US embassy cable - 04MAPUTO1414

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MOZAMBIQUE: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED LANDMINES

Identifier: 04MAPUTO1414
Wikileaks: View 04MAPUTO1414 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Maputo
Created: 2004-10-26 14:11:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: PREL PGOV KHDP MZ
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.

UNCLAS MAPUTO 001414 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
STATE FOR PM/WRA - KBAKER AND AF/S - HTREGER 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, KHDP, MZ 
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED 
LANDMINES 
 
REF: SECSTATE 200879 
 
1. (SBU) 1. Post has received data on U.S.-manufactured 
landmines found in Mozambique. The information requested in 
reftel follows: 
Country: Mozambique 
U.S. mines present 
Number: 130 (out of estimated 82,000 mines cleared/destroyed) 
Percent of Total: 0.16% 
Description: U.S. manufactured M14 anti-personnel mines (25 
found); U.S. manufactured M16/M16A1 anti- group mines (105 
found) 
 
2. (U) Accurate information on the total number of mines 
cleared or destroyed is difficult to obtain due to poor data 
collection and reporting systems. The total figure was 
estimated based on data reported by the National Demining 
Institute (IND) in its Five Year National Mine Action Plan 
2002 - 2006 and Annual Plan of Demining Priorities 2004. 
LA LIME 

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