US embassy cable - 00HARARE5398

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ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S.-SADC JOINT DECLARATION ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS

Identifier: 00HARARE5398
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE5398 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-09-26 14:26:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: 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 7192
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 005398 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF/S (WLUCAS), USUN (SYPTAK), IO/UNP 
(ZEYA), AF/RA (WNEILL) 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/05 
 
TAGS: PREL, ZI 
SUBJECT:  ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN PRINCIPLE U.S.-SADC JOINT 
DECLARATION ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS 
 
REFTEL: SECSTATE 184377 
 
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CLASSIFIED BY DCM EARL M. IRVING.  REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND 
(D). 
 
1. (C) DCM DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ZIMBABWE'S MFA 
UNDERSECRETARY FOR AFRICA DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SEPTEMBER 
26.  HAMADZIRIPI, WHO STATED HE HAD SOME FAMILIARITY 
WITH CONVENTIONAL ARMS ISSUES, SAID ZIMBABWE SUPPORTS IN 
PRINCIPLE THE JOINT U.S.-SADC DECLARATION BUT WILL NEED 
TO REVIEW THE DRAFT LANGUAGE.  HE LAMENTED SOUTH 
AFRICA'S LEAD IN SELLING SMALL ARMS TO THE REGION. 
SINCE HAMADZIRIPI IS TO BE SOON TRANSFERRED TO A SPECIAL 
ASSIGNMENT IN THE DROC (TO BE REPORTED SEPTEL), HE WILL 
SHARE THE PROPOSED DRAFT WITH HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFICE.  WE WILL FOLLOW UP 
WITH THAT OFFICE. 
 
MCDONALD 
 
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