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AMEMBASSY BONN
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REFS: (A) DAR ES SALAAM 6903, (B) KIGALI 4936,
(C) KIGALI 4921
1.
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2. SUMMARY: PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA MADE A MAJOR
SPEECH LATE LAST NIGHT, DECEMBER 1, DESIGNED TO
ASSURE THE CONTINUATION OF THE ARUSHA NEGOTIATIONS
AND TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE IN RWANDA.
STOPPING SHORT OF ACCEPTING THE CLERGY PROPOSAL, HE
SUGGESTED A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT IN WHICH NO BLOC
CONTROLS A PERMANENT TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. HE THEN
SENT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR
TRANSMITTAL TO THE RWANDAN DELEGATION IN ARUSHA.
OPPOSITION LEADERS ARE SKEPTICAL THAT THIS IS
SUFFICIENT TO RESTART SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS, BUT HAVE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL REASON: 1.4(B), 1.4(D)
DECLASSIFY AFTER: 2 DEC 2012
DATE/CASE ID: 24 MAR 2006 200103014
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NOT YET REACHED A CONCLUSION.
THE
BELIEVES IT IS STILL USEFUL TO PAOLI) WITH A
DEMARCHE SUPPORTING THE CLERGY PROPOSAL. I WOULD
PREFER TO HOLD THE DEMARCHE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO
SEE HOW THE OPPOSITION PARTIES FINALLY DECIDE TO
TREAT THE HABYARIMANA SPEECH. NEGOTIATIONS WERE TO
REOPEN TODAY IN ARUSHA, BUT UNTIL WE GET CONFIRMATION
THAT THE GOR HAS SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, I THINK IT
IS STILL PREMATURE TO LAUNCH AMBASSADOR BRYNN. END
SUMMARY.
THE PRESIDENT'S DECLARATION
3. THE PRESIDENT SAID HIS PURPOSE WAS TO REASSURE
THE PROPER CONTINUATION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AT ARUSHA
AND TO REMIND RWANDANS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES,
PARTICULARLY FOR THE SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY AT THIS
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DIFFICULT TIME. HE INSISTED THAT HIS CLARIFICATION
OF THE ARUSHA PROCESS WAS NOT MEANT TO IMPLY THE
REEXAMINATION OF AGREEMENTS ALREADY MADE.
4. THE KEY POINT IN THE SPEECH, AND IN THE
SUBSEQUENT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER, WAS TO
ESTABLISH THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS MUST
AVOID GIVING ANY SINGLE POLITICAL GROUP A PERMANENT
MAJORITY OF TWO-THIRDS IN THE CABINET.
5. THE PRESIDENT ALSO AGREED TO THE TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENT OF LEGISLATORS, BUT INSISTED THE DURATION
OF THE TRANSITION SHOULD BE ONLY TWELVE MONTHS. HE
PROPOSED AN EARLY VOTE FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIALS, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE ARUSHA ACCORDS BE
FORMALLY APPROVED EITHER THROUGH THE CURRENT CND OR
THROUGH A REFERENDUM.
6. EQUALLY IMPORTANT, THE PRESIDENT MADE A MAJOR
PLEA FOR THE RETURN OF SECURITY INTERNALL Y.
OBVIOUSLY PROMPTED BY RECENT KILLING OF A CANADIAN
PRIEST (SEPTEL), HE CALLED ON ALL PARTIES TO RESPECT
EACH OTHER, AND TO DISCIPLINE THEIR YOUTH MOVEMENTS.
FOLLOWING UP ON HIS SPEECH, THE PRESIDENT MET THIS
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MORNING WITH MRND LEADERS TO URGE CONTROL OF THE
INTERAHAMWE ACTIVITIES.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER
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7. IN A SEPARATE LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER,
SIGNED BY DIRECTOR OF THE CABINET ENOCH RUHIGIRA, THE
PRESIDENT REPEATED MOST OF THE THEMES OF HIS SPEECH.
IN BOTH CASES, HE REFERRED TO THE CONSULTATIONS THAT
HE HAD HELD WITH THE POLITICAL PARTIES, THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CHURCHES, AND WITH FOREIGN
FRIENDS, IMPLYING HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRINCIPLES
PUT FORWARD BY THE PRIESTS WHICH HE KNOWS ARE
SUPPORTED INFORMALLY BY THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY,
EVEN THOUGH NO FORMAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO
HIM BY ANY OF US.
