US embassy cable - 01HARARE2091

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DRC/RWANDA: NEED TO REDUCE TENSIONS

Identifier: 01HARARE2091
Wikileaks: View 01HARARE2091 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2001-07-06 08:43:00
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.


 

                           CONFIDENTIAL     PTQ4701

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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9248
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 002091 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR JENDAYI FRAZER 
LONDON FOR GURNEY 
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS 
NAIROBI FOR PFLAUMER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL. 07/06/11 
TAGS: PREL, ZI 
SUBJECT:  DRC/RWANDA: NEED TO REDUCE TENSIONS 
 
REF: STATE 115515 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AUBREY HOOKS.  REASONS: 1.5 
(B) AND (D). 
 
1.  (C) THE CHARGE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A JULY 3 MEETING ON ANOTHER 
TOPIC WITH MFA DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND THE AMERICAS JONATHAN 
WUTAWUNASHE TO DELIVER REFTEL TALKING POINTS.  CHARGE EXPRESSED 
STRONG USG CONCERN OVER APPARENT SUPPORT BY THE GDRC FOR EX- 
FAR/INTERAHAMWE ATTACKS ON RWANDA.  THE CHARGE NOTED THAT WE HAD 
NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE WAS 
SUPPORTING THESE NEGATIVE FORCES.  HE URGED THE GOZ, HOWEVER, TO 
USE ITS INFLUENCE TO CONVINCE PRESIDENT KABILA TO END SUPPORT FOR 
THESE FORCES.  THIS WAS A CRUCIAL ISSUE, THE CHARGE EMPHASIZED, 
PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE CURRENTLY DELICATE STAGE OF LUSAKA 
IMPLEMENTATION.  WUTAWUNASHE PROVIDED NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT, BUT 
UNDERTOOK TO CONVEY THE USG'S CONCERNS TO HIS FOREIGN MINISTRY 
COUNTERPART WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR AFRICAN ISSUES. 
 
2.  (U) WE WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO RAISE REFTEL 
POINTS WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE ZIMBABWEAN OFFICIALS. 
 
HOOKS 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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