US embassy cable - 00HARARE3772

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MUGABE REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME CABINET AS EARLY AS JULY 13

Identifier: 00HARARE3772
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE3772 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-07-12 11:37:00
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.

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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6577
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003772 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, CG, ZI 
SUBJECT:  MUGABE REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME CABINET AS EARLY 
AS JULY 13 
 
 
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. 
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
(C)  IN A JULY 12 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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FOREIGN MINISTER NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT HE 
UNDERSTANDS THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE PLANS TO NAME HIS 
CABINET FOLLOWING HIS JULY 13 RETURN FROM AN OVERNIGHT 
TRIP TO LUBUMBASHI (SEPTEL).  HE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF WHO 
WOULD BE IN THE NEW CABINET.  GOCHE ADDED THAT THE 
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT IS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE ON OR 
ABOUT JULY 20. 
 
MCDONALD 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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