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TO SECSTATE WASHDC NIACT IMMEDIATE 5610
WHITEHOUSE WASHDC PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY
JOINT STAFF WASHDC
SECDEF WASHDC
USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE
UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
C ONFIDENTIALUSUN NEW YORK 001501
DEPT FOR IO/UNP, IO/PHO, AF/C AND L/AF;
WHITEHOUSE PASS TO NSC FOR SRICE, DMOZENA
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JOINT STAFF FOR CHAIRMAN, DIR JS, J3;
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISA
E.0.12356: DECL:OADR
TAGS: MOPS, PREL, MARR, PGOV, KDEM, RW, UNSC, CG
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL TRUCE; UNAMIR'S FUTURE ROLE; BELGIAN.
ROLE IN UNAMIR
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL REASON: 1.4(B), 1.4(D)
DECLASSIFY AFTER: 12 APR 2014
DATE/CASE ID: 24 MAR 2006 200103014
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
NOTIFIED USUN POLOFF
2.
THAT UNAMIR FC DALLAIRE AND SRSG BOOH-BOOH HAVE VAINLY
ATTEMPTED TO BROKER A CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE GOR AND THE
RPF; THE RPF CLAIMS THAT THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
REPRESENTS THE SAME CLIQUE THAT SHATTERED THE PREVIOUS
CEASE-FIRE AND THE ARUSHA ACCORDS. THEREFORE, THE 48
HOUR TRUCE (THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN APRIL 12, 6:00 AM
KIGALI TIME) THAT ALLOWS FOR THE EVACUATION OF FOREIGN
NATIONALS IS NOT A CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE PARTIES; THE
RPF CLAIMS THAT THEY WILL MARCH ON KIGALI ONCE THE TRUCE
ENDS.
1.4(D)
AISO RELAYED THAT BECAUSE UNAMIR HAS BEEN
3. A
BROKER A CEASE-FIRE AND START POLITICAL
UN
NEGOTIATIONS, AND BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT THE VIOLENT
SITUATION IS LIKELY TO BECOME EVEN MORE SO, FC DALLAIRE
IS PESSIMISTIC THAT UNAMIR CAN PLAY A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE
IN THE NEAR FUTURE; THEREFORE, DALLAIRE IS LEANING
TOWARD RECOMMENDING THAT UNAMIR BE EVACUATED. NO
DECISION WILL BE MADE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY.
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4. BELGIAN POLOFF TOLD USUN POLOFF THAT ON APRIL 11 THE
BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSED THE PARLIAMENT ON THE
SUBJECT OF UNAMIR'S FUTURE, AND SAID THAT UNAMIR CAN NO
LONGER PERFORM ITS MANDATE, AND THEREFORE MUST EITHER
HAVE ITS MANDATE REDEFINED OR TERMINATED.
5. BUJUMBURA MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
ALBRIGHT
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