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P 300822Z MAY 92
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2635
INFO AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
AMEMBASSY LONDON
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
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SUBJECT: RPF LETTER TO ASSIST. SECRETARY COHEN
1. FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A MAY 22 LETTER FROM RPF
CHAIRMAN, COL. ALEXIS KANYARENGRUE, TO A/S COHEN. THE
LETTER WAS GIVEN TO THE AMBASSADOR MAY 24 BY RPF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER PATRICK MAZIMHAKA
FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER
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NGULINZIRA.
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2. THE LETTER EXPRESSES THE RPF'S REGRET IN NOT BEING
ABLE TO ARRIVE IN KAMPALE IN TIME TO MEET WITH THE
RWANDAN MINISTER AND THANKS THE U.S.G. FOR TRYING TO
ARRANGE THE RPF/RWANDAN GOVERNMENT MEETING. THE RFP
MADE IT TO THE MEETING, BUT STILL REQUESTED THE LETTER
AND THE EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION BE TRANSMITTED TO
WASHINGTON.
3.
BEGIN TEXT OF RPF LETTER
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
DATE/CASE ID: 14 DEC 2006 200503196
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THE RWANDESE PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF) REGRETS THE FACT
THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING PROPOSED
FOR THE 22ND OF MAY 1992.
WITH A NOTICE OF BARELY 24 HOURS;
A. THE RPF DELEGATION COULD NOT OBTAIN THE REQUIRED
CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL THROUGH UGANDA AS PROVIDED FOR BY
THE INFORMAL ARRANGEMENTS AGREED ON BY THE REGIONAL
HEADS OF STATES,
B. THERE WAS NO SUFFICIENT TIME TO CONTACT AND
INSTRUCT APPROPRIATE REPRESENTATION,
C. THE RPF COULD NOT POSSIBLY PUT TOGETHER ALL OTHER
LOGISTICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH A MEETING.
HOWEVER, THE RPF WISHES TO EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF U.S.A. FOR THE INITIATIVE AND WOULD
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LIKE TO REQUEST THAT A SIMILAR MEETING BE ARRANGED IN
THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
IT IS OUR CONSIDERED OPINION THAT SUCH A MEETING COULD
BE HELD IN THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, PROVIDED WE
RECEIVED AT LEAST 7 DAYS NOTICE OF SUCH AN
ARRANGEMENT. THE RPF IS PREPARED TO DISCUSS ANY OTHER
ARRANGEMENT YOU MIGHT HAVE IN MIND. WE ALSO HOPE THAT
THE RWANDA GOVERNMENT WILL HAVE, AND POSSIBLY AVAIL US
IN ADVANCE, A CLEAR AGENDA FOR SUCH A MEETING.
PLEASE ACCEPT, ON BEHALF OF RPF, THE ASSURANCES OF OUR
HIGHEST CONSIDERATION AND ESTEEM.
SIGNED COL. ALEXIS KANYARENGWE, CHAIRMAN, RPF.
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