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United class="ok"> States class="ok"> Department class="ok"> of class="ok"> State
Washington, class="ok"> D.C. class="ok"> 20520
October class="ok"> 3, class="ok"> 1994
RELEASED class="ok"> IN class="ok"> FULL
CONEIDEETIAL
DECL: class="ok"> OADR
TO:
AF class="ok"> - class="ok"> George class="ok"> E. class="ok"> Moose
THROUGH:
AF class="ok"> - class="ok"> Prudence class="ok"> Bushnell
FROM:
AF/C class="ok"> - class="ok"> Arlene class="ok"> Rende
SUBJECT:
Your class="ok"> Meeting class="ok"> with class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> President class="ok"> Bizimungu
Grand class="ok"> Hotel, class="ok"> 2350 class="ok"> M class="ok"> Street, class="ok"> Oct. class="ok"> 5, class="ok"> 11:45 class="ok"> AM
I.
PARTICIPANTS class="ok"> AND class="ok"> PURPOSE
President class="ok"> Bizimungu class="ok"> is class="ok"> on class="ok"> his class="ok"> first class="ok"> trip class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> United
States. class="ok"> He class="ok"> will class="ok"> probably class="ok"> seek class="ok"> U.S. class="ok"> assistance class="ok"> in class="ok"> several
areas, class="ok"> including class="ok"> reestablishing class="ok"> government class="ok"> and class="ok"> other class="ok"> basic
services, class="ok"> paying class="ok"> off class="ok"> World class="ok"> Bank class="ok"> arrears, class="ok"> help class="ok"> in class="ok"> rebuilding class="ok"> the
country, class="ok"> action class="ok"> to class="ok"> neutralize class="ok"> the class="ok"> threat class="ok"> posed class="ok"> by class="ok"> the class="ok"> former
Rwandan class="ok"> army class="ok"> in class="ok"> exile class="ok"> (the class="ok"> ex-FAR), class="ok"> and class="ok"> prompt class="ok"> prosecution class="ok"> of
those class="ok"> who class="ok"> committed class="ok"> genocide class="ok"> and class="ok"> other class="ok"> atrocities.
We class="ok"> should class="ok"> express class="ok"> our class="ok"> willingness class="ok"> to class="ok"> assist class="ok"> the class="ok"> GOR, class="ok"> but class="ok"> in
turn class="ok"> should class="ok"> press class="ok"> the class="ok"> GOR class="ok"> to class="ok"> uphold class="ok"> the class="ok"> principles class="ok"> of class="ok"> Arusha
through class="ok"> broadening class="ok"> the class="ok"> government's class="ok"> political/ethnic class="ok"> base,
incorporating class="ok"> acceptable class="ok"> elements class="ok"> of class="ok"> the class="ok"> ex-FAR class="ok"> into class="ok"> the class="ok"> new
country's class="ok"> army, class="ok"> and class="ok"> moving class="ok"> toward class="ok"> democracy class="ok"> and class="ok"> true
reconciliation. class="ok"> We class="ok"> should class="ok"> express class="ok"> our class="ok"> serious class="ok"> concern class="ok"> over
reports class="ok"> of class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> human class="ok"> rights class="ok"> abuses class="ok"> and class="ok"> urge class="ok"> the class="ok"> GOR class="ok"> to class="ok"> be
proactive class="ok"> in class="ok"> response class="ok"> to class="ok"> the class="ok"> disturbing class="ok"> reports class="ok"> of class="ok"> killings class="ok"> in
the class="ok"> southeast. class="ok"> Finally, class="ok"> we class="ok"> should class="ok"> reaffirm class="ok"> our class="ok"> commitment class="ok"> to
see class="ok"> that class="ok"> those class="ok"> responsible class="ok"> for class="ok"> genocide class="ok"> are class="ok"> brought class="ok"> to class="ok"> justice.
Bizimungu class="ok"> may class="ok"> be class="ok"> accompanied class="ok"> by class="ok"> Foreign class="ok"> Minister
Ndagijimana class="ok"> (who class="ok"> attended class="ok"> the class="ok"> UNGA), class="ok"> Justice class="ok"> Minister class="ok"> Nkubito,
Director class="ok"> of class="ok"> Cabinet class="ok"> Emmanuel class="ok"> Gasana, class="ok"> Presidential class="ok"> advisor class="ok"> (and
former class="ok"> local class="ok"> RPF class="ok"> representative) class="ok"> Charles class="ok"> Murigande, class="ok"> and class="ok"> the
newly class="ok"> arrived class="ok"> Charge class="ok"> for class="ok"> the class="ok"> Rwandan class="ok"> Embassy, class="ok"> Joseph class="ok"> Mutaboba.
(The class="ok"> new class="ok"> Ambassador, class="ok"> former class="ok"> Foreign class="ok"> Minister class="ok"> Anastase class="ok"> Gasana,
is class="ok"> not class="ok"> expected class="ok"> to class="ok"> arrive class="ok"> in class="ok"> Washington class="ok"> until class="ok"> later class="ok"> this
month.) class="ok"> DAS class="ok"> Bushnell class="ok"> and class="ok"> Kevin class="ok"> Aiston class="ok"> will class="ok"> accompany class="ok"> you class="ok"> to
the class="ok"> President's class="ok"> hotel class="ok"> for class="ok"> the class="ok"> meeting.
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UNITED class="ok"> STATES class="ok"> DEPARTMENT class="ok"> OF class="ok"> STATE
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