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Overnight Brief, Thursday, April 7, 1994
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TO AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI IMMEDIATE
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SUBJECT: OVERNIGHT BRIEF, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1994
RWANDAN PM EXECUTED BY RENEGADE TROOPS
1. (LOU) RENEGADE ARMY UNITS CAPTURED AND EXECUTED
INTERIM RWANDAN PRIME MINISTER UWILINGIYAMANA AS PART OF
A WIDER CRACKDOWN ON OPPOSITION MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT.
THE RWANDAN PM REQUESTED TEMPORARY ASYLUM ON U.S.
EMBASSY PROPERTY BEFORE REACHING UNDP FACILITIES, WHERE
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SHE WAS KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THE LATE PRESIDENT'S ELITE
GUARD. THE PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE IS NOW IN HIDING.
THE UNAMIR COMMANDER TOLD AMBASSADOR RAWSON HE HOPES HE
WILL BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH PLANS FOR MAINTAINING ORDER
IN THE CAPITAL, BUT HIS TROOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
BREACH ARMY ROADBLOCKS TO RESCUE TRAPPED UN EMPLOYEES.
UNAMIR REPORTS THAT THE COUNTRYSIDE NORTH AND SOUTH OF
THE CAPITAL IS CALM. ALL AMERICANS ARE REPORTED SAFE.
(WATCH/EMBASSY KIGALI TELCONS, REUTER, BBC)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARMON E KIRBY
DATE/CASE ID: 06 FEB 2008 200103014
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UNSC CONDEMNS GORADZE SIEGE; CEASE-FIRE TALKS BEGIN
2. (U) THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL LATE APRIL 6 ADOPTED A
PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING BOSNIAN SERB ATTACKS
ON GORADZE AND REPORTED ACTS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING IN
BANJA LUKA AND PRIJEDOR. CEASE-FIRE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY
AT SARAJEVO AIRPORT BETWEEN GENERALS DELIC AND MIADIC,
WITH UNPROFOR COMMANDER ROSE ALSO PARTICIPATING.
(USUN NEW YORK 1430, WATCH/NMCC TELCON)
ISRAELI, ARAB GUNMAN KILLED AMID CALLS FOR PEACE
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3. (U) A PALESTINIAN GUNMAN SHOT DEAD AN ISRAELI AND
WOUNDED FOUR BEFORE BEING KILLED BY AN ARMED CIVILIAN IN
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELI TOWN OF ASHBOD. MEANWHILE, A
PALESTINIAN STABBED AND WOUNDED AN ISRAELI IN GAZA AND A
JEWISH SETTLER RAN OVER TWO PALESTINIANS WITH A CAR IN
HEBRON. PLO NEGOTIATOR SHAATH ECHOED GOI APPEALS FOR
PEACE BY RECALLING THAT THE PEACE PROCESS IS MEANT TO
STOP KILLING ON ALL SIDES. (REUTER, BBC)
CHRISTOPHER
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