacts to urge that fighting stop immediately. IN
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A/S MOOSE RAISE THE ISSUE AGAIN WITH DE LA SABLIERE
DURING THE MAY 13 MEETING IN BRUSSELS, SINCE THE FRENCH
ARE AWARE THAT WE WILL WANT TO ISSUE A STATEMENT AT THE
END OF THE TRILATERAL MEETING. WE WILL PROVIDE AN
ANALYSIS OF FRENCH POLICY RE RWANDA VIA SEPTEL, PRIOR
TO THE BRUSSELS MEETING.
15. AMBASSADOR RAWSON CLEARED THIS MESSAGE PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE.
16. BUJUMBURA MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
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