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FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0990
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AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
CONFIDENTIALKAMPALA 005493
LONDON FOR MCKINLEY, PARIS FOR DALSIMER
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: MARR, MOPS, PREL, UN, RW, UG
SUBJECT: SITUATION REPORT ON APC'S TO UNAMIR
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: ARGUE M BOLSTER
DATE/CASE ID: 23 JAN 2004 200301564
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1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
2. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (US ARMY) OWEN QUELL BRIEFED
EMBASSY STAFF JULY 12 ON THE STATUS OF THE UNAMIR
APC'S (ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS) CURRENTLY
POSITIONED AT ENTEBBE. UNAMIR ADMINISTRATOR SEARGE
SMITH HAS SIGNED FOR ALL EQUIPMENT DELIVERED TO
ENTEBBE. CANDY LOGISTICS, LTD., A KENYAN FIRM, HAS
WELDED METAL SHIELDS TO THE FIFTY APC'S AND IS STILL
IN THE PROCESS OF PAINTING THE SHIELDS WHITE.
3. OVER THE WEEKEND QUELL MET WITH UNAMIR COMMANDER
DALLAIRE AT ENTEBBE. DALLAIRE WOULD LIKE TWENTY OF
THE FIFTY APC'S TO BE TRANSPORTED TO KIGALI BY NEXT
WEEK. TWO RECOVERY VEHICLES WILL BE MOVED FIRST (ONE
FOR THE UGANDA/RWANDA BORDER AND ONE FOR KIGALI).
COMMANDER DALLAIRE HAS LEFT A PROCUREMENT OFFICER
BEHIND IN ENTEBBE TO SETTLE TRANSPORT AND CONTRACTUAL
ARRANGEMENTS FOR UNAMIR. THE OFFICER IS CURRENTLY IN
NEGOTIATION WITH LOCAL COMPANIES FOR THE TRANSPORT OF
THE APC'S TO KIGALI. THE UN PLANS TO PURCHASE FUEL
(6,000 GALLONS) FOR THE APC'S TO BE SENT TO RWANDA
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WITH THE VEHICLES. UNAMIR WILL TRANSPORT THE
AMMUNITION BY AIR TO KIGALI.
4. WE HAVE RECEIVED A FAX FROM SCOTT AIRFORCE BASE
THAT A C-5A TRANSPORT PLANE WILL ARRIVE IN ENTEBBE AT
0530Z ON FRIDAY, JULY 15TH. THE FLIGHT WILL CARRY
REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE APC'S AND SUPPLIES FOR THE
GHANIAN TROOPS. QUELL WILL REMAIN IN ENTEBBE UNTIL
THE FLIGHT HAS ARRIVED AND ITS CONTENTS HAVE BEEN
SIGNED OVER TO SMITH OF UNAMIR.
GIVEN THAT A TRANSPORT CONTRACT IS NOT
5. COMMENT:
YET IN PLACE, WE EXPECT THE MOVEMENT OF THE APC'S
WILL BE SLOWER THAN GENERAL DALLAIRE WOULD LIKE. END
COMMENT.
6. WE WILL KEEP DEPARTMENT AND USUN INFORMED ON THE
MOVEMENT OF THIS EQUIPMENT.
7.
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. CARSON
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