US embassy cable - 00HARARE4216

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ZCTU CALLS FOR STAYAWAY AUGUST 2-4 TO PROTEST CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Identifier: 00HARARE4216
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE4216 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-07-31 15:48:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: ELAB PGOV PHUM PINS MOPS 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 6733
INFO NSC WASHDC
DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
DEPTTREAS WASHDC
USDOC WASHDC
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 02 HARARE 004216 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
USDOC FOR DHENKE-ROGERS 
 
LONDON FOR PFLAUMER 
 
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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PASS USAID FOR A/AID - RMCCALL, AA/AFR - 
VLOWREY-DERRYCK, DAA/AFR - VNEWTON, AND 
AFR/SA - TPARK AND CREINTSMA 
 
PASS USTR - ROSA WHITAKER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/05 
TAGS: ELAB, PGOV, PHUM, PINS, MOPS, ZI 
SUBJECT: ZCTU CALLS FOR STAYAWAY AUGUST 2-4 TO PROTEST 
CONTINUING POLITICAL VIOLENCE 
 
 
KEEP THE PEACE AND AVOID CONFRONTATIONS WITH POLICE OR 
RULING PARTY SUPPORTERS. PRESIDENT MUGABE HAS MADE NO 
STATEMENT ABOUT THE STAYAWAY, WITH GOZ OFFICIALS DESCRIBING 
THE EVENT SIMPLY AS "UNFORTUNATE," OR PART OF THE WIDER 
CONSPIRACY BENT ON DISCREDITING THE RULING PARTY. IN THE 
END, THOUGH, WE DO NOT EXPECT THE EVENT TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH; 
THE POWER TO RESTORE THE RULE OF LAW ON THE OCCUPIED FARMS 
AND IN THE HIGH-DENSITY SUBURBS RESTS WITH ONE MAN -- AND 
MUGABE CONTINUES TO SHOW NO INTEREST IN DOING SO. END 
COMMENT. 
 
IRVING 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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