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8. RUHIGIRA'S LETTER ASKED THE PRIME MINISTER TO
TRANSMIT TO THE RWANDAN DELEGATION THE FOLLOWING
PRINCIPLES:
A.
THE PRINCIPLE OF NONEXCLUSION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
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NATIONAL RECONCILIATION.
B. PRACTICAL MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTS
ALREADY REACHED, NOT TO REOPEN ANY POSITIONS.
C. THE QUESTION OF FINDING A REAL EQUILIBRIUM AT THE
CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRANSITION IN ORDER TO
FORECLOSE THE POSSIBILITY OF A SINGLE GROUP BEING
ABLE TO HOLD A PERMANENT MAJORITY OF TWO-THIRDS.
THIS CAN BE DONE, HE WROTE, BY ASSOCIATING OTHER
POLITICAL SENSIBILITIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
TRANSITION IN ADDITION TO THOSE IN THE CURRENT
GOVERNMENT.
D. SOME PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR VOTING IN THE
CABINET IN THE ABSENCE OF SOME MEMBERS.
E. THERE SHOULD BE EARLY COMMUNAL ELECTIONS. HE
ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT OF A NEW LEGISLATURE, BUT CALLS
FOR SOME MEANS OF RESOLVING THE FUTURE OF THE CURRENT
DEPUTIES AND THE HANDLING OF THEIR LEGAL FUNCTION.
F.
A DECISION, EITHER BY REFERENDUM OR BY ADOPTION
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RESPONSE BY WESTERN OBSERVERS
9. AT THE INVITATION OF THE PAPAL NUNCIO, I MET WITH
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THE AMBASSADORS OF FRANCE, GERMANY AND BELGIUM
DECEMBER 1. THE CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP WAS THAT WE
COULD HELP MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD BY SUPPORTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS.'
1.4(B), 1.4(D)
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INDICATED THAT I WOULD ALSO NEED rCTIONS TO MAKE
A SPECIFIC DEMARCHE, AND WASHINGTON AND PARIS WOULD
BE IN CONSULTATION ON A POSITION.
10. COMMENT: THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH AND INSTRUCTIONS
TO THE PRIME MINISTER FOR THE CONTINUATION OF
NEGOTIATIONS IN ARUSHA TO A CERTAIN EXTENT PREEMPT
THE SUGGESTED DEMARCHE. THEY DO NOT, HOWEVER, COMMIT
THE PRESIDENT TO A SPECIFIC DIVISION OF PORTFOLIOS
CONTAINED IN THE CLERGY RECOMMENDATION. BEFORE GOING
FORWARD WITH THE DEMARCHE TO THE PRESIDENT, I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IF IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FORMULA HE IS
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NOW PUTTING FORWARD TO BE THE BASIS FOR
NEGOTIATIONS. IF SO, WE MAY WISH TO HOLD OUR
DEMARCHE FOR A LATER PERIOD WHEN A KEY ISSUE IS POSED
MORE SPECIFICALLY.
1.4(B), 1.4(D)
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11. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THE PRIME MINISTER
THIS AFTERNOON TO FIND OUT WHAT INSTRUCTIONS HE MAY
OR MAY NOT HAVE SENT TO ARUSHA WHERE, ACCORDING TO
REF A, HIS INSTRUCTIONS ARE EAGERLY AWAITED. I DID
TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S
PARTY, FAUSTIN TWAGIRAMUNGU, WHO EXPRESSED SKEPTICISM
ON BEHALF OF THE PARTY ABOUT THE RPF WILLINGNESS TO
NEGOTIATE ON THE BASIS OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH. IT
APPEARS THAT THE MDR AND THE PL HAVE BEEN TOTALLY
PREOCCUPIED IN THE COURSE OF TODAY WITH THE
RESIGNATION OF MINISTER OF JUSTICE STANISLAS
MBONAMPEKA. AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS THEY WERE LOCKED IN
A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH MBONAMPEKA EXPLAINING HIS
ACTIONS (SEPTEL TOMORROW).
12. THUS, THERE IS STILL A RISK THAT IF WE LAUNCH
AMBASSADOR BRYNN TODAY, HE WILL ARRIVE IN ARUSHA TO
SEE ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT. WE APPRECIATE BENTLEY'S
FINE WORK IN ARUSHA, AND UNDERSTAND HIS NEED TO
RETURN TO DAR ES SALAAM. BUT I SUGGEST WE TAKE
ANOTHER DAY BEFORE SENDING IN AN AMBASSADORIAL
REPLACEMENT FOR HIM. FLATEN
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