US embassy cable - 91KAMPALA4929

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KAMPALA 04929 
 
 
FOR: S/CT 
 
E.O. 12356: NA 
TAGS: PTER 
SUBJECT: KAMPALA - 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT 
 
REF: STATE 346420 
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS TO PARAGRAPH 5 OF REFTEL: 
 
A.  THE GOVERNMENT HAS IDENTIFIED 5 DOMESTIC GROUPS 
    THAT THEY BELIEVE ARE INVOLVED IN TERRORIST OR 
    REBEL ACTIVITY  THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT (ALSO 
    KNOWN AS THE HOLY SPIRIT OF ALICE LAKWENA OR HSM), 
    UNITED DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN ARMY (UDCA), NINTH 
    OCTOBER MOVEMENT, UGANDA PEOPLES ARMY (UPA) AND 
    UGANDAN PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN 
    MOVEMENT/ARMY (UPDCA).  IN FACT THE UPDCA CAME INTO 
    BEING WHEN THE UDCA AND THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT 
    JOINED TOGETHER.  THE UPDCA IS THE PRINCIPAL NORTHERN 
    REBEL GROUP AND IT IS STILL POPULARLY KNOWN AS 
    THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVEMENT.  THE UPA CARRIES OUT 
    LOW INTENSITY ACTIONS IN EASTERN UGANDA, WHILE THE 
    NINTH OF OCTOBER MOVEMENT WHILE NOT AS ACTIVE AS 
    THE OTHER GROUPS IS STILL MENTIONED FROM TIME TO 
    TIME BY THE NEWS MEDIA.  A FINAL NOTE, THE 
    RUWENZORURU SEPARATIST GROUP LOCATED IN THE WEST 
    CONTINUES AS THE OLDEST REBEL ORGANIZATION IN 
    UGANDA.  WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO 
    ACTS OF VIOLENCE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ORGANIZATION. 
 
B.  NO SUCH INCIDENTS HAVE ARISEN IN UGANDA. 
 
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C.  THERE ARE NO KNOWN IMPEDIMENTS TO EITHER HOST 
    GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION OR EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED 
    TERRORISTS, AND THE ABSENCE OF AN EXTRADITION 
    TREATY/AGREEMENT WITH ANY PARTICULAR COUNTRY 
    LIKELY WOULD NOT PREVENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
    AUTHORITIES FROM COMPLYING WITH A THIRD COUNTRY'S 
    REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION OF KNOWN TERRORIST. 
    HOST GOVERNMENT MOST LIKELY WOULD PERSIST HOWEVER 
    IN INSTITUTING LEGAL PROCEDURES AGAINST ANY 
    TERRORIST ACT WITHIN UGANDA, AND ESPECIALLY IF IT 
    RESULTED IN ACTUAL LOSS OF LIFE AND OR DESTRUCTION 
    OF PROPERTY/INSTALLATIONS. 
 
D.  HOST GOVERNMENT WOULD INVESTIGATE ANY SUCH 
    TERRORIST ACT THAT TOOK PLACE IN COUNTRY.  THEY 
    WOULD MOST LIKELY COOPERATE WITH THOSE FOREIGN 
    ENTITIES/MISSIONS WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM 
    OF SAID ACTS.  HOST GOVERNMENT PROBABLY WOULD 
    PROVIDE ANY REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION 
    WITH INVESTIGATIONS. 
 
E.  NOT KNOWN 
 
F.  POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR TERRORISTS: 
    NONE 
 
    DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT THROUGH RECOGNITION:  AT THE 
    PRESENT TIME CUBA, LIBYA, THE PLO AND NORTH KOREA 
    MAINTAIN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN UGANDA.  IN 
    DECEMBER OF 1990 GADHAFI AND ARAFAT PAID STATE 
    VISITS TO THE UGANDAN PRESIDENT. 
 
    MISUSE OF DIPLOMATIC POUCH, ETC.:  TO THE BEST 
    OF OUR KNOWLEDGE - NO. 
 
    SANCTUARY TO TERRORISTS:  NONE KNOWN 
 
    HOST GOVERNMENT TRAINING OR PROVISION OF 
    TRAINING SITES:  NONE KNOWN, UNLESS THE 
    MILITARY WING OF THE ANC (UMKHONTO WE SIZWE 
    - MK) IS STILL LISTED AS A TERRORIST 
    ORGANIZATION. 
 
    POSITIONS TAKEN ON TERRORISM IN THE INTERNATIONAL 
    FORUM:  NOT KNOWN. 
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G. HOST GOVERNMENT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BROUGHT 
   TO ATTENTION OF LOCAL LIBYAN PEOPLE'S BUREAU (LPB) 
   AND DIRECTLY TO LIBYAN LEADER QADHAFI THAT UGANDA 
   WOULD NOT TOLERATE ANY ACTS OF TERRORISM 
   PERPETRATED BY LIBYA AND WOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE 
   ACTIONS AGAINST LIBYANS INVOLVED IN ANY SUCH ACTS. 
 
   PRESUMABLY THE HOST GOVERNMENT HAS MADE KNOWN ITS 
   DETERMINATION TO OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES/SUSPECT 
   MISSIONS IN UGANDA THAT IT WOULD NOT TOLERATE SUCH 
   ACTS.  ANY PUBLIC PRONOUNCEMENTS TO THAT EFFECT 
   ARE NOT KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS GOVERNMENT. 
 
H. NO CHANGE. 
 
REGARDS 
 
CARSON