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TELNO 1559
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INFO IMMEDIATE PARIS, BRUSSELS, KAMPALA, ROME:;-DHAKA 2/82
INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON, ADDIS ABABA, ACCRA; NA IROBIUNN LE
INFO PRIORITY DAR ES SALAAM, UKMIS GENEVA, ACTOR:
INFO PRIORITY SECURITY COUNCIL TL à 5 KA 534
MY TELNO 3538 AND Sr TÉLNO 622: RWANDA =
SUMMARY
1. After extremely Lengthy consultations Presidential
statement in MIFT_ finally adopted early on 30 April. Presence
of Rwandan Ambassador on the Council complicates the
negotiating process.
DETAIL
2. Informal consultations of the Security Council on
the revised draft Presidential Statement took place on 29
April. Broad agreement was reached faïñrly quickly on the bulk
of the text but the language on responsibility for the mass
kKillings of civilians and on genocide (para 1 of the original
text) proved less tractable. The non-aligned caucus mi
: argued strongly for these references to
be deleted while others, Led by the Czech Republic and Spain
with support from New Zealand Cacting in a national capacity)
argued for theîir retention.
3. The negotiations were further complicated by the
circulation of the Secretary General's Letter on the situation
in Rwanda Cmy telno 1563 refers) which rather cut across the
thrust of the draft statement. Council members agreed that,
since delegations would require time to reflect and seek
instructions on the letter, we should continue our work on the
statement. We should amend it to indicate that we had received
the Letter and would be addressing it along with the other
information sought from the Secretary-General in the statement,
but should still aïim for adoption of the statement on 29 April.
Given the time already taken discussing possible action the
Council should take some action immediately rather than wait to
take action on the Letter.
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4. As the evening progressed the Rwandan Ambassador's
continued insiîstence on seeking deletion of the Language on
genocide and to the RGF responsibility for the bulk of the
attacks on civilians (on which he had some support from the NAM
caucus, and, on genocîide, from China) despite the efforts
towards compromise made by the Presidency rather soured the
atmosphere of the negotiations. The non-non-aligned (Brazil,
Argentina, Spain, the Czech Republic and New Zealand) were
particularly incensed and when at 300315Z we were still
deadlocked the New Zealsnders cireulated, in their national
capacity, a draft resolution indicating that it would be put
into blue at 03592 and voted on 24 hours Later if a compromise
could not be reached. This served usefully to focus minds.
5. 1 then suggested a compromise formula drawing on the
Secretary-General's Letter, and reordering sLightly the
contentious language and underlined the desirability of
reaching the agreement to which we seemed so elose. After a
short break in the consultations to sell the package my
approach generally found favour and the text was finally agreed
at 0405Z (although not before the New Zealanders cireulated
theïr resolution in blue). The statement in MIFT was then
adopted,
COMMENT
6. Seen from here the agreement finally reached is a
satisfactory one. But the process of reaching it was more than
usually tortuous and demonstrated for the first time the extent
to which the presence of the Rwandan Ambassador on the Council
for these discussions is becoming a problem. Despite being
called în by Keating, who, as Council President, suggested that
Bizimana refrain from obstructing consensus, he tried until the
very Last moment to slant the text in the interim government's
favour. His interventions and the support given to them by the
Africans CR
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Rennes nes the Lengthy and at times acrimonious debate. This factor
Will no doubt also complicate discussion of any further Council
action on Rwanda.
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