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In telephone conversation with DCM Leader 4/10 a well-placed Rwandan xxx credited a secret military/civilian organization with ordering the Kigali atrocities. He pleaded for the International community to condemn the killings, intervene to end the fighting, and help military/civilian moderates reestablish dialogue with the RPF.
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NAIROBI 06551
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BLAMES RIGHT WING MILITARY FOR
SUBJECT:
S NIGHTMARE
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SUMMARY. IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DCM LEADER
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CREDITED A
4/10, A WELL-PLACED RWANDAN xxx
SECRET MILITARY/CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION WITH ORDERING THE
KIGALI ATROCITIES. HE PLEADED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY TO CONDEMN THE KILLINGS, INTERVENE TO END THE
FIGHTING, AND HELP MILITARY/CIVILIAN MODERATES
REESTABLISH DIALOGUE WITH THE RPF. END SUMMARY.
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ARGUED TO DCM IN TELEPHONE CONVERSATION 7/10 THAT
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: CHARLES L DARIS
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THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD HAD ACTED ON THE ORDERS OF A
SECRET MILITARY/CIVILIAN ORGANIZATION IN COMMITTING THE
KIGALI ATROCITIES. HE SAID THE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD, WITH
THE HELP OF COMMUNAL POLICE, WAS ACTING ON ORDERS OF
AMASASU, A SECRET ORGANIZATION THAT OCCASIONALLY ISSUES
PRO-HABYARIMANA COMMUNIQUES ON POLITICAL AND MILITARY
ISSUES. HE SAID THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH WAS THE
PROVOCATION NEEDED TO PUT A LONG-STANDING PLAN INTO
EFFECT.
xxx SAID SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS MET THE
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MINISTER OF DEFENSE AFTERNOON OF 4/9 AT
SEVERAL TOLD THE MINISTER HE MUST DENOUNCE THE
ATTROCITIES AND DISMANTLE THE GROUP COMMITTING THEM. HE
SAID OFFICERS TOLD THE MINISTER THEY KNEW THAT THE
PRESIDENTIAL GUARD HAD RECEIVED ORDERS TO KILL SOUTHERN
HUTUS, OPPOSITION PARTY MEMBERS AND TUTSIS. /
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AMONG OTHERS DEMANDING THAT THE MINISTER
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TAKE STEPS TO END THE MASSACRES.
'PLEADED WITH DCM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
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COMMUNITY TO CONDEMN THE ATROCITIES WITHOUT WAITING FOR
AN INVESTIGATION. HE LAMENTED THAT THE KILLING
SURPASSED ALL IMAGINATION, WITH WHOLE FAMILIES BEING
DECIMATED. HE CITED THE EXAMPLE OF TUTSI MINISTER AND
PEACE NEGOTIATOR LANDOALD NDASINGWA WHO, HE SAID, HAD
BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
URGED THAT THE US ENCOURAGE FRENCH OR
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BELGIAN INTERVENTION TO STOP THE ESCALATION OF FIGHTING
AND TO PROTECT RWANDANS. HE ARGUED THAT THERE IS NO
LARGE FORCE ON THE GROUND IN RWANDA AS IN SOMALIA AND
THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT FOR FRENCH AND BELGIAN
TROOPS TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION.
8. FINALLY, HE URGED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
WORK WITH "PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL" TO REESTABLISH THE
DIALOGUE WITH THE RPF AND RENEW THE ARUSHA PEACE
PROCESS. "WE DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DO IT BY
OURSELVES," HE SAID. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST
UNDERSTAND, HE SAID, THAT THESE HORRIBLE ACTS ARE NOT
THE WILL OF THE ENTIRE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT IN RWANDA.
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'VOICE WAS A DESPARATE PLEA
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FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO HELP MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN MODERATES WHO WANT TO REESTABLISH ORDER AND
CONTACT MET
SANITY IN RWANDA. ACCORDING TO A
BY CHANCE OUTSIDE EMBASSY NAIROBI LATER 4/10, I
WAS REPORTEDLY ONE OF SEVERAL
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WORKING HARD SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE KILLINGS TO
ACTIVE IN
REESTABLISH ARMY DISCIPLINE. THE
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL RECONCILIATION, SAID HE
WAS IN DANGER FROM THE MILITARY AND WAS EVACUATING HIS
FAMILY TO THE SOUTH.
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