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R 151341Z JAN 93
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5143
INFO AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI
AMEMBASSY PARIS
C O N F I D E N T I A L KAMPALA 00353
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, RW, UG
SUBJECT: RWANDA: RPF CALLS ON AMBASSADOR
REF: A) KIGALI 68 B) STATE 6775
1.
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2. RPF COMMISSIONER FOR DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS PATRICK
MAZIMHAKA MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
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JANUARY 12. MAZIMHAKA REQUESTED THE MEETING TO BRIEF
THE AMBASSADOR ON THE RESULTS OF THE LATEST ROUND OF
THE ARUSHA TALKS.
3. MAZIMHAKA EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM THAT
PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA AND THE MNRD WOULD ACCEPT THE
LATEST ARUSHA PROTOCOLS, BUT ADDED NO NEW DETAILS TO
WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED (REFTELS) ABOUT THE
AGREEMENT. MAZIMHAKA SAID THE RPF WAS SATISFIED WITH
THE RESULTS OF THE LAST ROUND AT ARUSHA AND HOPED
FOREIGN MINISTER NGULINZIRA'S WORK WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
DATE/CASE ID: 14 DEC 2006 200503196
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HABYARIMANA AND THE MNRD. MAZIMHAKA SAID THE RPF
LEADERSHIP WOULD REFRAIN FROM MAKING ANY PUBLIC
STATEMENTS ON THE LATEST ARUSHA PROTOCOLS IN ORDER NOT
TO AGITATE THE MNRD OR TO UNDERCUT NGULINZIRA.
4. MAZIMHAKA SAID THE RPF WOULD BE READY TO RESUME
TALKS IN ARUSHA ON MILITARY INTEGRATION ON JANUARY 25.
MAZIMHAKA EXPLAINED THAT THE RPF WAS STILL FORMULATING
ITS THINKING ON MILITARY INTEGRATION. HOWEVER, HE SAID
THE RPF BELIEVES:
-- THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE MILITARY (RPF AND GOR
FORCES) SHOULD BE REDUCED AS A PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE
AGREEMENT;
-- EACH SIDE SHOULD RETAIN CONTROL OVER THE BULK OF
THEIR FORCES DURING THE TRANSITION, BUT THAT THEY
SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO CLEARLY DEFINED BASES;
-- THE QUESTION OF PARITY IN THE RANKS BETWEEN THE RPF
AND GOR FORCES WAS SUBORDINATE TO THE ISSUE OF THE RPF
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BEING ABLE TO RETAIN SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO DEFEND
ITSELF;
-- MILITARY INTEGRATION SHOULD START DURING THE
TRANSITION, BUT PROCEED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE HIGH
COMMAND SHOULD BE INTEGRATED ALONG WITH ONE BATTALION.
THE INTEGRATION OF THE ONE UNIT WOULD SERVE AS A MODEL
FOR OTHER UNITS LATER.
5. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING THE AMBASSADOR
CAUTIONED MAZIMHAKA THAT THE SITUATION IN KIGALI WAS AT
A DELICATE STAGE AND THAT THE RPF SHOULD NOT TRY TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COUNTRY'S INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THE
RPF SHOULD CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH AND
MAINTAIN THE CEASEFIRE. MAZIMHAKA SAID HE UNDERSTOOD
THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE ISSUES AND HE WAS CONFIDENT THE
RPF WOULD NOT BREAK THE CEASEFIRE
6. COMMENT: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN
MAZIMHAKA SINCE THE EMBASSY FACILITATED HIS MEETING
WITH FOREIGN MINISTER NGULINZIRA IN MAY OF 92. HE
STRIKES US AS A SELF-CONFIDENT AND TOUGH NEGOTIATOR.
WE HOPE HIS OPTIMISM ABOUT HABYARIMANA'S WILLINGNESS TO
ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE LATEST ROUND OF ARUSHA TALKS
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