Résumé
The Paris talks between the Rwandan
Government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)
scheduled for June 5-7 have gotten off to a bumpy start
caused by an apparent RPF offensive as well as been
delayed for at least one day as rwandan Foreign
minister Ngulinzira is allegedly stuck in Dakar due to
an airline strike. Meanwhile, the reported RPF
offensive in northern Rwanda has prompted president Habyarimana to request french military reinforcements. The French tell us they are prepared to send one
additional company to Rwanda to operate outside Kigali,
but are awaiting authorization from the rwandan Prime
minister and cabinet. However, the French are
contemplating deploying the company if the safety of
the French and expatriate community so warrant. In his
meeting with Quai Africa director Dijoud, Davidow
associated the U.S. presence as support for a dominant
french role in the GOR/RPF negotiations, warned that
the U.S. cannot offer financial or manpower resources
and, in discussing the structure of the current
negotiations round, pressed Dijoud to seek from the
parties a joint general statement of principles to give
momentum to further talks.
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DAS DAVIDOW MEETING
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WITH QUAI AFRICA DIRECTOR DIJOUD
REF: (A) PARIS 15352, (B) KIGALI 2270, (C) STATE 177565
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2. SUMMARY: THE PARIS TALKS BETWEEN THE RWANDAN
GOVERNMENT AND THE RWANDAN PATRIOTIC FRONT (RPF)
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 5-7 HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO A BUMPY START
CAUSED BY AN APPARENT RPF OFFENSIVE AS WELL AS BEEN
DELAYED FOR AT LEAST ONE DAY AS RWANDAN FOREIGN
MINISTER NGULINZIRA IS ALLEGEDLY STUCK IN DAKAR DUE TO
AN AIRLINE STRIKE. MEANWHILE, THE REPORTED RPF
OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN RWANDA HAS PROMPTED PRESIDENT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK II PEREZ
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DATE/CASE ID: 16 JUN 2006 200600892
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HABYARIMANA TO REQUEST FRENCH MILITARY R EINFORCEMENTS
THE FRENCH TELL US THEY ARE PREPARED TO SEND ONE
ADDITIONAL COMPANY TO RWANDA TO OPERATE OUTSIDE KIGALI,
BUT ARE AWAITING AUTHORIZATION FROM THE RWANDAN PRIME
MINISTER AND CABINET. HOWEVER, THE FRENCH ARE
CONTEMPLATING DEPLOYING THE COMPANY IF THE SAFETY OF
THE FRENCH AND EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY SO WARRANT. IN HIS
MEETING WITH QUAI AFRICA DIRECTOR DIJOUD, DAVIDOW
ASSOCIATED THE U.S. PRESENCE AS SUPPORT FOR A DOMINANT
FRENCH ROLE IN THE GOR/RPF NEGOTIATIONS, WARNED THAT
THE U.S. CANNOT OFFER FINANCIAL OR MANPOWER RESOURCES
AND, IN DISCUSSING THE STRUCTURE OF THE CURRENT
NEGOTIATIONS ROUND, PRESSED DIJOUD TO SEEK FROM THE
PARTIES A JOINT GENERAL STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES TO GIVE
MOMENTUM TO FURTHER TALKS. END SUMMARY.
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FAST-MOVING CHANGES
3. WHEN DAS DAVIDOW, EMBASSY KIGALI DCM LEADER AND
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POLOFF APPEARED AT THE QUAI JUNE 5 FOR THEIR SCHEDULED
MEETING WITH QUAI AFRICA DIRECTOR DIJOUD AND
EAST/CENTRAL AFRICA DIRECTOR BOIVINEAU, THEY WERE
INFORMED THAT RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER NGULINZIRA HAD
BEEN DELAYED IN DAKAR DUE TO AN AIRPLANE STRIKE. THE
FRENCH HOPE, BUT ARE BY NO MEANS CERTAIN, THAT
NGULINZIRA WILL ARRIVE JUNE 6 PERMITTING THE TALKS TO
BEGIN WITH ONE DAY'S DELAY. IN ADDITION, THE QUAI
OFFICALS SAID THAT AN APPARENT RPF OFFENSIVE IN
NORTHERN RWANDA HAD PROMPTED HABYARIMANA TO REQUEST
FRENCH MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS. THE FRENCH
SUBSEQUENTLY AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO SEND ONE COMPANY OF
REINFORCEMENTS BUT HAVE REQUESTED THE AUTHORIZATION OF
THE RWANDAN PRIME MINISTER AS WELL. THE SEQUENCE OF
THE DAY'S EVENTS PROMPTED CONSIDERABLE SPECULATION FROM
BOTH THE FRENCH AND U.S SIDES THAT HARDLINERS IN EITHER
OR BOTH THE GOR AND RPF WERE MAKING MOVES TIMED TO
DERAIL THE PARIS TALKS WHILE SADDLING THE OTHER SIDE
WITH THE BLAME.
DIJOUD'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE TALKS
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DAVIDOW ON THE CONFLICT AND TALKS STRUCTURE
5. DAS DAVIDOW RESPONDED THAT THE RWANDAN PROBLEM HAS
BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMPONENTS BOTH OF
WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED. CONCERNING THE UGANDAN ROLE,
DAVIDOW SAID A/S COHEN HAS SPOKEN WITH PRESIDENT
MUSEVENI AND SENT HIM A LETTER CALLING FOR A
NON-AGGRESSION PACT AND THE OPENING OF THE ROAD TO
KIGALI. COMMENTING ON THE DAY'S RPF OFFENSIVE, DAVIDOW
SAID IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE RPF IS ATTACKING FOR
PROPAGANDA PURPOSES RELATED TO THE TALKS, TO GAIN
TERRITORY WITH AN INTENT TO WIN THE WAR, OR BOTH.
REGARDING THE TALKS, DAVIDOW STRESSED THAT A/S COHEN
SUPPORTS THE FRENCH ROLE AND IS ASSOCIATING ITSELF AS A
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PRESENCE IN THE TALKS. DAVIDOW CAREFULLY AVOIDED USING
THE TERM "OBSERVER." HOWEVER, HE WARNED THAT THE U.S.
WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY CONTRIBUTING EITHER MANPOWER OR
MONEY, ALTHOUGH WE COULD HELP WITH THE UNHCR OR PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ADVICE. DAVIDOW SUGGESTED THAT THE RWANDANS
CANNOT SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM ALONE AND NEED MEDIATION.
WHILE FOR VARIOUS REASONS ZAIRE, BURUNDI AND UGANDA ARE
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UNACCEPTABLE AS A MEDIATOR, TANZANIA LACKS THE WEIGHT
AND MORE IMPORTANT, THE RESOURCES TO GO IT ALONE.
FRANCE, EVEN IF CONSIDERED PARTIAL TO KIGALI BY THE
RPF, HAS THE ABILITY TO ELICIT CONCESSIONS FROM THE
GOR. IT IS MORE IMPORTANT, DAVIDOW ASSERTED, THAT THE
MEDIATOR BE POWERFUL THAN THAT IT BE NEUTRAL. THE
ANSWER COULD BE JOINT FRENCH-TANZANIAN MEDIATION.
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