US embassy cable - 00HARARE5364

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GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

Identifier: 00HARARE5364
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE5364 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-09-25 15:09:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: EPET ENRG ECON PREL 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 7183
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
UNCLAS HARARE 005364 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EPET, ENRG, ECON, PREL, ZI 
SUBJECT: GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE 
OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. 
 
REF: STATE 183295 
 
1. PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, EMBOFF REACHED GOZ FOREIGN 
MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 
2000 AT 11:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THE MINISTER 
OF THE PLANNED EXCHANGE OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC 
PETROLEUM RESERVE.  MUDENGE THANKED US FOR THE 
INFORMATION BUT OTHERWISE HAD NO SUBSTANTIVE REACTION. 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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2. POST WILL PASS PRESS RELEASE INCLUDED IN REFTEL TO 
HOST GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2000. 
 
MCDONALD 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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