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USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARMON E KIRBY
DATE/CASE ID: 20 MAR 2009 200103014
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PARIS FOR ROGER MORAN
E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: MARR PREF PINR PREL FR ZF
SUBJECT: ARMS TO RWANDANS IN ZAIRE - TALKING POINTS
REF: (A) MORAN/FENDRICK E-MAIL 7/20/95
IN RESPONSE TO REFERENCED E-MAIL REQUEST, THE FOLLOWING
TALKING POINTS MAY BE USED IN DISCUSSING THE JULY 19
WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ENTITLED "ARMS FLOWS TO RWANDANS
RAISE ALARMS." SOME POINTS ARE TAKEN FROM JULY 19 PRESS
GUIDANCE, AS NOTED IN THE REFERENCE.
THE USG HAS MADE NO ACCUSATION -- DIRECT OR
IMPLIED -- THAT ARMS TRANSFERS TO THESE RWANDANS ARE
ABBETTED OR SANCTIONED BY THE GOF.
AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO CLEAR EVIDENCE AS TO THE
ORIGIN OF ANY ARMS WHICH MAY BE REACHING RWANDANS IN THE
CAMPS.
THE USG BELIEVES THAT MOST OF THE ARMS IN THE
CAMPS WERE TAKEN THERE BY THE EX-FAR WHEN THEY FLED
RWANDA.
WE SURMISE THAT ANY ARMS TRANSFERS WHICH MAY HAVE
OCCURRED ARE THE WORK OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OF NO
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PARTICULAR NATIONALITY, OPERATING WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE
OR ASSISTANCE OF ANY CONCERNED GOVERNMENT.
WE RECOGNIZE AND WELCOME THAT THE GOF HAS
CATEGORICALLY DENIED ANY FRENCH INVOLVEMENT IN ARMS
FLOWS, AS SUGGESTED IN THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
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