US embassy cable - 00HARARE3760

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MUGABE'S TRAVEL PLANS TO CONGO REMAIN UNCONFIRMED; REPORTEDLY WILL TRAVEL JULY 12

Identifier: 00HARARE3760
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE3760 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-07-11 15:52:00
Classification: SECRET
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.

111552Z Jul 00

 

                              SECRET        PTO8636

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      DS-00    VC-00    H-01     TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00    LAB-01   
      L-00     VCE-00   M-00     AC-01    NSAE-00  OIC-02   OMB-01   
      PA-00    PM-00    PRS-00   ACE-00   P-00     SP-00    SSO-00   
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6570
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 
S E C R E T HARARE 003760 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO AF S/E HOWARD WOLPE 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
                          SECRET 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, CG, ZI 
SUBJECT:  MUGABE'S TRAVEL PLANS TO CONGO REMAIN 
UNCONFIRMED; REPORTEDLY WILL TRAVEL JULY 12 
 
REF: HARARE 3682 
 
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. 
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
(S)  FOLLOWING UP ON REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE 
PLANNED TO TRAVEL TO LUBUMBASHI THE WEEK OF JULY 10 FOR 
A BILATERAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KABILA (REFTEL), 
AMBASSADOR HAS TRIED WITHOUT SUCCESS TO CONFIRM THE 
PRESIDENT'S TRAVEL PLANS WITH SENIOR GOZ CONTACTS.  THE 
PRESIDENT'S CHIEF SECRETARY, DR. CHARLES UTETE, WHEN 
CALLED BY THE AMBASSADOR, WITH A LAUGH REFUSED TO 
COMMENT ON THE PRESIDENT'S PLANS.  OTHER HIGH-LEVEL 
CONTACTS ARE IN LOME FOR THE OAU CONFERENCE OR OTHERWISE 
UNREACHABLE.  A LOCAL DIPLOMAT TOLD ROAL JULY 11 THAT 
MUGABE PLANS TO TRAVEL TO LUBUMBASHI ON JULY 12. 
 
MCDONALD 
 
                          SECRET 
 
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