US embassy cable - 00HARARE3683

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MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10

Identifier: 00HARARE3683
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE3683 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-07-07 10:30:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PREL CG ZI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

071030Z Jul 00

 

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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6546
INFO AMEMBASSY KINSHASA IMMEDIATE 
NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 
AMEMBASSY LOME 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003683 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO AF S/E HOWARD WOLPE 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, CG, ZI 
SUBJECT:  MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10 
 
REF: HARARE 3629 
 
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. 
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
(C)  AMBASSADOR TELEPHONED JUSTICE MINISTER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA 
JULY 7 TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON PLANS FOR A TRIP BY PRESIDENT 
MUGABE TO THE CONGO (REFTEL).  MNANGAGWA CONFIRMED THAT THE 
PRESIDENT WILL TRAVEL TO LUBUMBASHI TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT 
KABILA DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 10, MOST LIKELY ON JULY 11.  HE 
PROBABLY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI AND 
POSSIBLY BY FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE OR ANOTHER MFA OFFICIAL. 
MNANGAGWA HIMSELF WILL NOT ACCOMPANY THE PRESIDENT, AS HE WILL 
BE ATTENDING HIS DAUGHTER'S UNIVERSITY GRADUATION IN LONDON. 
MNANGAGWA CHARACTERIZED THE PLANNED MEETING AS A BROAD-RANGING 
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS REGARDING CONGO MATTERS. 
 
MCDONALD 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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