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| Identifier: | 00HARARE6229 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 00HARARE6229 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Harare |
| Created: | 2000-11-06 13:03:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL PINR ZI LY |
| 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.
CONFIDENTIAL PTO0607
PAGE 01 HARARE 06229 061304Z
ACTION AF-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 DINT-00 DODE-00
DOEE-00 DOTE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EB-00 EUR-00 FAAE-00
FBIE-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 L-00 VCE-00
AC-01 NEA-00 NSAE-00 OMB-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00
ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 SS-00 TRSE-00 T-00 USIE-00
PMB-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /005W
------------------9B50FE 061304Z /38
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7559
INFO AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS
AMEMBASSY CAIRO
AMEMBASSY LONDON
NSC WASHDC
AMEMBASSY PARIS
AMEMBASSY TUNIS
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 006229
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
BRUSSELS FOR HINSON-JONES
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 HARARE 06229 061304Z
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/00
TAGS: PREL, PINR, ZI, LY
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE OPENS AN EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD FOR REASONS 1.5
(B) AND (D) .
1. (C) EGYPTIAN EMBASSY COUNSELLOR (DCM) KADRI ABDEL-
MOTTALEB TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 4 THAT ZIMBABWE HAS OPENED AN
EMBASSY IN TRIPOLI. THE AMBASSADOR, JOHN MVUNDURA, LEFT
IN EARLY OCTOBER TO ASSUME CHARGE. THE REMAINING 2-3
MEMBERS OF THE EMBASSY STAFF FLEW TO TRIPOLI VIA CAIRO
TWO WEEKS LATER, CITING LACK OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AS THE
CAUSE OF DELAY IN THEIR TRAVEL.
2. (C) COMMENT: IT IS CLEAR TO US THAT, EVEN IN AN ERA
OF EXTREMELY SCARCE FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND TIGHT BUDGETS,
WITH DIPLOMATS ABROAD GOING UNPAID FOR MONTHS AT A TIME
OR FINDING THEMSELVES STRANDED AT THE END OF THEIR
TOURS, ZIMBABWE VALUES ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH COLONEL
QADHAFI OVER OTHER, MORE PRESSING SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
DEMANDS. WE SUSPECT THE LIBYAN HEAD OF STATE EITHER
GIFTED OR LOANED THE ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT THE FUNDS FOR
THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTIES WHERE ITS CHANCERY AND
AMBASSADOR ARE HOUSED. END COMMENT.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
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