US embassy cable - 01HARARE671

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DRC ALLIES HEADS OF STATE MEETING POSTPONED

Identifier: 01HARARE671
Wikileaks: View 01HARARE671 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2001-02-08 14:25:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PGOV 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 8192
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RWANDA COLLECTIVE
AMEMBASSY LIBREVILLE 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 000671 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR JENDAYI FRAZER 
 
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY 
 
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS 
 
NAIROBI FOR TERRY PFLAUMER 
 
USUN FOR ALEX LASKARIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/11 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, ZI 
SUBJECT: DRC ALLIES HEADS OF STATE MEETING POSTPONED 
 
REF: KINSHASA 671 
 
CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES EARL M. IRVING FOR 
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
1.  (C) MAXWELL CHIKOROWONDO, THE ZIMBABWE MFA'S DRC 
DESK OFFICER, INFORMED POLOFF FEBRUARY 8 THAT THE DRC 
ALLIES HEADS OF STATE MEETING DUE TO TAKE PLACE IN 
VICTORIA FALLS (REFTEL) HAS BEEN POSTPONED.  NAMIBIAN 
PRESIDENT NUJOMA WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 8 
MEETING BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.  CHIKOROWONDO 
STATED THAT THE ALLIED GOVERNMENTS WERE CONSULTING WITH 
EACH OTHER TO DETERMINE A MORE SUITABLE DATE FOR A 
MEETING, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED. 
 
2.  (C) THE DESK OFFICER ALSO STATED THAT THE JOINT 
MILITARY COMMISSION MEETING WOULD LIKELY BE HELD 
FEBRUARY 9 OR 10, THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE MEETING 
FEBRUARY 11 OR 12, AND THE LUSAKA ALL-SIGNATORIES SUMMIT 
FEBRUARY 13.  CHIKOROWONDO WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PLANNING 
FOR A MAPUTO III SUMMIT.  THE MFA OFFICIAL WAS SKEPTICAL 
OF THE USEFULNESS OF THE MAPUTO PROCESS BECAUSE THERE IS 
NO LEGAL MECHANISM OUTLINED IN LUSAKA FOR "OUTSIDERS" 
(COMMENT: READ "SOUTH AFRICANS" END COMMENT) TO CONVENE 
MEETINGS. 
 
IRVING 
 
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