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O 281051Z JUN 94
FM AMEMBASSY VICTORIA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8025
INFO DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
CIA WASHDC
AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
AMEMBASSY ANTANANARIVO
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY LONDON
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE
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E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PREL, PARM, MOPS, SE, RW, CG, XO
SUBJECT: SEYCHELLES ARMS FOR RWANDA
REF:
(A) STATE 166411 (NOTAL)
(B) VICTORIA 642 ( NOTAL)
(C) VICTORIA 649 ( NOTAL)
(D) STATE 146828 (NOTAL)
1. (U) THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE, REPRINTED IN ITS
ENTIRETY, IS FROM THE UNITED OPPOSITION, A SEYCHELLES
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
DATE/CASE ID: 02 NOV 2006 200103014
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OPPOSITION PARTY WHICH IS GENERALLY VERY RELIABLE IN
REPORTING ON GOVERNMENT ACTIONS. BEGIN TEXT:
"FOLLOWING ITS PRESS RELEASE OF 20TH JUNE 1994, THE
UNITED OPPOSITION HAS RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT:
(ONE) ON 4TH JUNE 1994 A RWANDAN, A ZAIREAN, AND A
SOUTH AFRICAN ARRIVED IN SEYCHELLES FROM JOHANNESBURG
AND BOOKED INTO THE BEAU VALLON BAY HOTEL;
(TWO) ON 16TH JUNE 1994 A RWANDAN CIVIL SERVANT ARRIVED
IN SEYCHELLES ON BOARD THE FIRST ZAIREAN AIRCRAFT AND
BOOKED INTO-THE BEAU VALLON BAY HOTEL. ON 17TH JUNE
1994, HE DEPARTED ON THAT SAME AIRCRAFT CARRYING THE
FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF ARMS TO GOMA;
(THREE) ON 18TH JUNE 1994 A ZAIREAN CIVIL SERVANT
ARRIVED IN SEYCHELLES ON BOARD THE SECOND ZAIREAN
AIRCRAFT AND BOOKED INTO THE REEF GOLF CLUB HOTEL. ON
19TH JUNE 1994, TOGETHER WITH THE RWANDAN WHO HAD
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ARRIVED IN SEYCHELLES ON THE 4TH JUNE 1994, THEY
DEPARTED ON THAT SAME AIRCRAFT CARRYING THE SECOND
CONSIGNMENT OF ARMS TO GOMA.
(FOUR) OFFICIALS FROM THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND
TRANSPORT AND THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE WERE IN CONTACT
WITH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PEOPLE.
THE UNITED OPPOSITION BELIEVE THAT THE PRESENCE OF
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CLEARLY ESTABLISHES
KNOWLEDGE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES THAT THE ARMS
WERE DESTINED TO RWANDA.
THE UNITED OPPOSITION CONDEMNS THE CONTINUED REFUSAL BY
THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE SALE OF THE MALO ARMS AND DEMANDS:
(ONE) AN EXPLANATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES
AS TO WHY AMMUNITION AND WEAPONS OF WAR WERE BEING
SOLD, WITH ITS KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT, TO OFFICIALS WHO
WERE CONNECTED WITH THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT;
(TWO) DISCLOSURE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IDENTITIES AND
CAPACITIES OF THE VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS FROM RWANDA,
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ZAIRE, AND SOUTH AFRICA;
(THREE) ONCE AGAIN, DETAILS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
QUANTITY AND NATURE OF THE ARMS WHICH HAVE TO DATE BEEN
SOLD, OF THE SUM IT HAS RECEIVED FROM THE SALE OF THE
ARMS AND WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT STILL INTENDS SELLING
ANY MORE ARMS, AND IF SO, TO WHOM;
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(FOUR) AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE MATTER."
END TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE.
2. (LOU) COMMENT: WE BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF
SEYCHELLES IS NOT CURRENTLY SELLING ARMS TO RWANDA.
NEVERTHELESS, THE ABOVE REPORTS, IF TRUE, INDICATE THAT
THE GOS WAS AWARE OF WHERE THE ARMS WERE GOING WHEN
THEY WERE INITIALLY SOLD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE
GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES DECIDED TO END THE SALES WHEN
IT BEGAN TO SEE THE POTENTIAL POLITICAL DOWN-SIDE. END
COMMENT. MALOTT
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