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RWANDA/BURUNDI - ALL AMERICANS ARE REPORTED
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DATE/CASE ID: 09 FEB 2006 200400241
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SAFE, BUT THE SITUATION REMAINS TURBULENT AFTER THE
DOWNING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT. THE PRIME
MINISTER WAS GUNNED DOWN BY MEMBERS OF THE RWANDAN
PRESIDENTIAL GUARD. SHE HAD BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE
DCM'S HOUSE TO TAKE REFUGE, BUT CHANGED COURSE WHEN SHE
HEARD GUNFIRE IN THE AREA.
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 200 AMERICANS IN RWANDA AND
ABOUT 180 IN BURUNDI, LESS THAN HALF OF WHOM ARE
OFFICIAL AMERICANS AND DEPENDENTS. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE,
ALL AMERICANS ARE BELIEVED SAFE. BOTH EMBASSIES HAVE
ACTIVATED THE WARDEN SYSTEMS.
IN RWANDA, ALL AMERICANS HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO STAY AT
HOME. THE EMBASSY IN KIGALI IS CLOSED. THERE IS AN
EXISTING TRAVEL WARNING ASKING ALL AMERICANS TO DEFER
TRAVEL TO RWANDA. IN BURUNDI, AMERICANS WERE ADVISED TO
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STAY AT HOME LAST NIGHT. THE RAC MET TODAY AND IS
ADVISING RESIDENT AMERICANS TO EXERCISE CAUTION. THE
EMBASSY IN BUJUMBURA IS OPEN.
THE CITIZENS. EMERGENCY CENTER HAS, AS YET, RECEIVED NO
CALLS ON THE SITUATION IN EITHER COUNTRY.
BURUNDI (BUJUMURA)
AMBASSADOR - VACANT
CHARGE - LEONARD LANGE (HELD POSITION FOR OVER A YEAR)
CONS/GSO - LYNN ELIZABETH MUNN (ARRIVED APPROX. 8/93)
RWANDA (KIGALI)
AMBASSADOR - DAVID RAWSON (ARRIVED 11/93)
DCM - JOYCE LEADER
CON/ECON/COM - LAURA LAND (ARRIVED 8/93)
REGIONAL CONSULAR OFFICER FOR BOTH IS MARSHA VON
DUERCKHEIM, NAIROBI.
THE BELGIANS ARE CONSIDERING SENDING A REINFORCED
BATTALION TO RWANDA TO ASSIST 450 BELGIAN TROOPS
ATTACHED TO UNAMIR IN THE EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS'
ACCORDING TO EMBASSY BRUSSELS. SHOHLD BRUSSELS DECIDE
TO MAKE A RAPID, LARGE SCALE MILITARY DEPLOYMENT, IT
WILL PROBABLY REQUEST AIRLIFT SUPPORT FROM THE U.S.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A 24-HOUR TASK
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FORCE EFFECTIVE 13:00 EDT, APRIL 7 TO MONITOR THE
SITUATION AND COORDINATE THE U.S. RESPONSE. OUR PRESENT
INTENTION IS TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN
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. KIGALI AS SOON AS WE CAN COMPLETE AN EVACUATION.
3. (U) BUYOUT UPDATE - TO DATE THERE ARE 21 FIRM
TAKERS ON THE FOREIGN SERVICE SIDE (5 SENIORS) AND 31 ON
THE CIVIL SERVICE SIDE (1 SES).
4. (PS) YOUR FAX MESSAGES - WE SENT MESSAGE ON ACDA
DETAIL TO GENTA, WITH MINOR REVISIONS. YOU HAD NOT/NOT
APPROVED SECRETARY'S EXTENSION. YOU APPROVED THE
OFFICER'S EXTENSION. PM HAS A FORMER AMBASSADOR DOING
AN ARMS CONTROL ISSUE. HE IS A WAE. TOO BAD, WE
COULDN'T HAVE PUT THE LONG TERM DETAILEE THERE.
GLIFFA MEMO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO DG - AS PRACTICAL
MATTER VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE PROCEEDING
INDEPENDENTLY. MEB QUESTIONS WHETHER THERE IS REALLY
THE STOMACH FOR ROLLING THIS INTO A GOVERNMENT - WIDE
APPROACH WHICH WOULD BE MORE HIGH PROFILE.
AWILDA IS WORKING ON SENATOR KERRY'S REQUEST.
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